| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUUCGCGACCCGGAGGUGCGCGGGCGCGGGCGAGCAGGGUCUCCGGGUG… | 2601 nt | 0.6586 | |
| AUUCGCGACCCGGAGGUGCGCGGGCGCGGGCGAGCAGGGUCUCCGGGUG… | 2601 nt | 0.6586 | |
| AUUCGCGACCCGGAGGUGCGCGGGCGCGGGCGAGCAGGGUCUCCGGGUG… | 2601 nt | 0.6586 | |
| AUUCGCGACCCGGAGGUGCGCGGGCGCGGGCGAGCAGGGUCUCCGGGUG… | 2601 nt | 0.6586 |
This intronless gene encodes a transcription factor that contains a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain and recognizes the CCAAT motif in the promoters of target genes. The encoded protein functions in homodimers and also heterodimers with CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins beta and gamma. Activity of this protein can modulate the expression of genes involved in cell cycle regulation as well as in body weight homeostasis. Mutation of this gene is associated with acute myeloid leukemia. The use of alternative in-frame non-AUG (GUG) and AUG start codons results in protein isoforms with different lengths. Differential translation initiation is mediated by an out-of-frame, upstream open reading frame which is located between the GUG and the first AUG start codons. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2013] CIViC Summary for CEBPA Gene 'AML with mutated CEBPA' is a provisional entity in the WHO classification of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and is recommended to be tested for in patients with AML. CEBPA mutations are particularly associated with cytogenetically normal AML (CN-AML). CEBPA is an intronless gene that is required for granulocyte formation in mice. N-terminal nonsense mutations result in a dominant negative C/EBP-alpha protein while C-terminal mutations reduce the DNA-binding potential of this transcription factor. CEBPA mutations are associated with a favorable prognosis, however, NPM1 and FLT3 mutations should also be assessed in CN-AML patients as concurrent mutations may have prognostic implications.
A study in mice demonstrated that conditional deletion of desmoplakin in epicardial cells leads to arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, characterized by myocardial fibro-adipogenesis, apoptosis, and cardiac dysfunction [Yuan et al. DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.052928].