Drosophila SWI/SNF

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

**Definition:** An ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling complex implicated in the regulation of gene expression, cell cycle control, and oncogenesis that is found in Drosophila. This complex facilitates the transcriptional activation of specific genes by releasing DNA from chromatin-mediated transcriptional repression.

**Synonyms:** - SWI/SNF, Drosophila - dSWI/SNF