Protein Name MAF bZIP transcription factor A
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 378435
Gene Symbol

Mafa

UniProt Q8CF90 (MAFA_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 37
Total Number of Articles : 50
Description

MAF bZIP transcription factor A

Gene Summary

Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including lens vesicle; myotome; nervous system; pancreas; and spleen. Used to study maturity-onset diabetes of the young and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human MAFA (MAF bZIP transcription factor A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • transcription factor MafA
  • Mafa homolog
  • V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A
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