Protein Name activating transcription factor 1
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 466
Gene Symbol

ATF1

UniProt P18846 (ATF1_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 80
Total Number of Articles : 116
Description

activating transcription factor 1

Gene Summary

This gene encodes an activating transcription factor, 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 (cdk-3). Its phosphorylation enhances its transactivation and transcriptional activities, and enhances cell transformation. Fusion of this gene and FUS on chromosome 16 or EWSR1 on chromosome 22 induced by translocation generates chimeric proteins in angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma and clear cell sarcoma. This gene has a pseudogene on chromosome 6. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2010]

synonyms
  • cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-1
  • cAMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-1
  • EWS-ATF1
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