MAZ (gene)

MAZ
Identifiers
Aliases	MAZ, PUR1, Pur-1, SAF-1, SAF-2, SAF-3, ZF87, ZNF801, Zif87, MYC associated zinc finger protein
External IDs	OMIM: 600999; MGI: 1338823; HomoloGene: 106451; GeneCards: MAZ; OMA:MAZ - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (human)
End	29,811,164 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 7 (mouse)
End	126,626,209 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	ventricular zone; ; ganglionic eminence; ; right hemisphere of cerebellum; ; mucosa of transverse colon; ; stromal cell of endometrium; ; granulocyte; ; right frontal lobe; ; tendon of biceps brachii; ; left testis; ; muscle layer of sigmoid colon;
	Top expressed in
	ventricular zone; ; yolk sac; ; neural layer of retina; ; superior frontal gyrus; ; dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell; ; genital tubercle; ; muscle of thigh; ; lip; ; tail of embryo; ; granulocyte;
	More reference expression data
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	DNA binding; protein binding; RNA polymerase II core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding; metal ion binding; nucleic acid binding; RNA binding; RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific;
Cellular component	nucleus;
Biological process	termination of RNA polymerase II transcription; transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; transcription, DNA-templated; regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; positive regulation of cell population proliferation; positive regulation of gene expression; positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling; positive regulation of cell migration; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling; negative regulation of apoptotic signaling pathway;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	4150
	17188
	ENSG00000103495
	ENSMUSG00000030678
	P56270
	P56671
	NM_001042539; NM_001276275; NM_001276276; NM_002383
	NM_010772; NM_001372521; NM_001372522; NM_001372523
	NP_001036004; NP_001263204; NP_001263205; NP_002374
	n/a
	Wikidata
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Myc-associated zinc finger protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MAZ gene.