Alias |
Cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4, cAMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4, Activating transcription factor 4, Cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 2, CREB-2, cAMP-responsive element-binding protein 2, DNA-binding protein TAXREB67 |
Bio Background |
This gene encodes a transcription factor that was originally identified as a widely expressed mammalian DNA binding protein that could bind a tax-responsive enhancer element in the LTR of HTLV-1. The encoded protein was also isolated and characterized as the cAMP-response element binding protein 2 (CREB-2). The protein encoded by this gene belongs to a family of DNA-binding proteins that includes the AP-1 family of transcription factors, cAMP-response element binding proteins (CREBs) and CREB-like proteins. These transcription factors share a leucine zipper region that is involved in protein-protein interactions, located C-terminal to a stretch of basic amino acids that functions as a DNA binding domain. Two alternative transcripts encoding the same protein have been described. Two pseudogenes are located on the X chromsome at q28 in a region containing a large inverted duplication. |
Bio References |
Dey, S., et al. J. Biol. Chem. 285(43):33165-33174(2010) Frank, C.L., et al. J. Biol. Chem. 285(43):33324-33337(2010) Rzymski, T., et al. Oncogene 29(31):4424-4435(2010) Liew, C.W., et al. J. Clin. Invest. 120(8):2876-2888(2010) Wek, R.C., et al. EMBO J. 29(12):1946-1947(2010) |