Browse SMN2 in pancancer

Summary
SymbolSMN2
Namesurvival of motor neuron 2, centromeric
Aliases SMNC; TDRD16B; tudor domain containing 16B; C-BCD541
Location5q13.2
External Links HGNC, NCBI, Ensembl, Uniprot, GeneCards
Cancer Gene Databases ONGene (Oncogene) , TSGene (Tumor suppressor gene) , NCG (Network of Cancer Genes)
Content > Domain, Function and Classification
> Gene Ontology
> KEGG and Reactome Pathway
> Domain, Function and Classification
 
Domain PF06003 Survival motor neuron protein (SMN)
Function

The SMN complex plays a catalyst role in the assembly of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs), the building blocks of the spliceosome. Thereby, plays an important role in the splicing of cellular pre-mRNAs. Most spliceosomal snRNPs contain a common set of Sm proteins SNRPB, SNRPD1, SNRPD2, SNRPD3, SNRPE, SNRPF and SNRPG that assemble in a heptameric protein ring on the Sm site of the small nuclear RNA to form the core snRNP. In the cytosol, the Sm proteins SNRPD1, SNRPD2, SNRPE, SNRPF and SNRPG are trapped in an inactive 6S pICln-Sm complex by the chaperone CLNS1A that controls the assembly of the core snRNP. Dissociation by the SMN complex of CLNS1A from the trapped Sm proteins and their transfer to an SMN-Sm complex triggers the assembly of core snRNPs and their transport to the nucleus. Ensures the correct splicing of U12 intron-containing genes that may be important for normal motor and proprioceptive neurons development. Also required for resolving RNA-DNA hybrids created by RNA polymerase II, that form R-loop in transcription terminal regions, an important step in proper transcription termination. May also play a role in the metabolism of small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein (snoRNPs).

Classification
Class Modification Substrate Product PubMed
# # # # #
> Gene Ontology
 
Biological Process GO:0000245 spliceosomal complex assembly
GO:0000375 RNA splicing, via transesterification reactions
GO:0000377 RNA splicing, via transesterification reactions with bulged adenosine as nucleophile
GO:0000387 spliceosomal snRNP assembly
GO:0000398 mRNA splicing, via spliceosome
GO:0006353 DNA-templated transcription, termination
GO:0006397 mRNA processing
GO:0006913 nucleocytoplasmic transport
GO:0008380 RNA splicing
GO:0022613 ribonucleoprotein complex biogenesis
GO:0022618 ribonucleoprotein complex assembly
GO:0051169 nuclear transport
GO:0051170 nuclear import
GO:0071826 ribonucleoprotein complex subunit organization
Molecular Function -
Cellular Component GO:0015030 Cajal body
GO:0016604 nuclear body
GO:0030016 myofibril
GO:0030017 sarcomere
GO:0030018 Z disc
GO:0031674 I band
GO:0032797 SMN complex
GO:0034719 SMN-Sm protein complex
GO:0035770 ribonucleoprotein granule
GO:0036464 cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule
GO:0043025 neuronal cell body
GO:0043204 perikaryon
GO:0043292 contractile fiber
GO:0044297 cell body
GO:0044449 contractile fiber part
GO:0097504 Gemini of coiled bodies
> KEGG and Reactome Pathway
 
KEGG hsa03013 RNA transport
Reactome -
Summary
SymbolSMN2
Namesurvival of motor neuron 2, centromeric
Aliases SMNC; TDRD16B; tudor domain containing 16B; C-BCD541
Location5q13.2
External Links HGNC, NCBI, Ensembl, Uniprot, GeneCards
Cancer Gene Databases ONGene (Oncogene) , TSGene (Tumor suppressor gene) , NCG (Network of Cancer Genes)
Content > Mutation landscape in primary tumor tissue from TCGA
> Mutation landscape in cancer cell line from CCLE
> All mutations from COSMIC database V81
> Variations from text mining
> The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)
 
There is no record for SMN2.
> Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE)
 
There is no record.
> Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC)
 
COSMIC ID CDS change AA change Mutation Type Anatomical Site
COSM3683876c.591A>Cp.P197PSubstitution - coding silentHaematopoietic_and_lymphoid_tissue
> Text Mining based Variations
 
PMID Variation Cancer Evidence
24632473Underexpression; MutationSpinal Muscular AtrophyHumans contain a second SMN gene called SMN2 thus SMA patients produce some SMN but not with sufficient levels. The majority of SMN2 mRNA does not include exon 7.; Here we show that increased expression of PSF promotes inclusion of exon 7 in the SMN2 whereas reduced expression of PSF promotes exon 7 skipping.; These results lead us to conclude that PSF interacts with an enhancer in exon 7 to promote exon 7 splicing of SMN2 pre-mRNA.
22763238MutationSpinal Muscular AtrophyReduced levels of SMN is due to the loss of the SMN1 gene and inefficient splicing of the SMN2 gene caused by a C>T mutation in exon 7.
20186123MutationSpinal Muscular AtrophyWe observed that the C-to-T transition in SMN2 creates a putative binding site for the RNA-binding protein Sam68.; In vivo splicing assays showed that Sam68 triggers SMN2 exon-7 skipping.
Summary
SymbolSMN2
Namesurvival of motor neuron 2, centromeric
Aliases SMNC; TDRD16B; tudor domain containing 16B; C-BCD541
Location5q13.2
External Links HGNC, NCBI, Ensembl, Uniprot, GeneCards
Cancer Gene Databases ONGene (Oncogene) , TSGene (Tumor suppressor gene) , NCG (Network of Cancer Genes)
Content > Post-translational modification (PTM)
> Post-translational modification (PTM)
 
 Filter By:
Uniprot ID Position Amino Acid Description Upstream Enzyme Affected By Mutation Amino Acid Sequence Variant
Q166374SPhosphoserinePKANoNone detected
Q166375SPhosphoserinePKANoNone detected
Q166378SPhosphoserinePKANoNone detected
Q1663725TPhosphothreonine-NoNone detected
Q1663728SPhosphoserine-NoNone detected
Q1663731SPhosphoserine-NoNone detected
Q1663769TPhosphothreonine-NoNone detected
Q1663785TPhosphothreoninePKANoNone detected
Q16637187SPhosphoserinePKANoNone detected
Summary
SymbolSMN2
Namesurvival of motor neuron 2, centromeric
Aliases SMNC; TDRD16B; tudor domain containing 16B; C-BCD541
Location5q13.2
External Links HGNC, NCBI, Ensembl, Uniprot, GeneCards
Cancer Gene Databases ONGene (Oncogene) , TSGene (Tumor suppressor gene) , NCG (Network of Cancer Genes)
Content > Expression analysis in primary tumor tissue from TCGA
> Expression level in cancer cell line from CCLE
> Expression level in human normal tissue from HPA
> Text mining based expression change
> The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)
 


  Differential expression analysis for cancers with more than 10 normal samples
Cancer Full Name # N # T Median (N) Median (T) LogFC Adj. P Status
BLCABladder urothelial carcinoma194085.6955.7920.1520.373NS
BRCABreast invasive carcinoma11211005.465.7130.251.12e-05NS
CESCCervical and endocervical cancers33066.0185.968NANANA
COADColon adenocarcinoma414595.2566.1280.8247.76e-15Over
ESCAEsophageal carcinoma111854.8655.4310.490.0249NS
GBMGlioblastoma multiforme51665.4485.834NANANA
HNSCHead and Neck squamous cell carcinoma445225.3445.3810.0880.388NS
KIRCKidney renal clear cell carcinoma725345.0395.3080.3321.47e-08NS
KIRPKidney renal papillary cell carcinoma322914.8285.090.2660.0103NS
LAMLAcute Myeloid Leukemia0173NA6.073NANANA
LGGBrain Lower Grade Glioma0530NA5.464NANANA
LIHCLiver hepatocellular carcinoma503735.2285.3360.0920.332NS
LUADLung adenocarcinoma595175.3645.630.3010.000578NS
LUSCLung squamous cell carcinoma515015.1965.6590.5337.28e-09NS
OVOvarian serous cystadenocarcinoma0307NA5.791NANANA
PAADPancreatic adenocarcinoma41794.9935.344NANANA
PCPGPheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma31845.7035.642NANANA
PRADProstate adenocarcinoma524985.45.5410.1650.0469NS
READRectum adenocarcinoma101675.2686.0910.7750.00122Over
SARCSarcoma22634.8645.426NANANA
SKCMSkin Cutaneous Melanoma14725.5235.547NANANA
STADStomach adenocarcinoma354155.4385.4950.1850.0957NS
TGCTTesticular Germ Cell Tumors0156NA6.634NANANA
THCAThyroid carcinoma595095.4615.4970.0060.932NS
THYMThymoma21205.6516.068NANANA
UCECUterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma355465.8156.450.5124.17e-05NS
> Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE)
 

There is no record.
> The Human Protein Atlas (HPA)
 


Tissue Expression Level (TPM)
Adipose tissue 5.5
Adrenal gland 0
Appendix 6.9
Bone marrow 9.5
Breast 0.1
Cerebral cortex 17.6
Cervix, uterine 2
Colon 1.6
Duodenum 0.5
Endometrium 3.9
Epididymis 27.2
Esophagus 10.8
Fallopian tube 4.2
Gallbladder 14.4
Heart muscle 0.1
Kidney 8.5
Liver 0.2
Lung 10.3
Lymph node 13.1
Ovary 6.3
Pancreas 2
Parathyroid gland 21.2
Placenta 6.8
Prostate 10
Rectum 9.3
Salivary gland 4.8
Seminal vesicle 7.4
Skeletal muscle 0
Skin 2.8
Small intestine 0
Smooth muscle 18
Spleen 7.6
Stomach 6.3
Testis 23.3
Thyroid gland 10.4
Tonsil 0
Urinary bladder 14.3
> Text Mining based Expression
 
PMID Expression Cancer Evidence
25692239UnderexpressionSpinal Muscular AtrophyThe second gene copy, SMN2, produces some, but not enough, functional SMN protein.
24632473Underexpression; MutationSpinal Muscular AtrophyHumans contain a second SMN gene called SMN2 thus SMA patients produce some SMN but not with sufficient levels. The majority of SMN2 mRNA does not include exon 7.; Here we show that increased expression of PSF promotes inclusion of exon 7 in the SMN2 whereas reduced expression of PSF promotes exon 7 skipping.; These results lead us to conclude that PSF interacts with an enhancer in exon 7 to promote exon 7 splicing of SMN2 pre-mRNA.
22543872Underexpression (copy number loss)Spinal Muscular AtrophyThe variability of disease severity inversely correlates with the copy number, and thus expression of a second, partially functional survival motor neuron gene, SMN2.
21538807UnderexpressionSpinal Muscular AtrophyProximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by low levels of the SMN protein, encoded by the Survival Motor Neuron genes (SMN1 and SMN2).
19584083UnderexpressionSpinal Muscular AtrophyImportantly, all SMA patients carry a nearly identical copy gene, SMN2, that produces only minor levels of correctly spliced full-length transcripts and SMN protein.
16805808UnderexpressionSpinal Muscular AtrophyAmong a panel of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors investigated, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) evolved as a potent and non-toxic candidate drug for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an alpha-motoneurone disorder caused by insufficient survival motor neuron (SMN) protein levels.
Summary
SymbolSMN2
Namesurvival of motor neuron 2, centromeric
Aliases SMNC; TDRD16B; tudor domain containing 16B; C-BCD541
Location5q13.2
External Links HGNC, NCBI, Ensembl, Uniprot, GeneCards
Cancer Gene Databases ONGene (Oncogene) , TSGene (Tumor suppressor gene) , NCG (Network of Cancer Genes)
Content > Somatic copy number alteration in primary tomur tissue
> The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)
 


  Correlation between expression and SCNA as well as percentage of patients in different status.
Cancer Full Name # Sample R P % Loss % Neutral % Gain Status
BLCABladder urothelial carcinoma4040.382.3e-1551.242.85.9Loss
BRCABreast invasive carcinoma10750.2893.75e-2227.254.818Neutral
CESCCervical and endocervical cancers2920.3031.3e-0724.367.58.2Neutral
COADColon adenocarcinoma4490.2451.54e-0724.368.86.9Neutral
ESCAEsophageal carcinoma1830.3314.83e-0661.734.43.8Loss
GBMGlioblastoma multiforme1470.2910.00035612.980.36.8Neutral
HNSCHead and Neck squamous cell carcinoma5140.3641.52e-1742.451.66Loss
KIRCKidney renal clear cell carcinoma5250.3991.58e-212.56730.5Neutral
KIRPKidney renal papillary cell carcinoma2880.1770.00263.886.89.4Neutral
LAMLAcute Myeloid Leukemia1660.3143.89e-054.895.20Neutral
LGGBrain Lower Grade Glioma5130.2375.8e-086.891.81.4Neutral
LIHCLiver hepatocellular carcinoma3640.2986.4e-0913.260.726.1Neutral
LUADLung adenocarcinoma5120.2141.03e-0638.942.818.4Loss
LUSCLung squamous cell carcinoma4980.2414.92e-0876.320.33.4Loss
OVOvarian serous cystadenocarcinoma3000.5586.16e-2673.324.32.3Loss
PAADPancreatic adenocarcinoma1770.2985.51e-0518.174.67.3Neutral
PCPGPheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma1620.2240.004226.290.13.7Neutral
PRADProstate adenocarcinoma4910.2541.07e-0820.878.21Neutral
READRectum adenocarcinoma1640.3446.57e-0632.958.58.5Neutral
SARCSarcoma2550.359.34e-0916.956.926.3Neutral
SKCMSkin Cutaneous Melanoma3670.4288.53e-182758.614.4Neutral
STADStomach adenocarcinoma4130.1667e-0438.557.14.4Loss
TGCTTesticular Germ Cell Tumors1500.2910.0003047027.32.7Loss
THCAThyroid carcinoma4970.0890.0463096.63.4Neutral
THYMThymoma1190.0840.3631.790.87.6Neutral
UCECUterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma5370.334.51e-1520.3763.7Neutral
Summary
SymbolSMN2
Namesurvival of motor neuron 2, centromeric
Aliases SMNC; TDRD16B; tudor domain containing 16B; C-BCD541
Location5q13.2
External Links HGNC, NCBI, Ensembl, Uniprot, GeneCards
Cancer Gene Databases ONGene (Oncogene) , TSGene (Tumor suppressor gene) , NCG (Network of Cancer Genes)
Content > Methylation level in the promoter region of CR
> Methylation level in the promoter region of CR
 
There is no record.
Summary
SymbolSMN2
Namesurvival of motor neuron 2, centromeric
Aliases SMNC; TDRD16B; tudor domain containing 16B; C-BCD541
Location5q13.2
External Links HGNC, NCBI, Ensembl, Uniprot, GeneCards
Cancer Gene Databases ONGene (Oncogene) , TSGene (Tumor suppressor gene) , NCG (Network of Cancer Genes)
Content > Primary tumor tissue from TCGA
> Normal tumor tissue from HPA
>The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)
 
There is no record.
> The Human Protein Atlas (HPA)
 


Tissue Level Level Name
Adrenal gland 2 Medium
Appendix 2 Medium
Bone marrow 3 High
Breast 2 Medium
Bronchus 3 High
Caudate 3 High
Cerebellum 3 High
Cerebral cortex 3 High
Cervix, uterine 2 Medium
Colon 2 Medium
Duodenum 2 Medium
Endometrium 2 Medium
Epididymis 2 Medium
Esophagus 2 Medium
Fallopian tube 2 Medium
Gallbladder 3 High
Heart muscle 2 Medium
Hippocampus 2 Medium
Kidney 2 Medium
Liver 0 Not detected
Lung 1 Low
Lymph node 2 Medium
Nasopharynx 3 High
Oral mucosa 2 Medium
Ovary 0 Not detected
Pancreas 3 High
Parathyroid gland 2 Medium
Placenta 2 Medium
Prostate 2 Medium
Rectum 2 Medium
Salivary gland 2 Medium
Seminal vesicle 1 Low
Skeletal muscle 2 Medium
Skin 2 Medium
Small intestine 2 Medium
Smooth muscle 1 Low
Soft tissue 0 Not detected
Spleen 1 Low
Stomach 2 Medium
Testis 3 High
Thyroid gland 2 Medium
Tonsil 2 Medium
Urinary bladder 3 High
Vagina 2 Medium
Summary
SymbolSMN2
Namesurvival of motor neuron 2, centromeric
Aliases SMNC; TDRD16B; tudor domain containing 16B; C-BCD541
Location5q13.2
External Links HGNC, NCBI, Ensembl, Uniprot, GeneCards
Cancer Gene Databases ONGene (Oncogene) , TSGene (Tumor suppressor gene) , NCG (Network of Cancer Genes)
Content > Association between expresson and subtype
> Overall survival analysis based on expression
> Association between expresson and stage
> Association between expresson and grade
> Subtype
 


  Association between expresson and subtype.
Cancer Full Name # Patients P Value (Kruskal-Wallis) Association Source
BLCABladder urothelial carcinoma1280.0753NS24476821
BRCABreast invasive carcinoma5215.36e-05Significant23000897
COADColon adenocarcinoma1490.0303Significant22810696
GBMGlioblastoma multiforme1570.974NS26824661
HNSCHead and Neck squamous cell carcinoma2790.262NS25631445
KIRPKidney renal papillary cell carcinoma1610.0102Significant26536169
LGGBrain Lower Grade Glioma5130.122NS26824661
LUADLung adenocarcinoma2300.000505Significant25079552
LUSCLung squamous cell carcinoma1780.00539Significant22960745
OVOvarian serous cystadenocarcinoma2870.0404Significant21720365
PRADProstate adenocarcinoma3330.0156Significant26544944
READRectum adenocarcinoma670.0412Significant22810696
SKCMSkin Cutaneous Melanoma3150.929NS26091043
STADStomach adenocarcinoma2770.0644NS25079317
THCAThyroid carcinoma3910.225NS25417114
UCECUterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma2320.677NS23636398
> Overall survival
 

  Overall survival analysis based on expression.
Cancer Full Name # Patients Hazard Ratio P Value (Log Rank Test) Association
BLCABladder urothelial carcinoma405 0.9270.721NS
BRCABreast invasive carcinoma1079 0.9880.956NS
CESCCervical and endocervical cancers291 0.6260.188NS
COADColon adenocarcinoma439 0.7530.324NS
ESCAEsophageal carcinoma184 1.3750.331NS
GBMGlioblastoma multiforme158 0.8930.65NS
HNSCHead and Neck squamous cell carcinoma518 1.2510.265NS
KIRCKidney renal clear cell carcinoma531 1.6260.0256Shorter
KIRPKidney renal papillary cell carcinoma287 5.1317.26e-05Shorter
LAMLAcute Myeloid Leukemia149 0.4530.0114Longer
LGGBrain Lower Grade Glioma511 0.9550.858NS
LIHCLiver hepatocellular carcinoma365 1.1010.715NS
LUADLung adenocarcinoma502 1.0410.848NS
LUSCLung squamous cell carcinoma494 0.9880.952NS
OVOvarian serous cystadenocarcinoma303 1.1210.576NS
PAADPancreatic adenocarcinoma177 1.4520.227NS
PCPGPheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma179 1.270.865NS
PRADProstate adenocarcinoma497 1.5470.63NS
READRectum adenocarcinoma159 0.8370.75NS
SARCSarcoma259 1.4740.156NS
SKCMSkin Cutaneous Melanoma459 0.8450.379NS
STADStomach adenocarcinoma388 1.3960.129NS
TGCTTesticular Germ Cell Tumors134 1233040880.0260.257NS
THCAThyroid carcinoma500 2.4350.183NS
THYMThymoma119 3.5830.224NS
UCECUterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma543 0.7040.252NS
> Stage
 

  Association between expresson and stage.
Cancer Full Name # Patients R Value (Spearman) P Value (Spearman) Association
BLCABladder urothelial carcinoma406 -0.0880.0763NS
BRCABreast invasive carcinoma1071 0.0220.47NS
CESCCervical and endocervical cancers167 -0.0510.515NS
COADColon adenocarcinoma445 -0.0160.736NS
ESCAEsophageal carcinoma162 -0.0370.639NS
HNSCHead and Neck squamous cell carcinoma448 0.0670.159NS
KIRCKidney renal clear cell carcinoma531 0.1290.00289Higher
KIRPKidney renal papillary cell carcinoma260 0.2833.45e-06Higher
LIHCLiver hepatocellular carcinoma347 -0.0330.537NS
LUADLung adenocarcinoma507 0.0840.0584NS
LUSCLung squamous cell carcinoma497 0.1240.00578Higher
OVOvarian serous cystadenocarcinoma302 -0.1230.0328Lower
PAADPancreatic adenocarcinoma176 -0.0570.45NS
READRectum adenocarcinoma156 -0.0270.738NS
SKCMSkin Cutaneous Melanoma410 0.0020.97NS
STADStomach adenocarcinoma392 0.0050.925NS
TGCTTesticular Germ Cell Tumors81 0.0630.579NS
THCAThyroid carcinoma499 -0.0010.979NS
UCECUterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma501 0.0410.362NS
> Grade
 

  Association between expresson and grade.
Cancer Full Name # Patients R Value (Spearman) P Value (Spearman) Association
CESCCervical and endocervical cancers272 0.0730.232NS
HNSCHead and Neck squamous cell carcinoma498 0.0880.0494Higher
KIRCKidney renal clear cell carcinoma525 0.0910.0375Higher
LGGBrain Lower Grade Glioma514 0.1070.0157Higher
LIHCLiver hepatocellular carcinoma366 0.1780.000639Higher
OVOvarian serous cystadenocarcinoma296 -0.0040.947NS
PAADPancreatic adenocarcinoma176 -0.0890.242NS
STADStomach adenocarcinoma406 0.0170.73NS
UCECUterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma534 -0.0660.131NS
Summary
SymbolSMN2
Namesurvival of motor neuron 2, centromeric
Aliases SMNC; TDRD16B; tudor domain containing 16B; C-BCD541
Location5q13.2
External Links HGNC, NCBI, Ensembl, Uniprot, GeneCards
Cancer Gene Databases ONGene (Oncogene) , TSGene (Tumor suppressor gene) , NCG (Network of Cancer Genes)
Content > Targets inferred by reverse engineering method
> Targets identified by ChIP-seq data
> Targets inferred by reverse engineering method
 
> Targets identified by ChIP-seq data
 
Summary
SymbolSMN2
Namesurvival of motor neuron 2, centromeric
Aliases SMNC; TDRD16B; tudor domain containing 16B; C-BCD541
Location5q13.2
External Links HGNC, NCBI, Ensembl, Uniprot, GeneCards
Cancer Gene Databases ONGene (Oncogene) , TSGene (Tumor suppressor gene) , NCG (Network of Cancer Genes)
Content > Drugs from DrugBank database
> Drugs from DrugBank database
 
There is no record for SMN2.
Summary
SymbolSMN2
Namesurvival of motor neuron 2, centromeric
Aliases SMNC; TDRD16B; tudor domain containing 16B; C-BCD541
Location5q13.2
External Links HGNC, NCBI, Ensembl, Uniprot, GeneCards
Cancer Gene Databases ONGene (Oncogene) , TSGene (Tumor suppressor gene) , NCG (Network of Cancer Genes)
Content > Protein-Protein Interaction Network
> miRNA Regulatory Relationship
> Interactions from Text Mining
> Protein-Protein Interaction Network
 
> miRNA Regulatory Relationship
 
> Interactions from Text Mining
 
PMID Cancer Hierarchy Gene Relation to CR Evidence
24632473Spinal Muscular AtrophypartnerPSFNegative correlationHere we show that increased expression of PSF promotes inclusion of exon 7 in the SMN2 whereas reduced expression of PSF promotes exon 7 skipping.
20186123Spinal Muscular AtrophypartnerSAM68Negative correlationIn vivo splicing assays showed that Sam68 triggers SMN2 exon-7 skipping. Moreover, mutations in the Sam68-binding site of SMN2 or in the RNA-binding domain of Sam68 completely abrogated its effect on exon-7 skipping.
16805808Spinal Muscular AtrophyupstreamSAHAPositive regulationSAHA activated survival motor neuron gene 2 (SMN2), the target gene for SMA therapy, and inhibited HDACs at submicromolar doses, providing evidence that SAHA is more efficient than the HDAC inhibitor valproic acid, which is under clinical investigation for SMA treatment.