Cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-1 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''ATF1''
gene
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This gene encodes an activating
transcription factor
In molecular biology, a transcription factor (TF) (or sequence-specific DNA-binding factor) is a protein that controls the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA, by binding to a specific DNA sequence. The fu ...
, which belongs to the ATF subfamily and
bZIP (basic-region leucine zipper) family. It influences cellular physiologic processes by regulating the expression of downstream target genes, which are related to growth, survival, and other cellular activities. This protein is phosphorylated at serine 63 in its kinase-inducible domain by serine/threonine kinases, cAMP-dependent protein kinase A, calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I/II, mitogen- and
stress-activated protein kinase and
cyclin-dependent kinase 3
Cell division protein kinase 3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''CDK3'' gene.
Function
CDK3 complements cdc28 mutants of '' Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' suggesting that it may be involved in cell cycle control. CDK3 can phosp ...
(cdk-3). Its phosphorylation enhances its transactivation and transcriptional activities, and enhances cell transformation.
Clinical significance
Fusion of this gene and
FUS on chromosome 16 or
EWSR1
RNA-binding protein EWS is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''EWSR1'' gene on human chromosome 22, specifically 22q12.2. It is one of 3 proteins in the FET protein family. The q22.2 region of chromosome 22 encodes the N-terminal transact ...
on chromosome 22 induced by translocation generates chimeric proteins in
angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma and
clear cell sarcoma
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. This gene has a pseudogene on chromosome 6.
See also
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Activating transcription factor
Interactions
ATF1 has been shown to
interact
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BRCA1
Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''BRCA1'' () gene. Orthologs are common in other vertebrate species, whereas invertebrate genomes may encode a more distantly related gene. ''BRCA1'' is a ...
,
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CSNK2A2
Casein kinase II subunit alpha' is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''CSNK2A2'' gene.
Interactions
CSNK2A2 has been shown to interact with over 160 different substrates.
CSNK2A2 has been shown to interact with:
* Activating transcri ...
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CSNK2A1
Casein kinase II subunit alpha is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''CSNK2A1'' gene.
Casein kinase II is a serine/threonine protein kinase that phosphorylates acidic proteins such as casein. The kinase exists as a tetramer and is comp ...
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[ and
* EWS.]
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