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Gene: SMC2 structural maintenance of chromosomes 2-like 1 (yeast)
Gene ID: 207005
Symbol: SMC2L1
Species: 1000
Description: Central component of the condensin complex, a complex required for conversion of interphase chromatin into mitotic-like condense chromosomes. The condensin complex probably introduces positive supercoils into relaxed DNA in the presence of type I topoisomerases and converts nicked DNA into positive knotted forms in the presence of type II topoisomerases.