MEF2C

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MEF2C
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001170537
NM_025282

RefSeq (protein)
Location (UCSC)Chr 5: 88.72 – 88.9 Mbn/a
PubMed search[2][3]
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Myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2C also known as MADS box transcription enhancer factor 2, polypeptide C is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MEF2C gene.[4][5] MEF2C is a transcription factor in the Mef2 family.[6][7]

Genomics

The gene is located at 5q14.3 on the minus (Crick) strand and is 200,723 bases in length. The encoded protein has 473 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 51.221 kilodaltons. Three isoforms have been identified. Several post translational modifications have been identified including phosphorylation on serine-59 and serine-396, sumoylation on lysine-391, acetylation on lysine-4 and proteolytic cleavage.

Interactions

MEF2C has been shown to

interact
with:

  • SETD1A

Biological significance

This gene is involved in cardiac morphogenesis and myogenesis and vascular development. It may also be involved in neurogenesis and in the development of cortical architecture. Mice without a functional copy of the Mef2c gene die before birth and have abnormalities in the heart and vascular system.[15] It is one of the targets of an oncomiR, MIRN21.

In humans mutations of this gene result in

occipital lobes[17]

MEF2C-binding site is associated with minor allele of SNP rs630923, associated with the risk of multiple sclerosis, and responsible for reduced CXCR5 gene promoter activity in B-cells during activation, that could lead to decreased autoimmune response [18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000081189Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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  7. ^ "Entrez Gene: MEF2C myocyte enhancer factor 2C".
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  16. ^ Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM): 613443
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