CtBP 1 (BARS)
A transcriptional corepressor
General Information
CtBP 1 and its close relative
CtBP 2 interact with various transcription factors through a PLDLSL motif enhancing transcriptional repression. While CtBP 2 shows a restricted expression pattern CtBP 1 is abundantly expressed in the retina and the brain, where it locates to the nucleus and synaptic nerve terminals.