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NFATC2

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NFATC2
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesNFATC2, NFAT1, NFATP, nuclear factor of activated T-cells 2, nuclear factor of activated T cells 2
External IDsOMIM: 600490; MGI: 102463; HomoloGene: 7861; GeneCards: NFATC2; OMA:NFATC2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)
RefSeq (protein)
Location (UCSC)Chr 20: 51.39 – 51.56 MbChr 2: 168.32 – 168.44 Mb
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Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NFATC2 gene.[5]

Function

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This gene is a member of the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) family. The product of this gene is a DNA-binding protein with a REL-homology region (RHR) and an NFAT-homology region (NHR). This protein is present in the cytosol and only translocates to the nucleus upon T cell receptor (TCR) stimulation, where it becomes a member of the nuclear factors of activated T cells transcription complex. This complex plays a central role in inducing gene transcription during the immune response. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized.[6]

Clinical significance

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Translocation forming an in frame fusions product between EWSR1 gene and the NFATc2 gene has been described in bone tumor with a Ewing sarcoma-like clinical appearance. The translocation breakpoint led to the loss of the controlling elements of the NFATc2 protein and the fusion of the N terminal region of the EWSR1 gene conferred constant activation of the protein.[7]

Interactions

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NFATC2 has been shown to interact with MEF2D,[8] EP300,[9] IRF4[10] and Protein kinase Mζ.[11] Prostaglandin F2alpha stimulates a NFCT2 pathway stimulating growth of skeletal muscle cells.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000101096Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000027544Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Northrop JP, Ho SN, Chen L, Thomas DJ, Timmerman LA, Nolan GP, Admon A, Crabtree GR (Jun 1994). "NF-AT components define a family of transcription factors targeted in T-cell activation". Nature. 369 (6480): 497–502. Bibcode:1994Natur.369..497N. doi:10.1038/369497a0. PMID 8202141. S2CID 9920546.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: NFATC2 nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic, calcineurin-dependent 2".
  7. ^ Szuhai K, Ijszenga M, de Jong D, Karseladze A, Tanke HJ, Hogendoorn PC (Apr 2009). "The NFATc2 gene is involved in a novel cloned translocation in a Ewing sarcoma variant that couples its function in immunology to oncology". Clinical Cancer Research. 15 (7): 2259–68. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-08-2184. PMID 19318479.
  8. ^ Youn HD, Chatila TA, Liu JO (Aug 2000). "Integration of calcineurin and MEF2 signals by the coactivator p300 during T-cell apoptosis". The EMBO Journal. 19 (16): 4323–31. doi:10.1093/emboj/19.16.4323. PMC 302027. PMID 10944115.
  9. ^ García-Rodríguez C, Rao A (Jun 1998). "Nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT)-dependent transactivation regulated by the coactivators p300/CREB-binding protein (CBP)". The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 187 (12): 2031–6. doi:10.1084/jem.187.12.2031. PMC 2212364. PMID 9625762.
  10. ^ Rengarajan J, Mowen KA, McBride KD, Smith ED, Singh H, Glimcher LH (Apr 2002). "Interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) interacts with NFATc2 to modulate interleukin 4 gene expression". The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 195 (8): 1003–12. doi:10.1084/jem.20011128. PMC 2193700. PMID 11956291.
  11. ^ San-Antonio B, Iñiguez MA, Fresno M (Jul 2002). "Protein kinase Czeta phosphorylates nuclear factor of activated T cells and regulates its transactivating activity". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (30): 27073–80. doi:10.1074/jbc.M106983200. PMID 12021260.
  12. ^ Horsley V, Pavlath GK (2003). "Prostaglandin F2(alpha) stimulates growth of skeletal muscle cells via an NFATC2-dependent pathway". J Cell Biol. 161 (1): 111–8. doi:10.1083/jcb.200208085. PMC 2172881. PMID 12695501.

Further reading

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