Mrtfa myocardin related transcription factor A [Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Mrtfaprovided by RGD
Official Full Name: myocardin related transcription factor Aprovided by RGD
Primary source: RGD:1304873
See related: EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000018803 AllianceGenome:RGD:1304873
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Rattus norvegicus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Also known as: BSAC; Mkl1; FLMKL1; MELODY; Mrtf-a; MKL1met
Summary: Predicted to enable several functions, including actin monomer binding activity; leucine zipper domain binding activity; and transcription coactivator activity. Involved in regulation of modification of postsynaptic structure and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Is active in glutamatergic synapse; postsynapse; and presynapse. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in acute megakaryocytic leukemia and immunodeficiency 66. Orthologous to human MRTFA (myocardin related transcription factor A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Expression: Biased expression in Thymus (RPKM 49.9), Spleen (RPKM 47.3) and 9 other tissues See more
Orthologs: human mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 7q34

Exon count:: 14

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1)	7	NC_086025.1 (114424481..114594594, complement)
RS_2023_06	previous assembly	mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2)	7	NC_051342.1 (112544305..112714418, complement)
106	previous assembly	Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5)	7	NC_005106.4 (122233196..122403661, complement)

Chromosome 7 - NC_086025.1 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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MRTF-A alleviates myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury by inhibiting the inflammatory response and inducing autophagy.
Title: MRTF-A alleviates myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury by inhibiting the inflammatory response and inducing autophagy.
Knockdown of MKL1 ameliorates oxidative stress-induced chondrocyte apoptosis and cartilage matrix degeneration by activating TWIST1-mediated PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in rats.
Title: Knockdown of MKL1 ameliorates oxidative stress-induced chondrocyte apoptosis and cartilage matrix degeneration by activating TWIST1-mediated PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in rats.
SUN-MKL1 Crosstalk Regulates Nuclear Deformation and Fast Motility of Breast Carcinoma Cells in Fibrillar ECM Microenvironment.
Title: SUN-MKL1 Crosstalk Regulates Nuclear Deformation and Fast Motility of Breast Carcinoma Cells in Fibrillar ECM Microenvironment.
RXRalpha and MRTF-A have a synergistic effect in the retinoic acid-induced neural-like differentiation of adult bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
Title: RXRα and MRTF-A have a synergistic effect in the retinoic acid-induced neural-like differentiation of adult bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
Myocardin and myocardin-related transcription factor-A (MRTF-A) are upregulated in activated hepatic stellate cells and are closely associated with robustly increased actin cytoskeleton remodeling.
Title: Myocardin and myocardin-related transcription factor-A synergistically mediate actin cytoskeletal-dependent inhibition of liver fibrogenesis.
MRTF-A overexpression synergistically enhanced the induction of FN and ICAM-1 by Advanced glycation end products.
Title: MRTF-A mediated FN and ICAM-1 expression in AGEs-induced rat glomerular mesangial cells via activating STAT5.
Both HDAC5 and p300 are involved in MRTF-A-mediated effect on neuronal apoptosis.
Title: Opposite effects of HDAC5 and p300 on MRTF-A-related neuronal apoptosis during ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats.
MRTF-A improved myocardial cell survival.
Title: Anti-apoptotic effects of myocardin-related transcription factor-A on rat cardiomyocytes following hypoxia-induced injury.
the reciprocal regulation of MRTF-A localization by Hic-5 and Hic-5 expression by MRTF-A, plays a crucial role in myofibroblast differentiation in response to TGF-beta.
Title: Hic-5 is required for myofibroblast differentiation by regulating mechanically dependent MRTF-A nuclear accumulation.
Exploration of the molecular causes of enhanced cardiac hypertrophy revealed significant activation of beta-catenin/GSK-3beta signaling, whereas MAPK and MKL1/serum-response factor pathways were inhibited.
Title: Myozap Deficiency Promotes Adverse Cardiac Remodeling via Differential Regulation of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase/Serum-response Factor and β-Catenin/GSK-3β Protein Signaling.

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

RH138158 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:220245

RH128003 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:211312

AW743281 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:209113

AW821984 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:209120

Mkl1 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:507360

AI852829 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:164587

BF388535 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:244980

RH131243 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:214526

Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables actin binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables actin monomer binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables leucine zipper domain binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables molecular adaptor activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables transcription coactivator activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables transcription coactivator activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within actin cytoskeleton organization	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in actin cytoskeleton organization	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within forebrain development	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of apoptotic signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within neuron migration	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within neuron projection development	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of miRNA transcription	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of modification of postsynaptic structure	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of modification of postsynaptic structure	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in smooth muscle cell differentiation	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in smooth muscle cell differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in wound healing, spreading of cells	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cytoplasm	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in cytosol	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in cytosol	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in glutamatergic synapse	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in glutamatergic synapse	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
located_in nucleoplasm	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in nucleoplasm	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in nucleus	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in nucleus	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in postsynapse	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in presynapse	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: myocardin-related transcription factor A

Names: MKL/myocardin-like protein 1; MKL1-elongated derivative of yield protein; basic, SAP, and coiled-coil domain containing protein; megakaryoblastic leukemia (translocation) 1; megakaryoblastic leukemia 1 met

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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