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Gene information for APAF1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID317
Official gene symbolAPAF1
Full nameapoptotic peptidase activating factor 1
Aliases,APAF-1,CED4,DKFZp781B1145,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a cytoplasmic protein that initiates apoptosis. This protein contains several copies of the WD-40 domain, a caspase recruitment domain (CARD), and an ATPase domain (NB-ARC). Upon binding cytochrome c and dATP, this protein forms an oligomeric apoptosome. The apoptosome binds and cleaves caspase 9 preproprotein, releasing its mature, activated form. Activated caspase 9 stimulates the subsequent caspase cascade that commits the cell to apoptosis. Alternative splicing results in several transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12q23
Gene position99039078 - 99129211  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size90134 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602233