NameNuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1
Synonyms
  • NF-ATc
  • NF-ATc1
  • NFAT transcription complex cytosolic component
  • NFAT2
  • NFATC
Gene NameNFATC1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0008670|Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1
MPSTSFPVPSKFPLGPAAAVFGRGETLGPAPRAGGTMKSAEEEHYGYASSNVSPALPLPT
AHSTLPAPCHNLQTSTPGIIPPADHPSGYGAALDGGPAGYFLSSGHTRPDGAPALESPRI
EITSCLGLYHNNNQFFHDVEVEDVLPSSKRSPSTATLSLPSLEAYRDPSCLSPASSLSSR
SCNSEASSYESNYSYPYASPQTSPWQSPCVSPKTTDPEEGFPRGLGACTLLGSPRHSPST
SPRASVTEESWLGARSSRPASPCNKRKYSLNGRQPPYSPHHSPTPSPHGSPRVSVTDDSW
LGNTTQYTSSAIVAAINALTTDSSLDLGDGVPVKSRKTTLEQPPSVALKVEPVGEDLGSP
PPPADFAPEDYSSFQHIRKGGFCDQYLAVPQHPYQWAKPKPLSPTSYMSPTLPALDWQLP
SHSGPYELRIEVQPKSHHRAHYETEGSRGAVKASAGGHPIVQLHGYLENEPLMLQLFIGT
ADDRLLRPHAFYQVHRITGKTVSTTSHEAILSNTKVLEIPLLPENSMRAVIDCAGILKLR
NSDIELRKGETDIGRKNTRVRLVFRVHVPQPSGRTLSLQVASNPIECSQRSAQELPLVEK
QSTDSYPVVGGKKMVLSGHNFLQDSKVIFVEKAPDGHHVWEMEAKTDRDLCKPNSLVVEI
PPFRNQRITSPVHVSFYVCNGKRKRSQYQRFTYLPANVPIIKTEPTDDYEPAPTCGPVSQ
GLSPLPRPYYSQQLAMPPDPSSCLVAGFPPCPQRSTLMPAAPGVSPKLHDLSPAAYTKGV
ASPGHCHLGLPQPAGEAPAVQDVPRPVATHPGSPGQPPPALLPQQVSAPPSSSCPPGLEH
SLCPSSPSPPLPPATQEPTCLQPCSPACPPATGRPQHLPSTVRRDESPTAGPRLLPEVHE
DGSPNLAPIPVTVKREPEELDQLYLDDVNEIIRNDLSSTSTHS
Number of residues943
Molecular Weight101241.73
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
  • FK506 binding
  • RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding
  • transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific binding
  • transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific binding
  • mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 binding
  • RNA polymerase II transcription factor binding
Processes
  • positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • stimulatory C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway
  • intracellular signal transduction
  • calcineurin-NFAT signaling cascade
  • transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • innate immune response
  • Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway
Components
  • nuclear chromatin
  • cytoplasm
  • nucleus
  • cytosol
  • nucleoplasm
General FunctionTranscriptional activator activity, rna polymerase ii distal enhancer sequence-specific binding
Specific FunctionPlays a role in the inducible expression of cytokine genes in T-cells, especially in the induction of the IL-2 or IL-4 gene transcription. Also controls gene expression in embryonic cardiac cells. Could regulate not only the activation and proliferation but also the differentiation and programmed death of T-lymphocytes as well as lymphoid and non-lymphoid cells.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDO95644
UniProtKB Entry NameNFAC1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013343|Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1 (NFATC1)
ATGCCAAGCACCAGCTTTCCAGTCCCTTCCAAGTTTCCACTTGGCCCTGCGGCTGCGGTC
TTCGGGAGAGGAGAAACTTTGGGGCCCGCGCCGCGCGCCGGCGGCACCATGAAGTCAGCG
GAGGAAGAACACTATGGCTATGCATCCTCCAACGTCAGCCCCGCCCTGCCGCTCCCCACG
GCGCACTCCACCCTGCCGGCCCCGTGCCACAACCTTCAGACCTCCACACCGGGCATCATC
CCGCCGGCGGATCACCCCTCGGGGTACGGAGCAGCTTTGGACGGTGGGCCCGCGGGCTAC
TTCCTCTCCTCCGGCCACACCAGGCCTGATGGGGCCCCTGCCCTGGAGAGTCCTCGCATC
GAGATAACCTCGTGCTTGGGCCTGTACCACAACAATAACCAGTTTTTCCACGATGTGGAG
GTGGAAGACGTCCTCCCTAGCTCCAAACGGTCCCCCTCCACGGCCACGCTGAGTCTGCCC
AGCCTGGAGGCCTACAGAGACCCCTCGTGCCTGAGCCCGGCCAGCAGCCTGTCCTCCCGG
AGCTGCAACTCAGAGGCCTCCTCCTACGAGTCCAACTACTCGTACCCGTACGCGTCCCCC
CAGACGTCGCCATGGCAGTCTCCCTGCGTGTCTCCCAAGACCACGGACCCCGAGGAGGGC
TTTCCCCGCGGGCTGGGGGCCTGCACACTGCTGGGTTCCCCGCGGCACTCCCCCTCCACC
TCGCCCCGCGCCAGCGTCACTGAGGAGAGCTGGCTGGGTGCCCGCTCCTCCAGACCCGCG
TCCCCTTGCAACAAGAGGAAGTACAGCCTCAACGGCCGGCAGCCGCCCTACTCACCCCAC
CACTCGCCCACGCCGTCCCCGCACGGCTCCCCGCGGGTCAGCGTGACCGACGACTCGTGG
TTGGGCAACACCACCCAGTACACCAGCTCGGCCATCGTGGCCGCCATCAACGCGCTGACC
ACCGACAGCAGCCTGGACCTGGGAGATGGCGTCCCTGTCAAGTCCCGCAAGACCACCCTG
GAGCAGCCGCCCTCAGTGGCGCTCAAGGTGGAGCCCGTCGGGGAGGACCTGGGCAGCCCC
CCGCCCCCGGCCGACTTCGCGCCCGAAGACTACTCCTCTTTCCAGCACATCAGGAAGGGC
GGCTTCTGCGACCAGTACCTGGCGGTGCCGCAGCACCCCTACCAGTGGGCGAAGCCCAAG
CCCCTGTCCCCTACGTCCTACATGAGCCCGACCCTGCCCGCCCTGGACTGGCAGCTGCCG
TCCCACTCAGGCCCGTATGAGCTTCGGATTGAGGTGCAGCCCAAGTCCCACCACCGAGCC
CACTACGAGACGGAGGGCAGCCGGGGGGCCGTGAAGGCGTCGGCCGGAGGACACCCCATC
GTGCAGCTGCATGGCTACTTGGAGAATGAGCCGCTGATGCTGCAGCTTTTCATTGGGACG
GCGGACGACCGCCTGCTGCGCCCGCACGCCTTCTACCAGGTGCACCGCATCACAGGGAAG
ACCGTGTCCACCACCAGCCACGAGGCCATCCTCTCCAACACCAAAGTCCTGGAGATCCCA
CTCCTGCCGGAGAACAGCATGCGAGCCGTCATTGACTGTGCCGGAATCCTGAAACTCAGA
AACTCCGACATTGAACTTCGGAAAGGAGAGACGGACATCGGGAGGAAGAACACACGGGTA
CGGCTGGTGTTCCGCGTTCACGTCCCGCAACCCAGCGGCCGCACGCTGTCCCTGCAGGTG
GCCTCCAACCCCATCGAATGCTCCCAGCGCTCAGCTCAGGAGCTGCCTCTGGTGGAGAAG
CAGAGCACGGACAGCTATCCGGTCGTGGGCGGGAAGAAGATGGTCCTGTCTGGCCACAAC
TTCCTGCAGGACTCCAAGGTCATTTTCGTGGAGAAAGCCCCAGATGGCCACCATGTCTGG
GAGATGGAAGCGAAAACTGACCGGGACCTGTGCAAGCCGAATTCTCTGGTGGTTGAGATC
CCGCCATTTCGGAATCAGAGGATAACCAGCCCCGTTCACGTCAGTTTCTACGTCTGCAAC
GGGAAGAGAAAGCGAAGCCAGTACCAGCGTTTCACCTACCTTCCCGCCAACGTTCCAATT
ATAAAAACAGAACCCACTGATGATTATGAGCCTGCTCCAACCTGTGGACCGGTGAGCCAG
GGGTTAAGTCCTCTCCCAAGACCATACTACAGCCAGCAGCTCGCGATGCCACCCGACCCC
AGCTCCTGCCTCGTGGCCGGCTTCCCGCCCTGTCCGCAGAGAAGCACCCTGATGCCAGCG
GCCCCTGGCGTGAGCCCCAAGCTCCACGACCTTTCTCCCGCTGCCTACACCAAGGGCGTT
GCCAGCCCGGGCCACTGTCACCTCGGACTCCCGCAGCCGGCCGGAGAGGCCCCCGCCGTC
CAGGACGTGCCCAGGCCAGTGGCCACGCACCCCGGCTCGCCCGGGCAGCCACCCCCGGCC
CTGCTGCCACAGCAGGTGAGTGCGCCTCCAAGCAGTAGCTGCCCCCCTGGTCTCGAACAC
TCGCTCTGCCCCAGCAGCCCCTCTCCTCCACTCCCGCCTGCCACCCAAGAGCCGACCTGC
CTGCAGCCCTGCAGCCCAGCGTGCCCGCCCGCCACGGGCCGCCCGCAGCACCTGCCGTCC
ACGGTCCGCAGGGACGAGTCTCCGACTGCCGGGCCACGGCTGCTGCCAGAGGTGCATGAG
GACGGTAGTCCTAATTTGGCCCCTATTCCTGTAACGGTCAAGCGAGAGCCTGAAGAGTTG
GACCAGTTGTACCTGGATGACGTAAATGAAATAATACGAAATGACCTCTCCAGCACGAGC
ACCCACTCCTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:7775
Chromosome Location18
LocusNot Available
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