MAF_(gene)

Gene ontology

Molecular function:

• transcription factor activity
• RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity
• sequence-specific DNA binding
• protein dimerization activity

Cellular component:

• chromatin
• nucleus
• cytoplasm

Biological process:

• cytokine production
• regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent
• transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
• positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter

MAF (V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog (avian)), is a transcription factor, but also denotes the human gene encoding it.¹

References

^ "Entrez Gene: MAF v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog (avian)".
^ Olbrot M, Rud J, Moss LG, Sharma A (2002). "Identification of beta-cell-specific insulin gene transcription factor RIPE3b1 as mammalian MafA.". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (10): 6737–42. doi:10.1073/pnas.102168499. PMID 12011435.
^ Melloul et al., Diabetologica, 45, 309-326, year 2002. Regulation of insulin gene transcription

Further reading

Kerppola TK, Curran T (1994). "Maf and Nrl can bind to AP-1 sites and form heterodimers with Fos and Jun.". Oncogene 9 (3): 675–84. PMID 8108109.
Kurschner C, Morgan JI (1997). "USF2/FIP associates with the b-Zip transcription factor, c-Maf, via its bHLH domain and inhibits c-Maf DNA binding activity.". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 231 (2): 333–9. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1997.6097. PMID 9070273.
Hedge SP, Kumar A, Kurschner C, Shapiro LH (1998). "c-Maf interacts with c-Myb to regulate transcription of an early myeloid gene during differentiation.". Mol. Cell. Biol. 18 (5): 2729–37. PMID 9566892.
Chesi M, Bergsagel PL, Shonukan OO, et al. (1998). "Frequent dysregulation of the c-maf proto-oncogene at 16q23 by translocation to an Ig locus in multiple myeloma.". Blood 91 (12): 4457–63. PMID 9616139.
Christodoulopoulos P, Cameron L, Nakamura Y, et al. (2001). "TH2 cytokine-associated transcription factors in atopic and nonatopic asthma: evidence for differential signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 expression.". J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 107 (4): 586–91. doi:10.1067/mai.2001.114883. PMID 11295643.
Jamieson RV, Perveen R, Kerr B, et al. (2002). "Domain disruption and mutation of the bZIP transcription factor, MAF, associated with cataract, ocular anterior segment dysgenesis and coloboma.". Hum. Mol. Genet. 11 (1): 33–42. PMID 11772997.
Chen Q, Dowhan DH, Liang D, et al. (2002). "CREB-binding protein/p300 co-activation of crystallin gene expression.". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (27): 24081–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M201821200. PMID 11943779.
Dhakshinamoorthy S, Jaiswal AK (2002). "c-Maf negatively regulates ARE-mediated detoxifying enzyme genes expression and anti-oxidant induction.". Oncogene 21 (34): 5301–12. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1205642. PMID 12149651.
Cousins DJ, Lee TH, Staynov DZ (2002). "Cytokine coexpression during human Th1/Th2 cell differentiation: direct evidence for coordinated expression of Th2 cytokines.". J. Immunol. 169 (5): 2498–506. PMID 12193719.
Huang W, Lu N, Eberspaecher H, De Crombrugghe B (2003). "A new long form of c-Maf cooperates with Sox9 to activate the type II collagen gene.". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (52): 50668–75. doi:10.1074/jbc.M206544200. PMID 12381733.
Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences.". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMID 12477932.
DePianto DJ, Blankenship TN, Hess JF, FitzGerald PG (2003). "Analysis of non-crystallin lens fiber cell gene expression in c-Maf -/- mice.". Mol. Vis. 9: 288–94. PMID 12835653.
Grimbert P, Valanciute A, Audard V, et al. (2003). "Truncation of C-mip (Tc-mip), a new proximal signaling protein, induces c-maf Th2 transcription factor and cytoskeleton reorganization.". J. Exp. Med. 198 (5): 797–807. doi:10.1084/jem.20030566. PMID 12939343.
Valanciuté A, le Gouvello S, Solhonne B, et al. (2004). "NF-kappa B p65 antagonizes IL-4 induction by c-maf in minimal change nephrotic syndrome.". J. Immunol. 172 (1): 688–98. PMID 14688382.
Rasmussen T, Knudsen LM, Dahl IM, Johnsen HE (2004). "C-MAF oncogene dysregulation in multiple myeloma: frequency and biological relevance.". Leuk. Lymphoma 44 (10): 1761–6. PMID 14692531.
Hurt EM, Wiestner A, Rosenwald A, et al. (2004). "Overexpression of c-maf is a frequent oncogenic event in multiple myeloma that promotes proliferation and pathological interactions with bone marrow stroma.". Cancer Cell 5 (2): 191–9. PMID 14998494.
Cao S, Liu J, Song L, Ma X (2005). "The protooncogene c-Maf is an essential transcription factor for IL-10 gene expression in macrophages.". J. Immunol. 174 (6): 3484–92. PMID 15749884.
Morito N, Yoh K, Fujioka Y, et al. (2006). "Overexpression of c-Maf contributes to T-cell lymphoma in both mice and human.". Cancer Res. 66 (2): 812–9. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-2154. PMID 16424013.
Vanita V, Singh D, Robinson PN, et al. (2006). "A novel mutation in the DNA-binding domain of MAF at 16q23.1 associated with autosomal dominant "cerulean cataract" in an Indian family.". Am. J. Med. Genet. A 140 (6): 558–66. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.31126. PMID 16470690.

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