MRTFA gene
myocardin related transcription factor A
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From NCBI Gene:
The protein encoded by this gene interacts with the transcription factor myocardin, a key regulator of smooth muscle cell differentiation. The encoded protein is predominantly nuclear and may help transduce signals from the cytoskeleton to the nucleus. This gene is involved in a specific translocation event that creates a fusion of this gene and the RNA-binding motif protein-15 gene. This translocation has been associated with acute megakaryocytic leukemia. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013]
From UniProt:
Transcription coactivator that associates with the serum response factor (SRF) transcription factor to control expression of genes regulating the cytoskeleton during development, morphogenesis and cell migration. The SRF-MRTFA complex activity responds to Rho GTPase-induced changes in cellular globular actin (G-actin) concentration, thereby coupling cytoskeletal gene expression to cytoskeletal dynamics. MRTFA binds G-actin via its RPEL repeats, regulating activity of the MRTFA-SRF complex. Activity is also regulated by filamentous actin (F-actin) in the nucleus.
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From UniProt:
A chromosomal aberration involving MRTFA may be a cause of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia. Translocation t(1;22)(p13;q13) with RBM15 (PubMed:11431691, PubMed:11344311). Although both reciprocal fusion transcripts are detected in acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL, FAB-M7), the RBM15-MRTFA chimeric protein has all the putative functional domains encoded by each gene and is the candidate oncogene (PubMed:11431691, PubMed:11344311).
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Cytogenetic Location: 22q13.1-q13.2, which is the long (q) arm of chromosome 22 between positions 13.1 and 13.2
Molecular Location: base pairs 40,410,281 to 40,636,862 on chromosome 22 (Homo sapiens Annotation Release 109, GRCh38.p12) (NCBI)

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