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Details on Person UniProt:Q9Y5Q3 MAFB

Class:IdReferenceGeneProduct:58939
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_displayNameUniProt:Q9Y5Q3 MAFB
_timestamp2026-02-20 21:31:44
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checksumA0F3C09F8936CB16
commentFUNCTION Acts as a transcriptional activator or repressor (PubMed:27181683). Plays a pivotal role in regulating lineage-specific hematopoiesis by repressing ETS1-mediated transcription of erythroid-specific genes in myeloid cells. Required for monocytic, macrophage, osteoclast, podocyte and islet beta cell differentiation. Involved in renal tubule survival and F4/80 maturation. Activates the insulin and glucagon promoters. Together with PAX6, transactivates weakly the glucagon gene promoter through the G1 element. SUMO modification controls its transcriptional activity and ability to specify macrophage fate. Binds element G1 on the glucagon promoter (By similarity). Involved either as an oncogene or as a tumor suppressor, depending on the cell context. Required for the transcriptional activation of HOXB3 in the rhombomere r5 in the hindbrain (By similarity).SUBUNIT Homodimer or heterodimer with other bHLH-Zip transcription factors. Binds DNA as a homodimer or a heterodimer. Forms homodimers and heterodimers with FOS, FOSB and FOSL2, but not with JUN proteins (JUN, JUNB and JUND). Interacts with PAX6; the interaction is direct. Interacts with ETS1 and LRP1 (By similarity). Interacts with the intracellular cytoplasmic domain of LRP1 (LRPICD); the interaction results in a moderate reduction of MAFB transcriptional potential.SUBCELLULAR LOCATION Ubiquitous.DOMAIN The leucine-zipper domain is involved in the interaction with LRPICD.PTM Phosphorylated by GSK3 and MAPK13 on serine and threonine residues.PTM Sumoylated. Sumoylation on Lys-32 and Lys-297 stimulates its transcriptional repression activity and promotes macrophage differentiation from myeloid progenitors (By similarity).DISEASE The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.DISEASE The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.SIMILARITY Belongs to the bZIP family. Maf subfamily.
descriptionrecommendedName: Transcription factor MafB shortName: Maf-B alternativeName: V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog B
geneNameMAFB
KRML
identifierQ9Y5Q3
isSequenceChangedFALSE
keywordActivator
Disease variant
DNA-binding
Isopeptide bond
Nucleus
Proteomics identification
Proto-oncogene
Reference proteome
Repressor
Transcription
Transcription regulation
Tumor suppressor
Ubl conjugation
modified[InstanceEdit:9836292] Weiser, Joel, 2023-05-25
[InstanceEdit:9852000] Weiser, Joel, 2023-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9926675] Weiser, Joel, 2024-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9983091] Weiser, Joel, 2026-02-20
nameMAFB
referenceDatabase[ReferenceDatabase:2] UniProt
referenceGene[ReferenceDNASequence:8990824] ENSEMBL:ENSG00000204103 MAFB [Homo sapiens]
secondaryIdentifierMAFB_HUMAN
B3KNE1
Q9H1F1
sequenceLength323
species[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
(referenceEntity)[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:3788667] MAFB [nucleoplasm] [Homo sapiens]
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:3788674] monoSUMO1-K32,297-MAFB [nucleoplasm] [Homo sapiens]
(referenceSequence)[GroupModifiedResidue:3788672] sumoylated lysine (monoSUMO1 [nucleoplasm]) at 32
[GroupModifiedResidue:3788676] sumoylated lysine (monoSUMO1 [nucleoplasm]) at 297
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