PAWR

Protein-coding gene in humans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

PRKC apoptosis WT1 regulator protein, or Prostate apoptosis response-4, is a tumor-suppressor protein coded for in the human by the PAWR gene, that induces apoptosis in cancer cells, but not in normal cells.

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AliasesPAWR, Pawr, 2310001G03Rik, PAR4, Par-4, pro-apoptotic WT1 regulator
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PAWR
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Identifiers
AliasesPAWR, Pawr, 2310001G03Rik, PAR4, Par-4, pro-apoptotic WT1 regulator
External IDsOMIM: 601936; MGI: 2149961; HomoloGene: 1940; GeneCards: PAWR; OMA:PAWR - orthologs
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SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002583
NM_001354732
NM_001354733

NM_054056

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002574
NP_001341661
NP_001341662

NP_473397

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 79.57 – 79.69 MbChr 10: 108.17 – 108.25 Mb
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Function

The tumor suppressor WT1 represses and activates transcription. The protein encoded by this gene is a WT1-interacting protein that itself functions as a transcriptional repressor. It contains a putative leucine zipper domain which interacts with the zinc finger DNA binding domain of WT1. This protein is specifically upregulated during apoptosis of prostate cells.[5] The active domain of the Par-4 protein has been found to confer cancer resistance in transgenic mice without compromising normal viability or aging, and may have therapeutic significance.[6]

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PAWR has been shown to interact with:

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