This entry represents the N-terminal domain in human SCL/TAL1 interrupting locus (STIL) protein and homologues. SIL (also called STIL/TAL1 interrupting locus) is an immediate-early gene that is essential for embryonic development and is implicated in ...
This entry represents the N-terminal domain in human SCL/TAL1 interrupting locus (STIL) protein and homologues. SIL (also called STIL/TAL1 interrupting locus) is an immediate-early gene that is essential for embryonic development and is implicated in T-cell leukemia-associated translocations [1, 2]. STIL protein is necessary for proper mitotic spindle organisation in zebrafish and human cells and localizes to the mitotic spindle poles only during metaphase [3]. Mouse STIL was suggested to play a role as a positive regulator of the sonic hedgehog pathway, acting downstream of PTCH1 [4]. In human, cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation of STIL is required for its interaction with Pin1, a regulator of mitosis [5].