Official Full Name

anti-silencing function 1A histone chaperone

Background

ASF1 was first identified in S. cerevisiae based on its ability to de-repress transcriptional silencing when overexpressed (1). While only one gene exists in yeast and Drosophila, mammalian cells contain the two highly homologous ASF1A and ASF1B genes (2)

Synonyms

ASF1A; ASF1 anti-silencing function 1 homolog A (S. cerevisiae); histone chaperone ASF1A; CIA; DKFZP547E2110; hCIA; hAsf1; hAsf1a; CCG1-interacting factor A; anti-silencing function 1A; anti-silencing function protein 1 homolog A; CGI-98; HSPC146; CIA, CGI-98, HSPC146; anti-silencing function 1A histone chaperone; ASF1; histone chaperone ASF1; anti-silencing function 1; ASF1 anti-silencing function 1 homolog A; anti-silencing function protein 1 homolog