Database of mammalian genes
Home

Home Search Browse Statistics User guide FAQs Links Questions Contribute Download


Gene Protein Transcript Promoter Expression GO/PPI PubMed Cross reference

Gene information for CEBPA (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1050
Official gene symbolCEBPA
Full nameCCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP), alpha
Aliases,C/EBP-alpha,CEBP,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this intronless gene is a bZIP transcription factor which can bind as a homodimer to certain promoters and enhancers. It can also form heterodimers with the related proteins CEBP-beta and CEBP-gamma. The encoded protein has been shown to bind to the promoter and modulate the expression of the gene encoding leptin, a protein that plays an important role in body weight homeostasis. Also, the encoded protein can interact with CDK2 and CDK4, thereby inhibiting these kinases and causing growth arrest in cultured cells. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 19   Locus: 19q13.1
Gene position33793430 - 33790840  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size2591 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID116897