RFXANK
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: RFXANK
- Official Name: regulatory factor X associated ankyrin containing protein
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 8625
- UniProt: O14593
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: Major histocompatibility (MHC) class II molecules are transmembrane proteins that have a central role in development and control of the immune system. The protein encoded by this gene, along with regulatory factor X-associated protein and regulatory factor-5, forms a complex that binds to the X box motif of certain MHC class II gene promoters and activates their transcription. Once bound to the promoter, this complex associates with the non-DNA-binding factor MHC class II transactivator, which controls the cell type specificity and inducibility of MHC class II gene expression. This protein contains ankyrin repeats involved in protein-protein interactions. Mutations in this gene have been linked to bare lymphocyte syndrome type II, complementation group B. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013].
- UniProt Summary: Activates transcription from class II MHC promoters. Activation requires the activity of the MHC class II transactivator/CIITA. May regulate other genes in the cell. RFX binds the X1 box of MHC-II promoters (PubMed:9806546, PubMed:10072068, PubMed:10725724). May also potentiate the activation of RAF1 (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Z205, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10072068, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10725724, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9806546}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 2166
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 4.86
RFXANK Expression in NALM6 Cells: 4.86
