Storage Buffer: PBS, pH 7.4(1%BSA and 0.1% Sodium azide)
Background:
The protein encoded by this gene is a DNA-binding, leucine zipper-containing transcription factor that acts as a homodimer or as a heterodimer. Depending on the binding site and binding partner, the encoded protein can be a transcriptional activator or repressor. This protein plays a role in the regulation of several cellular processes, including embryonic lens fiber cell development, increased T-cell susceptibility to apoptosis, and chondrocyte terminal differentiation. Defects in this gene are a cause of juvenile-onset pulverulent cataract as well as congenital cerulean cataract 4 (CCA4). Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.
Alternate Names:
AS42 oncogene homolog; Avian musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma (MAF) protooncogene; Avian musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma (v maf); c maf proto oncogene; cMaf; c Maf; MAF; MAF2; MGC71685; Proto oncogene c Maf; v maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog (avian); v maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog; transcription factor Maf isoform a; transcription factor Maf isoform b.