ELP6 is a subunit of the RNA polymerase II elongator complex. The Elongator complex promotes RNA-polymerase II transcript elongation through histone acetylation in the nucleus and tRNA modification in the cytoplasm. ELP5 and ELP6 play a major role in the migration, invasion and tumorigenicity of melanoma cells, as integral subunits of Elongator [1]

1: DERP6 (ELP5) and C3ORF75 (ELP6) regulate tumorigenicity and migration of melanoma cells as subunits of Elongator. Close P, Gillard M, Ladang A, Jiang Z, Papuga J, Hawkes N, Nguyen L, Chapelle JP, Bouillenne F, Svejstrup J, Fillet M, Chariot A; J Biol Chem. 2012;287:32535-32545. PMID:22854966