This gene encodes a member of the transcription elongation
factor A (SII)-like (TCEAL) gene family. Members of this family may
function as nuclear phosphoproteins that modulate transcription in
a promoter context-dependent manner. The encoded protein is similar
to transcription elongation factor A/transcription factor SII and
contains a zinc finger-like motif as well as a sequence related to
the transcription factor SII Pol II-binding region. It may exert
its effects via protein-protein interactions with other
transcriptional regulators rather than via direct binding of DNA.
Multiple family members are located on the X chromosome.
Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants
encoding a single isoform.
