Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in negative regulation of peptidyl-lysine acetylation and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in nuclear speck. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Forensic Context
A study in rats demonstrated that long-term methamphetamine consumption induced heart failure, characterized by decreased ejection fraction and dysregulated circadian rhythm pathways, with KLF15 KLF15 showing increased protein expression in left ventricular tissue and neonatal rat cardiomyocytes following exposure [Zhang et al. DOI:10.1016/J.Taap.2022.116172].