NCIt synonyms : GLI1; GLI1 Protein; GLI; Oncogene GLI; Glioma-Associated Oncogene; Glioma Associated Oncogene Homolog 1 Protein; GLI Protein; Glioma-Associated Oncogene Family Zinc Finger 1; GLI-Kruppel Family Member GLI1;
NCIt definition : Zinc finger protein GLI1 (1106 aa, 118 kDa) is encoded by the human GLI1 gene. This
protein is involved in transcriptional regulation, cell differentiation and signaling
pathway modulation.;
NCIt note : The GLI1 Protein, a Kruppel family protein, is homologous to Drosophila Cubitus interruptus
and contains five DNA-binding zinc finger repeats, implicated in transduction of the
SHH signal; an endodermal signal that controls hindgut patterning and lung growth.
The GLI1 gene is found amplified in a malignant glioma. (from OMIM);