| ncRNA Symbol: | NFX1 | | Full Name: | nuclear transcription factor, X-box binding 1 | | Category: | mRNA | | Synonyms: | NFX2|TEG-42|Tex42 | | Chromosome: | chr9 | | Strand: | + | | Coordinate: | | Start Site(bp): | 33290511 | End Site(bp): | 33371157 | | | Gene Summary: | MHC class II gene expression is controlled primarily at the transcriptional level by transcription factors that bind to the X and Y boxes, two highly conserved elements in the proximal promoter of MHC class II genes. The protein encoded by this gene is a transcriptional repressor capable of binding to the conserved X box motif of HLA-DRA and other MHC class II genes in vitro. The protein may play a role in regulating the duration of an inflammatory response by limiting the period in which class II MHC molecules are induced by IFN-gamma. Three alternative splice variants, each of which encodes a different isoform, have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] | | External Links: | |
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