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KLF8

Krueppel-like factor 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KLF8 gene. KLF8 belongs to the family of KLF protein. KLF8 is activated by KLF1 along with KLF3 while KLF3 represses KLF8.

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KLF8
Identifiers
AliasesKLF8, BKLF3, ZNF741, Kruppel-like factor 8, Kruppel like factor 8
External IDsOMIM: 300286; MGI: 2442430; HomoloGene: 68549; GeneCards: KLF8; OMA:KLF8 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_173780
NM_001357183

RefSeq (protein)

NP_776141
NP_001344112

Location (UCSC)Chr X: 56.23 – 56.29 MbChr X: 152.02 – 152.18 Mb
PubMed search34
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Krueppel-like factor 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KLF8 gene.5 KLF8 belongs to the family of KLF protein. KLF8 is activated by KLF1 along with KLF3 while KLF3 represses KLF8.6

Interactions

KLF8 has been shown to interact with CTBP2.7

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000102349Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000041649Ensembl, 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. "Entrez Gene: KLF8 Kruppel-like factor 8".
  6. Alister P. W. Funnell; et al. "Generation of Mice Deficient in both KLF3/BKLF and KLF8 Reveals a Genetic Interaction and a Role for These Factors in Embryonic Globin Gene Silencing". asm.org. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. van Vliet J, Turner J, Crossley M (May 2000). "Human Krüppel-like factor 8: a CACCC-box binding protein that associates with CtBP and represses transcription". Nucleic Acids Research. 28 (9): 1955–62. doi:10.1093/nar/28.9.1955. PMC 103308. PMID 10756197.
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