Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
4282
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
MIF
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
GIF, GLIF, MMIF
Chromosome Chromosome number
22
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
22q11.23
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a lymphokine involved in cell-mediated immunity, immunoregulation, and inflammation. It plays a role in the regulation of macrophage function in host defense through the suppression of anti-inflammatory effects of glucocorticoids. This l
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT000664 hsa-miR-338-3p Review 19935707
MIRT000046 hsa-miR-451a Review 20026422
MIRT000046 hsa-miR-451a ELISA, Luciferase reporter assay, Microarray, qRT-PCR, Western blot 19318487
MIRT000046 hsa-miR-451a ELISA, Luciferase reporter assay, Microarray, qRT-PCR, Western blot 19318487
MIRT044670 hsa-miR-320a CLASH 23622248
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
HBP1 Repression 20383199
HIF1A Activation 20727156
NFKB1 Unknown 18710704
RELA Unknown 18710704
SP1 Activation 18034423
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001516 Process Prostaglandin biosynthetic process IDA 12782713
GO:0001819 Process Positive regulation of cytokine production IDA 19602265
GO:0004167 Function Dopachrome isomerase activity IDA 17526494
GO:0005125 Function Cytokine activity IDA 12782713
GO:0005126 Function Cytokine receptor binding IDA 21817065
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
153620 7097 ENSG00000240972
Protein
UniProt ID P14174
Protein name Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) (EC 5.3.2.1) (Glycosylation-inhibiting factor) (GIF) (L-dopachrome isomerase) (L-dopachrome tautomerase) (EC 5.3.3.12) (Phenylpyruvate tautomerase)
Protein function Pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in the innate immune response to bacterial pathogens (PubMed:15908412, PubMed:17443469, PubMed:23776208). The expression of MIF at sites of inflammation suggests a role as mediator in regulating the function of
PDB 1CA7 , 1CGQ , 1GCZ , 1GD0 , 1GIF , 1LJT , 1MIF , 1P1G , 2OOH , 2OOW , 2OOZ , 3B9S , 3CE4 , 3DJH , 3DJI , 3HOF , 3IJG , 3IJJ , 3JSF , 3JSG , 3JTU , 3L5P , 3L5R , 3L5S , 3L5T , 3L5U , 3L5V , 3SMB , 3SMC , 3U18 , 3WNR , 3WNS , 3WNT , 4ETG , 4EUI , 4EVG , 4F2K , 4GRN , 4GRO , 4GRP , 4GRQ , 4GRR , 4GRU , 4GUM , 4K9G , 4OSF , 4OYQ , 4P01 , 4P0H , 4PKK , 4PKZ
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01187 MIF 2 115 Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 115
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  Tyrosine metabolism
Phenylalanine metabolism
Metabolic pathways
  Cell surface interactions at the vascular wall
Neutrophil degranulation
Gene and protein expression by JAK-STAT signaling after Interleukin-12 stimulation
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Arthritis Systemic onset juvenile chronic arthritis, Juvenile arthritis, Systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis rs1594890601, rs1594882933, rs184370809, rs776489319, rs1594883470
Autism Autistic Disorder rs121964908, rs62643608, rs181327458, rs797046134, rs869312704, rs1555013332, rs876657679, rs1057518999, rs1057518658, rs771827120, rs1555187899, rs773080572, rs753871454, rs1684130791, rs1684180699
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18676531
Breast cancer Malignant neoplasm of breast rs587776547, rs1137887, rs137853007, rs587776650, rs80359351, rs80359714, rs121917783, rs104886456, rs121964878, rs80359874, rs80357868, rs80357508, rs387906843, rs80357569, rs80358158
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19602265
Breast carcinoma Breast Carcinoma rs80359671, rs11540652, rs28934575, rs28897672, rs137886232, rs193922376, rs80357783, rs80359306, rs80359405, rs80359507, rs80359598, rs80358429, rs397507683, rs397515636, rs80359451
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19602265
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Mental depression Endogenous depression, Depressive disorder, Unipolar Depression, Depressive Syndrome, Depression, Neurotic 20177408 ClinVar
Cystic Fibrosis cystic fibrosis GenCC
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Acute Coronary Syndrome Stimulate 14769218, 22693633
Acute Coronary Syndrome Associate 25105152, 27101443, 31924846
Adenocarcinoma Associate 15248897, 18820669, 25716200
Adenocarcinoma Inhibit 18751381
Adenocarcinoma Stimulate 26530123
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 17709373, 24932684, 30070326, 37783508, 37784249, 39735553
Alzheimer Disease Associate 28005991, 28230058, 31611872, 37147668, 38178159
Anemia Associate 19591577
Anemia Aplastic Associate 40406144
Aneurysm Associate 12618703