RCOR1/CoREST: Proteins and Enzymes

Brain type II sodium channels are important in neuronal phenotyping and are only seen at high levels in neurons. Studies have shown that CoREST functions as a corepressor for REST. This interaction between REST and CoREST is accomplished by means of a single zinc finger binding motif originating from REST. Together, the REST-CoREST complex mediates long term repression of the type II sodium channel gene (1).