KLF6

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

KLF6

Krueppel-like factor 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KLF6 gene.[5]

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KLF6
Identifiers
AliasesKLF6, BCD1, CBA1, COPEB, CPBP, GBF, PAC1, ST12, ZF9, Kruppel-like factor 6, Kruppel like factor 6
External IDsOMIM: 602053; MGI: 1346318; HomoloGene: 996; GeneCards: KLF6; OMA:KLF6 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001008490
NM_001160124
NM_001160125
NM_001300

NM_011803

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001153596
NP_001153597
NP_001291

NP_035933

Location (UCSC)Chr 10: 3.78 – 3.79 MbChr 13: 5.91 – 5.92 Mb
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It is a tumor suppressor gene.[6]

Function

This gene encodes a nuclear protein that has three zinc fingers at the end of its C-terminal domain, a serine/threonine-rich central region, and an acidic domain lying within the N-terminal region. The zinc fingers of this protein are responsible for the specific DNA binding with the guanine-rich core promoter elements. The central region might be involved in activation or posttranslational regulatory pathways, and the acidic N-terminal domain might play an important role in the process of transcriptional activation. It is capable of activating transcription approximately 4-fold either on homologous or heterologous promoters. The DNA binding and transcriptional activity of this protein, in conjunction with its expression pattern, suggests that this protein may participate in the regulation and/or maintenance of the basal expression of pregnancy-specific glycoprotein genes and possibly other TATA box-less genes. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.[7]

Interactions

KLF6 has been shown to interact with Sp1 transcription factor.[8]

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