MKL1

MKL1
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
Aliases MKL1, BSAC, MAL, MRTF-A, megakaryoblastic leukemia (translocation) 1
External IDs MGI: 2384495 HomoloGene: 32487 GeneCards: MKL1
Genetically Related Diseases
breast cancer[1]
RNA expression pattern


More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

57591

223701

Ensembl

ENSG00000196588

ENSMUSG00000042292

UniProt

Q969V6

Q8K4J6

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001282660
NM_001282661
NM_001282662
NM_020831
NM_001318139

NM_001082536
NM_153049

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001269589.1
NP_001269590.1
NP_065882.1

NP_001076005.1
NP_694629.2

Location (UCSC) Chr 22: 40.41 – 40.64 Mb Chr 15: 81.01 – 81.19 Mb
PubMed search [2] [3]
Wikidata
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MKL/megakaryoblastic leukemia 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MKL1 gene.[4][5][6][7]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene interacts with the transcription factor serum response factor,[8] a key regulator of smooth muscle cell differentiation. It is closely related to MKL2 and myocardin.[9] The encoded protein can shuttle between the cytoplasm and the nucleus, and may help this way transduce signals from the cytoskeleton to the nucleus.[10]

Clinical significance

This gene is involved in a specific translocation event that creates a fusion of this gene and the RNA-binding motif protein-15 gene. This translocation has been associated with acute megakaryocytic leukemia.[7]

References

  1. "Diseases that are genetically associated with MKL1 view/edit references on wikidata".
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  3. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  4. Ma Z, Morris SW, Valentine V, Li M, Herbrick JA, Cui X, Bouman D, Li Y, Mehta PK, Nizetic D, Kaneko Y, Chan GC, Chan LC, Squire J, Scherer SW, Hitzler JK (Jul 2001). "Fusion of two novel genes, RBM15 and MKL1, in the t(1;22)(p13;q13) of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia". Nature Genetics. 28 (3): 220–1. doi:10.1038/90054. PMID 11431691.
  5. Sasazuki T, Sawada T, Sakon S, Kitamura T, Kishi T, Okazaki T, Katano M, Tanaka M, Watanabe M, Yagita H, Okumura K, Nakano H (Aug 2002). "Identification of a novel transcriptional activator, BSAC, by a functional cloning to inhibit tumor necrosis factor-induced cell death". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (32): 28853–60. doi:10.1074/jbc.M203190200. PMID 12019265.
  6. Du KL, Chen M, Li J, Lepore JJ, Mericko P, Parmacek MS (Apr 2004). "Megakaryoblastic leukemia factor-1 transduces cytoskeletal signals and induces smooth muscle cell differentiation from undifferentiated embryonic stem cells". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279 (17): 17578–86. doi:10.1074/jbc.M400961200. PMID 14970199.
  7. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: MKL1 megakaryoblastic leukemia (translocation) 1".
  8. Miralles F, Posern G, Zaromytidou AI, Treisman R (May 2003). "Actin dynamics control SRF activity by regulation of its coactivator MAL". Cell. 113 (3): 329–42. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00278-2. PMID 12732141.
  9. Wang DZ, Li S, Hockemeyer D, Sutherland L, Wang Z, Schratt G, Richardson JA, Nordheim A, Olson EN (Nov 2002). "Potentiation of serum response factor activity by a family of myocardin-related transcription factors". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 99 (23): 14855–60. doi:10.1073/pnas.222561499. PMC 137508Freely accessible. PMID 12397177.
  10. Vartiainen MK, Guettler S, Larijani B, Treisman R (Jun 2007). "Nuclear actin regulates dynamic subcellular localization and activity of the SRF cofactor MAL". Science. 316 (5832): 1749–52. doi:10.1126/science.1141084. PMID 17588931.

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