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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP10914
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 17215
Name Zinc finger protein PLAG1
Synonyms
  1. Pleiomorphic adenoma gene 1 protein
Gene Name PLAG1
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in zinc ion binding
Specific Function Transcription factor whose activation results in up- regulation of target genes, such as IGFII, leading to uncontrolled cell proliferation:when overexpressed in cultured cells, higher proliferation rate and transformation are observed. Other target genes such as CRLF1, CRABP2, CRIP2, PIGF are strongly induced in cells with PLAG1 induction. Proto-oncogene whose ectopic expression can trigger the development of pleomorphic adenomas of the salivary gland and lipoblastomas. Overexpression is associated with up-regulation of IGFII, is frequently observed in hepatoblastoma, common primary liver tumor in childhood. Cooperates with CBFB-MYH11, a fusion gene important for myeloid leukemia
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
cell part
intracellular
Function
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
transition metal ion binding
zinc ion binding
nucleic acid binding
Cellular Location
  1. Nucleus
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:8
Locus 8q12
SNPs PLAG1
Gene Sequence
>1503 bp
ATGGCCACTGTCATTCCTGGTGATTTGTCAGAAGTAAGAGATACCCAGAAAGTCCCTTCA
GGGAAACGTAAGCGTGGTGAAACCAAACCAAGAAAAAACTTTCCTTGCCAACTGTGTGAC
AAGGCCTTTAACAGTGTTGAGAAATTAAAGGTTCACTCCTACTCTCACACAGGAGAGAGG
CCCTACAAGTGCATACAACAAGACTGCACCAAGGCCTTTGTTTCTAAGTACAAATTACAA
AGGCACATGGCTACTCATTCTCCTGAGAAAACCCACAAGTGTAATTATTGTGAGAAAATG
TTTCACCGGAAAGATCATCTGAAGAATCACCTCCATACACACGACCCTAACAAAGAGACG
TTTAAGTGCGAAGAATGTGGCAAGAACTACAATACCAAGCTTGGATTTAAACGTCACTTG
GCCTTGCATGCCGCAACAAGTGGTGACCTCACCTGTAAGGTATGTTTGCAAACTTTTGAA
AGCACGGGAGTGCTTCTGGAGCACCTTAAATCTCATGCAGGCAAGTCGTCTGGTGGGGTT
AAAGAAAAAAAGCACCAGTGCGAACATTGTGATCGCCGGTTCTACACCCGAAAGGATGTC
CGGAGACACATGGTGGTGCACACTGGAAGAAAGGACTTCCTCTGTCAGTATTGTGCACAG
AGATTTGGGCGAAAGGATCACCTGACTCGACATATGAAGAAGAGTCACAATCAAGAGCTT
CTGAAGGTCAAAACAGAACCAGTGGATTTCCTTGACCCATTTACCTGCAATGTGTCTGTG
CCTATAAAAGACGAGCTCCTTCCGGTGATGTCCTTACCTTCCAGTGAACTGTTATCAAAG
CCATTCACAAACACTTTGCAGTTAAACCTCTACAACACTCCATTTCAGTCCATGCAGAGC
TCGGGATCTGCCCACCAAATGATCACAACTTTACCTTTGGGAATGACATGCCCAATAGAT
ATGGACACTGTTCATCCCTCTCACCACCTTTCTTTCAAATATCCGTTCAGTTCTACCTCA
TATGCAATTTCTATTCCTGAAAAAGAACAGCCATTAAAGGGGGAAATTGAGAGTTACCTG
ATGGAGTTACAAGGTGGCGTGCCCTCTTCATCCCAAGATTCTCAAGCATCGTCATCATCT
AAGCTAGGGTTGGATCCTCAGATTGGGTCCCTAGATGATGGTGCAGGAGACCTCTCCCTA
TCCAAAAGCTCTATCTCCATCAGTGACCCCCTAAACACACCAGCATTGGATTTTTCTCAG
TTGTTTAATTTCATACCTTTAAATGGTCCTCCCTATAATCCTCTATCAGTGGGGAGCCTT
GGAATGAGCTATTCCCAGGAAGAAGCACATTCTTCTGTTTCCCAGCTCCCCCCACAAACA
CAGGATCTTCAGGATCCTGCAAACACTATAGGGCTTGGGTCTCTGCACTCACTGTCAGCA
GCTTTCACCAGCAGTTTAAGCACAAGTACCACCCTCCCACGTTTCCATCAAGCTTTTCAG
TAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 500
Molecular Weight 55909.0
Theoretical pI 8.7
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Zinc finger protein PLAG1
MATVIPGDLSEVRDTQKVPSGKRKRGETKPRKNFPCQLCDKAFNSVEKLKVHSYSHTGER
PYKCIQQDCTKAFVSKYKLQRHMATHSPEKTHKCNYCEKMFHRKDHLKNHLHTHDPNKET
FKCEECGKNYNTKLGFKRHLALHAATSGDLTCKVCLQTFESTGVLLEHLKSHAGKSSGGV
KEKKHQCEHCDRRFYTRKDVRRHMVVHTGRKDFLCQYCAQRFGRKDHLTRHMKKSHNQEL
LKVKTEPVDFLDPFTCNVSVPIKDELLPVMSLPSSELLSKPFTNTLQLNLYNTPFQSMQS
SGSAHQMITTLPLGMTCPIDMDTVHPSHHLSFKYPFSSTSYAISIPEKEQPLKGEIESYL
MELQGGVPSSSQDSQASSSSKLGLDPQIGSLDDGAGDLSLSKSSISISDPLNTPALDFSQ
LFNFIPLNGPPYNPLSVGSLGMSYSQEEAHSSVSQLPPQTQDLQDPANTIGLGSLHSLSA
AFTSSLSTSTTLPRFHQAFQ
GenBank ID Protein 167857796
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q6DJT9
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name PLAG1_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_001114634.1
GeneCard ID PLAG1
GenAtlas ID PLAG1
HGNC ID HGNC:9045
References
General References
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