PAWR (pro-apoptotic WT1 regulator)
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Entrez ID
Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
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5074 |
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Gene name
Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
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Pro-apoptotic WT1 regulator |
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Gene symbol
Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
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PAWR |
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Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
Gene synonyms aliases
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PAR4, Par-4 |
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Chromosome
Chromosome number
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12 |
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Chromosome location
Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
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12q21.2 |
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Summary
Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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This gene encodes a tumor suppressor protein that selectively induces apoptosis in cancer cells through intracellular and extracellular mechanisms. The intracellular mechanism involves the inhibition of pro-survival pathways and the activation of Fas-medi |
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
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Other IDs
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| Protein | ||
| UniProt ID | Q96IZ0 | |
| Protein name | PRKC apoptosis WT1 regulator protein (Prostate apoptosis response 4 protein) (Par-4) | |
| Protein function | Pro-apoptotic protein capable of selectively inducing apoptosis in cancer cells, sensitizing the cells to diverse apoptotic stimuli and causing regression of tumors in animal models. Induces apoptosis in certain cancer cells by activation of the | |
| PDB | 2JK9 | |
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed. Expression is elevated in various neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer, Parkinson and Huntington diseases and stroke. Down-regulated in several cancers. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:89433 | |
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| Sequence length | 340 | |
| Interactions | View interactions | |
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Associated diseases
Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
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