activating transcription factor

Function: - a family of proteins orgionally described as cellular factors mediating adenoviral E1a activation of adenovirus transcription

Specific

activating transcription factor 7; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-7; transcription factor ATF-A (ATF7, ATFA) activating transcription factor-1; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-1; TREB36 protein (ATF1) activating transcription factor-2; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-2; cAMP response element-binding protein CRE-BP1; HB16 (ATF2, CREB2, CREBP1) activating transcription factor-3; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor (ATF-3, ATF3) activating transcription factor-4; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4; DNA-binding protein TAXREB67; cyclic AMP response element-binding protein 2; CREB2 (ATF4, TXREB) activating transcription factor-5; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-5; transcription factor ATFx (ATF5, ATFX) activating transcription factor-6; cAMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 alpha (ATF6)

Properties

COMPARTMENT: cell nucleus MOTIF: DNA-binding motif basic region leucine zipper FOR-BINDING-VIA: leucine zipper

References

- Hoeffler JP, Lustbader JW, Chen CY. Identification of multiple nuclear factors that interact with cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate response element-binding protein and activating transcription factor-2 by protein- protein interactions. Mol Endocrinol. 1991 Feb;5(2):256-66. PMID: 1828107