Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00100
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5332
Name Macrophage migration inhibitory factor
Synonyms
  1. GIF
  2. Glycosylation-inhibiting factor
  3. L-dopachrome isomerase
  4. L-dopachrome tautomerase
  5. MIF
  6. Phenylpyruvate tautomerase
Gene Name MIF
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in cell surface binding
Specific Function Pro-inflammatory cytokine. Involved in the innate immune response to bacterial pathogens. The expression of MIF at sites of inflammation suggests a role as mediator in regulating the function of macrophages in host defense. Counteracts the anti-inflammatory activity of glucocorticoids. Has phenylpyruvate tautomerase and dopachrome tautomerase activity (in vitro), but the physiological substrate is not known. It is not clear whether the tautomerase activity has any physiological relevance, and whether it is important for cytokine activity.
Pathways
  • Alkaptonuria
  • Disulfiram Action Pathway
  • Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency
  • Hawkinsinuria
  • Monoamine oxidase-a deficiency (MAO-A)
  • Phenylalanine metabolism
  • Tyrosine metabolism
  • Tyrosine metabolism
  • Tyrosinemia Type I
  • Tyrosinemia, transient, of the newborn
Reactions
Phenylpyruvic acid → Enol-phenylpyruvate details
L-Dopachrome → 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid details
Phenylpyruvic acid → Enol-phenylpyruvate details
4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid → 2-Hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propenoic acid details
GO Classification
Biological Process
negative regulation of apoptotic process
positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation
cell proliferation
inflammatory response
positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation
cell surface receptor signaling pathway
innate immune response
positive regulation of B cell proliferation
protein homotrimerization
negative regulation of cell aging
negative regulation of cell cycle arrest
negative regulation of DNA damage response, signal transduction by p53 class mediator
negative regulation of gene expression
positive regulation of cytokine secretion
positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
positive regulation of protein kinase A signaling cascade
regulation of macrophage activation
prostaglandin biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
cell surface
cytoplasm
extracellular region
extracellular space
Molecular Function
chemoattractant activity
dopachrome isomerase activity
cell surface binding
cytokine activity
phenylpyruvate tautomerase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Secreted
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 22
Locus 22q11.23
SNPs MIF
Gene Sequence
>348 bp
ATGCCGATGTTCATCGTAAACACCAACGTGCCCCGCGCCTCCGTGCCGGACGGGTTCCTC
TCCGAGCTCACCCAGCAGCTGGCGCAGGCCACCGGCAAGCCCCCCCAGTACATCGCGGTG
CACGTGGTCCCGGACCAGCTCATGGCCTTCGGCGGCTCCAGCGAGCCGTGCGCGCTCTGC
AGCCTGCACAGCATCGGCAAGATCGGCGGCGCGCAGAACCGCTCCTACAGCAAGCTGCTG
TGCGGCCTGCTGGCCGAGCGCCTGCGCATCAGCCCGGACAGGGTCTACATCAACTATTAC
GACATGAACGCGGCCAATGTGGGCTGGAACAACTCCACCTTCGCCTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 115
Molecular Weight 12476.19
Theoretical pI 7.885
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Macrophage migration inhibitory factor
MPMFIVNTNVPRASVPDGFLSELTQQLAQATGKPPQYIAVHVVPDQLMAFGGSSEPCALC
SLHSIGKIGGAQNRSYSKLLCGLLAERLRISPDRVYINYYDMNAANVGWNNSTFA
GenBank ID Protein 18699569
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P14174
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name MIF_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AF469046
GeneCard ID MIF
GenAtlas ID MIF
HGNC ID HGNC:7097
References
General References
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