The BAF Complex: Mechanisms, Diversity, and Disease Implications

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What is the BAF complex also known as

The mammalian SWI/SNF complex.

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What is the BAF complex a master regulator of

Transcriptional activity and cell fate.

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What type of complex is the BAF complex

An ATP-dependent chromatin remodelling complex.

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What is the primary function of the BAF complex

To manipulate the spatial positioning of nucleosomes to control DNA accessibility.

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How frequently is the BAF complex mutated in human cancer

In approximately 20% of all human cancers.

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What does the mutation frequency of the BAF complex underscore

Its status as one of the most frequently mutated entities in human disease.

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Besides cancer, in what other types of conditions are BAF complex mutations found

Several developmental syndrom