This gene encodes a C2H2-type zinc finger protein and is closely related to BCL11A, a gene whose translocation may be associated with B-cell malignancies. Although the specific function of this gene has not been determined, the encoded protein is known to be a transcriptional repressor, and is regulated by the NURD nucleosome remodeling and histone deacetylase complex. Four alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2013],ATL1, ATL1-alpha, ATL1-beta, ATL1-delta, ATL1-gamma, CTIP-2, CTIP2, IMD49, RIT1, ZNF856B, hRIT1-alpha,Epigenetics & Nuclear Signaling,Neuroscience,Signal Transduction,Transcription Factors,BCL11B