NameProto-oncogene c-Fos
Synonyms
  • Cellular oncogene fos
  • G0/G1 switch regulatory protein 7
  • G0S7
Gene NameFOS
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0002240|Proto-oncogene c-Fos
MMFSGFNADYEASSSRCSSASPAGDSLSYYHSPADSFSSMGSPVNAQDFCTDLAVSSANF
IPTVTAISTSPDLQWLVQPALVSSVAPSQTRAPHPFGVPAPSAGAYSRAGVVKTMTGGRA
QSIGRRGKVEQLSPEEEEKRRIRRERNKMAAAKCRNRRRELTDTLQAETDQLEDEKSALQ
TEIANLLKEKEKLEFILAAHRPACKIPDDLGFPEEMSVASLDLTGGLPEVATPESEEAFT
LPLLNDPEPKPSVEPVKSISSMELKTEPFDDFLFPASSRPSGSETARSVPDMDLSGSFYA
ADWEPLHSGSLGMGPMATELEPLCTPVVTCTPSCTAYTSSFVFTYPEADSFPSCAAAHRK
GSSSNEPSSDSLSSPTLLAL
Number of residues380
Molecular Weight40694.855
Theoretical pI4.5
GO Classification
Functions
  • transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
  • chromatin binding
  • R-SMAD binding
  • RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding
  • transcription regulatory region DNA binding
  • transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific binding
  • transcription factor binding
  • RNA polymerase II core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
  • transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific binding
Processes
  • response to corticosterone
  • skeletal muscle cell differentiation
  • regulation of sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity
  • cellular response to calcium ion
  • cellular response to reactive oxygen species
  • stress-activated MAPK cascade
  • transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway
  • innate immune response
  • positive regulation of pri-miRNA transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • toll-like receptor 10 signaling pathway
  • cellular response to extracellular stimulus
  • Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway
  • toll-like receptor 2 signaling pathway
  • aging
  • positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • toll-like receptor 3 signaling pathway
  • response to cytokine
  • response to cAMP
  • toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway
  • toll-like receptor 5 signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • toll-like receptor 9 signaling pathway
  • regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • response to muscle stretch
  • toll-like receptor signaling pathway
  • response to cold
  • nervous system development
  • toll-like receptor TLR1
  • response to drug
  • response to progesterone
  • sleep
  • toll-like receptor TLR6
  • cellular response to hormone stimulus
  • TRIF-dependent toll-like receptor signaling pathway
  • inflammatory response
  • response to lipopolysaccharide
  • DNA methylation
  • response to gravity
  • conditioned taste aversion
  • response to toxic substance
  • positive regulation of osteoclast differentiation
  • response to immobilization stress
  • response to light stimulus
  • SMAD protein signal transduction
  • MyD88-dependent toll-like receptor signaling pathway
  • female pregnancy
  • transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • MyD88-independent toll-like receptor signaling pathway
Components
  • cytosol
  • nucleoplasm
  • membrane
  • nucleus
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • neuron projection
  • transcription factor complex
General FunctionTranscriptional activator activity, rna polymerase ii core promoter proximal region sequence-specific binding
Specific FunctionNuclear phosphoprotein which forms a tight but non-covalently linked complex with the JUN/AP-1 transcription factor. In the heterodimer, FOS and JUN/AP-1 basic regions each seems to interact with symmetrical DNA half sites. On TGF-beta activation, forms a multimeric SMAD3/SMAD4/JUN/FOS complex at the AP1/SMAD-binding site to regulate TGF-beta-mediated signaling. Has a critical function in regulating the development of cells destined to form and maintain the skeleton. It is thought to have an important role in signal transduction, cell proliferation and differentiation. In growing cells, activates phospholipid synthesis, possibly by activating CDS1 and PI4K2A. This activity requires Tyr-dephosphorylation and association with the endoplasmic reticulum.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID29904
UniProtKB IDP01100
UniProtKB Entry NameFOS_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016322|Proto-oncogene c-Fos (FOS)
ATGATGTTCTCGGGCTTCAACGCAGACTACGAGGCGTCATCCTCCCGCTGCAGCAGCGCG
TCCCCGGCCGGGGATAGCCTCTCTTACTACCACTCACCCGCAGACTCCTTCTCCAGCATG
GGCTCGCCTGTCAACGCGCAGGACTTCTGCACGGACCTGGCCGTCTCCAGTGCCAACTTC
ATTCCCACGGTCACTGCCATCTCGACCAGTCCGGACCTGCAGTGGCTGGTGCAGCCCGCC
CTCGTCTCCTCCGTGGCCCCATCGCAGACCAGAGCCCCTCACCCTTTCGGAGTCCCCGCC
CCCTCCGCTGGGGCTTACTCCAGGGCTGGCGTTGTGAAGACCATGACAGGAGGCCGAGCG
CAGAGCATTGGCAGGAGGGGCAAGGTGGAACAGTTATCTCCAGAAGAAGAAGAGAAAAGG
AGAATCCGAAGGGAAAGGAATAAGATGGCTGCAGCCAAATGCCGCAACCGGAGGAGGGAG
CTGACTGATACACTCCAAGCGGAGACAGACCAACTAGAAGATGAGAAGTCTGCTTTGCAG
ACCGAGATTGCCAACCTGCTGAAGGAGAAGGAAAAACTAGAGTTCATCCTGGCAGCTCAC
CGACCTGCCTGCAAGATCCCTGATGACCTGGGCTTCCCAGAAGAGATGTCTGTGGCTTCC
CTTGATCTGACTGGGGGCCTGCCAGAGGTTGCCACCCCGGAGTCTGAGGAGGCCTTCACC
CTGCCTCTCCTCAATGACCCTGAGCCCAAGCCCTCAGTGGAACCTGTCAAGAGCATCAGC
AGCATGGAGCTGAAGACCGAGCCCTTTGATGACTTCCTGTTCCCAGCATCATCCAGGCCC
AGTGGCTCTGAGACAGCCCGCTCCGTGCCAGACATGGACCTATCTGGGTCCTTCTATGCA
GCAGACTGGGAGCCTCTGCACAGTGGCTCCCTGGGGATGGGGCCCATGGCCACAGAGCTG
GAGCCCCTGTGCACTCCGGTGGTCACCTGTACTCCCAGCTGCACTGCTTACACGTCTTCC
TTCGTCTTCACCTACCCCGAGGCTGACTCCTTCCCCAGCTGTGCAGCTGCCCACCGCAAG
GGCAGCAGCAGCAATGAGCCTTCCTCTGACTCGCTCAGCTCACCCACGCTGCTGGCCCTG
TGA
GenBank Gene IDV01512
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDFOS
HGNC IDHGNC:3796
Chromosome Location14
Locus14q24.3
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