MAFA, MAF bZIP transcription factor A

MAFA, MAF bZIP transcription factor A

• MAFA is a transcription factor that binds RIPE3b, a conserved enhancer element that regulates pancreatic beta cell-specific expression of the insulin gene (INS; MIM 176730) (Olbrot et al., 2002 [PubMed 12011435]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]

• Gene Synonyms (INSDM, RIPE3b1, hMafA, transcription factor MafA, RIPE3b1 factor, pancreatic beta-cell-specific transcriptional activator, transcription factor RIPE3b1, v-maf avian musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A,)
• NCBI Gene ID: 389692
• Species: Homo sapiens (Human)
• UNIPROT ID#>>Q8NHW3
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MAF bZIP transcription factor A interacts with:

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