Preferred Label : nfatc transcription factors;
MeSH definition : A family of transcription factors characterized by the presence of highly conserved
calcineurin- and DNA-binding domains. NFAT proteins are activated in the CYTOPLASM
by the calcium-dependent phosphatase CALCINEURIN. They transduce calcium signals to
the nucleus where they can interact with TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1 or NF-KAPPA B and
initiate GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION of GENES involved in CELL DIFFERENTIATION and development.
NFAT proteins stimulate T-CELL activation through the induction of IMMEDIATE-EARLY
GENES such as INTERLEUKIN-2.;
MeSH synonym : nf at proteins; nf-at proteins; nfat proteins; nf-at, transcription factor; nfatc proteins; nuclear factor of activated t cells, cytoplasmic; nuclear factor of activated t-cells, cytoplasmic; nuclear factors of activated t cells; nuclear factors of activated t-cells; transcription factor nf at; transcription factor nf-at; transcription factors, nfatc;
MeSH hyponym : NFAT transcription factor 2; NFAT transcription factor 1; NFAT transcription factor 3; NFAT transcription factor 4; NFATC3 Transcription Factor; Factor, NFATC3 Transcription; Transcription Factor, NFATC3; NFATx Protein; Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cells, Cytoplasmic 3 Protein; Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells, Cytoplasmic 3 Protein; NF-AT4 Protein; NF AT4 Protein; NFAT4 Protein; NFATC3 Protein; NFAT-2 Protein; NFAT 2 Protein; Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cells, Cytoplasmic 1 Protein; Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells, Cytoplasmic 1 Protein; NFATC1 Protein; NFATC1 Transcription Factor; Factor, NFATC1 Transcription; Transcription Factor, NFATC1; NF-ATc1 Protein; NF ATc1 Protein; NFAT2 Protein; NFATC4 Transcription Factor; Transcription Factor, NFATC4; NFAT3 Protein; NFATC4 Protein; Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cells, Cytoplasmic 4 Protein; Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells, Cytoplasmic 4 Protein; NF-AT3 Protein; NF AT3 Protein; NFATC2 Transcription Factor; Factor, NFATC2 Transcription; Transcription Factor, NFATC2; NFAT1 Protein; NFATC2 Protein; Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cells, Cytoplasmic 2 Protein; Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells, Cytoplasmic 2 Protein; NFAT-1 Protein; NFAT 1 Protein;
Related MeSH term : NFAT transcription factor 5; Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cells 5 Protein; Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells 5 Protein; OREBP Protein; Osmotic Response Element Binding Protein; NFATL1 Protein; Tonicity-Responsive Enhancer-Binding Protein; Tonicity Responsive Enhancer Binding Protein; NFAT5 Protein; NFATz Protein; TonEBP Protein;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D050778;
UMLS CUI : C0213011;
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A family of transcription factors characterized by the presence of highly conserved
calcineurin- and DNA-binding domains. NFAT proteins are activated in the CYTOPLASM
by the calcium-dependent phosphatase CALCINEURIN. They transduce calcium signals to
the nucleus where they can interact with TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1 or NF-KAPPA B and
initiate GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION of GENES involved in CELL DIFFERENTIATION and development.
NFAT proteins stimulate T-CELL activation through the induction of IMMEDIATE-EARLY
GENES such as INTERLEUKIN-2.