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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP13587
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Transcription factor Maf
Synonyms
  1. Proto-oncogene c-Maf
  2. V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog
Gene Name MAF
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Not Available
Specific Function Acts as a transcriptional activator or repressor. Involved in embryonic lens fiber cell development. Recruits the transcriptional coactivators CREBBP and/or EP300 to crystallin promoters leading to up-regulation of crystallin gene during lens fiber cell differentiation. Activates the expression of IL4 in T helper 2 (Th2) cells. Increases T-cell susceptibility to apoptosis by interacting with MYB and decreasing BCL2 expression. Together with PAX6, transactivates strongly the glucagon gene promoter through the G1 element. Activates transcription of the CD13 proximal promoter in endothelial cells. Represses transcription of the CD13 promoter in early stages of myelopoiesis by affecting the ETS1 and MYB cooperative interaction. Involved in the initial chondrocyte terminal differentiation and the disappearance of hypertrophic chondrocytes during endochondral bone development. Binds to the sequence 5'-[GT]G[GC]N[GT]NCTCAGNN-3' in the L7 promoter. Binds to the T-MARE (Maf response element) sites of lens-specific alpha- and beta-crystallin gene promoters. Binds element G1 on the glucagon promoter. Binds an AT-rich region adjacent to the TGC motif (atypical Maf response element) in the CD13 proximal promoter in endothelial cells (By similarity). When overexpressed, represses anti-oxidant response element (ARE)-mediated transcription. Involved either as an oncogene or as a tumor suppressor, depending on the cell context. Binds to the ARE sites of detoxifying enzyme gene promoters.
Pathways
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation
  • Transcriptional misregulation in cancer
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Biological Process
transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
cell development
regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
regulation of chondrocyte differentiation
negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
inner ear development
lens fiber cell differentiation
positive regulation of gene expression
Cellular Component
cytoplasm
nucleus
chromatin
Molecular Function
DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific
DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific
RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding
sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs Not Available
Gene Sequence Not Available
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 373
Molecular Weight 38492.24
Theoretical pI 6.939
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence Not Available
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O75444
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name MAF_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID Not Available
GeneCard ID Not Available
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References
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