ALS2CR8

CARF
Identifiers
Aliases	CARF, ALS2CR8, NYD-SP24, calcium responsive transcription factor
External IDs	OMIM: 607586; MGI: 2182269; HomoloGene: 11689; GeneCards: CARF; OMA:CARF - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (human)
End	202,988,263 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (mouse)
End	60,153,953 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	Achilles tendon; ; testicle; ; gonad; ; ventricular zone; ; right uterine tube; ; sural nerve; ; gallbladder; ; ganglionic eminence; ; C1 segment; ; popliteal artery;
	Top expressed in
	spermatocyte; ; pineal gland; ; spermatid; ; lumbar spinal ganglion; ; dorsal striatum; ; seminiferous tubule; ; medullary collecting duct; ; superior frontal gyrus; ; olfactory tubercle; ; primary visual cortex;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	DNA-binding transcription factor activity; RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding; DNA binding; DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific;
Cellular component	nucleolus; nucleoplasm; nucleus;
Biological process	cellular response to calcium ion; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter in response to calcium ion; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; transcription, DNA-templated; cellular response to potassium ion; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; transcription by RNA polymerase II;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	79800
	241066
	ENSG00000138380
	ENSMUSG00000026017
	Q8N187
	Q8VHI4
NM_001104586; NM_001282910; NM_001282911; NM_001282912; NM_024744;
	NM_001322427; NM_001322428; NM_001322429; NM_001322430; NM_001352676; NM_001352677; NM_001352678; NM_001352679
	NM_001285463; NM_001285473; NM_139150
NP_001098056; NP_001269839; NP_001269840; NP_001269841; NP_001309356;
	NP_001309357; NP_001309358; NP_079020; NP_001339605; NP_001339606; NP_001339607; NP_001339608
	NP_001272392; NP_001272402; NP_631889
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 chromosomal region candidate gene 8 protein also known as calcium-response factor (CaRF) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ALS2CR8 gene.^[5]^[6]

Knocking out the Carf (Als2cr8) gene in mice results in learning associated deficits. Furthermore, Carf has been shown to function as a transcription factor that regulates the expression of BDNF.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000138380 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000026017 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ Hadano S, Hand CK, Osuga H, Yanagisawa Y, Otomo A, Devon RS, Miyamoto N, Showguchi-Miyata J, Okada Y, Singaraja R, Figlewicz DA, Kwiatkowski T, Hosler BA, Sagie T, Skaug J, Nasir J, Brown RH Jr, Scherer SW, Rouleau GA, Hayden MR, Ikeda JE (Oct 2001). "A gene encoding a putative GTPase regulator is mutated in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2". Nat Genet. 29 (2): 166–73. doi:10.1038/ng1001-166. PMID 11586298.
^ "Entrez Gene: ALS2CR8 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 (juvenile) chromosome region, candidate 8".
^ Tao X, West AE, Chen WG, Corfas G, Greenberg ME (January 2002). "A calcium-responsive transcription factor, CaRF, that regulates neuronal activity-dependent expression of BDNF". Neuron. 33 (3): 383–95. doi:10.1016/S0896-6273(01)00561-X. PMID 11832226.

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