Negative Elongation Factor A

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

**Definition:** Negative elongation factor A (528 aa, ~57 kDa) is encoded by the human NELFA gene. This protein plays a role in transcriptional pausing.

**Synonyms:** - NELF-A - NELFA - Negative Elongation Factor Polypeptide A - Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome Candidate 2 Protein