Entrez gene ID | | 389692 |
Official gene symbol | | MAFA |
Full name | | v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A (avian) |
Aliases | | ,RIPE3b1,hMafA, |
Gene summary | | MAFA is a transcription factor that binds RIPE3b, a conserved enhancer element that regulates pancreatic beta cell-specific expression of the insulin gene (INS; MIM 176730) (Olbrot et al., 2002 [PubMed 12011435]).[supplied by OMIM] |
Location | | Chromosome: 8 Locus: 8q24.3 |
Gene position | | 144512576 - 144511515 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 1062 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 610303 |
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