Protein Name apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 78963
Gene Symbol

Apaf1

UniProt Q9EPV5 (APAF_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 63
Total Number of Articles : 53
Description

apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1

Gene Summary

Enables heat shock protein binding activity and identical protein binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cardiac muscle cell apoptotic process; cellular response to transforming growth factor beta stimulus; and response to hypoxia. Located in cytoplasm. Part of apoptosome. Biomarker of brain ischemia; colon cancer; middle cerebral artery infarction; and muscular atrophy. Orthologous to human APAF1 (apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • apoptotic protease-activating factor 1
  • apaf-1
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Properties