Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 4094
Gene name MAF bZIP transcription factor
Gene symbol MAF
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AYGRPCCA4CTRCT21c-MAF
Chromosome 16
Chromosome location 16q23.2
Summary 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 re
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT003208 kshv-miR-K12-1-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCR 20080955
MIRT003208 kshv-miR-K12-1-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCR 20080955
MIRT003207 kshv-miR-K12-11-3p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCR 20080955
MIRT003207 kshv-miR-K12-11-3p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCR 20080955
MIRT003206 kshv-miR-K12-6-3p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCR 20080955
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IEA
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II NAS 27052415, 33897412
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin TAS 9616139
GO:0000978 Function RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
177075 6776 ENSG00000178573
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O75444
Protein name Transcription factor Maf (Proto-oncogene c-Maf) (V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog)
Protein function Acts as a transcriptional activator or repressor. Involved in embryonic lens fiber cell development. Recruits the transcriptional coactivators CREBBP and/or EP300 to crystallin promoters leading to up-regulation of crystallin gene during lens fi
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF08383 Maf_N 86 119 Maf N-terminal region Family
PF03131 bZIP_Maf 261 352 bZIP Maf transcription factor Coiled-coil
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in endothelial cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17897790}.
Sequence
MASELAMSNSDLPTSPLAMEYVNDFDLMKFEVKKEPVETDRIISQCGRLIAGGSLSSTPM
STPCSSVPPSPSFSAPSPGSGSEQKAHLEDYYWMTGYPQQLNPEALGFSPEDAVEALISN
SHQLQGGFDGYARGAQQLAAAAGAGAGASLGGSGEEMGPAAAVVSAVIAAAAAQSGAGPH
YHHHHHHAAGHHHHPTAGAPGAAGSAAASAGGAGGAGGGGPASAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGAA
GAGGALHPHHAAGGLHFDDRFSDEQLVTMSVRELNRQLRGVSKEEVIRLKQKRRTLKNRG
YAQSCRFKRVQQRHVLESEKNQLLQQVDHLKQEISRLVRERDAYKEKYEKLV
SSGFRENG
SSSDNPSSPEFFM
Sequence length 373
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG 
  Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation
Transcriptional misregulation in cancer
Inflammatory bowel disease
 
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Ayme-Gripp syndrome Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs727502771, rs786205221, rs727502768, rs727502770, rs727502769, rs727502767, rs727502766, rs1481963503, rs1555530022, rs1597847611, rs1913781557 RCV001775246
RCV001904986
RCV000149908
RCV000149907
RCV000149906
View all (8 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Cataract 21 multiple types Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs727502771, rs786205221, rs786205222, rs2143800981, rs2143816916, rs121917735, rs121917736, rs1481963503, rs1555530022, rs1597847611, rs1913779276, rs1913781557 RCV002541042
RCV001904986
RCV000170458
RCV000170459
RCV003487066
View all (8 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Developmental cataract Likely pathogenic rs864309692, rs864309695, rs864309678, rs1057518878 RCV000203395
RCV000203408
RCV000203389
RCV000415117
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
MAF-related disorder Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs727502766, rs2507655460 RCV004754316
RCV003402816
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ALZHEIMER DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR DISORDER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BONE FRACTURE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
AICARDI-GOUTIERES SYNDROME Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome BEFREE 30160832
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 34852950, 40139278 Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Asthma Asthma Pubtator 30087444 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Ayme-Gripp Syndrome Orphanet
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Blepharoptosis Ptosis HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Brachycephaly Brachycephaly HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Brachydactyly Brachydactyly HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 34272498 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Renal Cell Renal cell carcinoma Pubtator 37224458 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cartilage Diseases Cartilage disease Pubtator 19215682 Stimulate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only