Inhibitor of E2F-dependent transcription. Binds DNA cooperatively with DP proteins through the E2 recognition site, 5'-TTTC[CG]CGC-3'. Has a preference for the 5'-TTTCCCGC-3' E2F recognition site. E2F6 lacks the transcriptional activation and pocket protein binding domains. Appears to regulate a subset of E2F-dependent genes whose products are required for entry into the cell cycle but not for normal cell cycle progression. May silence expression via the recruitment of a chromatin remodeling complex containing histone H3-K9 methyltransferase activity. Overexpression delays the exit of cells from the S-phase.
"Unusual proliferation arrest and transcriptional control properties of a newly discovered E2F family member, E2F-6."
Gaubatz S., Wood J.G., Livingston D.M.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95:9190-9195(1998)
Research Topic:Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling