MAF (gene)

MAF
Identifiers
Aliases	MAF, CCA4, c-AYGRP, CTRCT21, MAF bZIP transcription factor
External IDs	OMIM: 177075; MGI: 96909; HomoloGene: 74552; GeneCards: MAF; OMA:MAF - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (human)
End	79,600,737 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 8 (mouse)
End	116,434,533 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	jejunal mucosa; ; germinal epithelium; ; gums; ; gingival epithelium; ; trigeminal ganglion; ; skin of hip; ; parietal pleura; ; human penis; ; periodontal fiber; ; vulva;
	Top expressed in
	stroma of bone marrow; ; skin of external ear; ; molar; ; umbilical cord; ; epithelium of lens; ; left lung lobe; ; body of femur; ; migratory enteric neural crest cell; ; mesenteric lymph nodes; ; human fetus;
	More reference expression data
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	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	DNA-binding transcription factor activity; sequence-specific DNA binding; DNA binding; protein binding; DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; chromatin; nucleus;
Biological process	inner ear development; cytokine production; regulation of chondrocyte differentiation; positive regulation of gene expression; lens development in camera-type eye; lens fiber cell differentiation; negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; cell development; transcription, DNA-templated; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; transcription by RNA polymerase II;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	4094
	17132
	ENSG00000178573
	ENSMUSG00000055435
	O75444
	P54843
	NM_001031804; NM_005360
	NM_001025577
	NP_001026974; NP_005351
	NP_001020748
	Wikidata
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Transcription factor Maf, also known as proto-oncogene c-Maf or V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog, is a transcription factor that in humans is encoded by the MAF gene.^[5]^[6]