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SMARCA2 (SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily A member 2) is a gene that drives cell growth when it is altered. The public catalogues list it as an oncogene driver and a biomarker, and clinical evidence ties its variants to diagnosis, prognosis or drug response. Tied to Salivary gland cancers. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

ATPase involved in transcriptional activation and repression of select genes by chromatin remodeling (alteration of DNA-nucleosome topology). Component of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes that carry out key enzymatic activities, changing chromatin structure by altering DNA-histone contacts within a nucleosome in an ATP-dependent manner. Binds DNA non-specifically. Belongs to the neural progenitors-specific chromatin remodeling complex (npBAF complex) and the neuron-specific chromatin remodeling complex (nBAF complex). During neural development a switch from a stem/progenitor to a postmitotic chromatin remodeling mechanism occurs as neurons exit the cell cycle and become committed to their adult state. The transition from proliferating neural stem/progenitor cells to postmitotic neurons requires a switch in subunit composition of the npBAF and nBAF complexes. Location: Nucleus (UniProt). Locus 9p24.3 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Salivary gland cancers: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (SACA)
Class: oncogene · Gene: SMARCA2 · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

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SMARCA2SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit ATPase 2 · 9p24.3HGNCEnsemblUniProtAlphaFold DBOpen TargetsCIViCOncoKBCOSMICcBioPortalDepMapHuman Protein AtlasNCBI GeneOMIM

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"SMARCA2" OR ABSTRACT:"SMARCA2" OR TITLE:"SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit ATPase 2" OR ABSTRACT:"SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit ATPase 2" OR TITLE:"SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily A member 2" OR ABSTRACT:"SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily A member 2" OR TITLE:"BAF190" OR ABSTRACT:"BAF190" OR TITLE:"hSNF2a" OR ABSTRACT:"hSNF2a" OR TITLE:"hBRM" OR ABSTRACT:"hBRM") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about SMARCA2, not a curated reading list.

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