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Cebpa CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]

Gene ID: 12606, updated on 27-Nov-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
Cebpaprovided by MGI
Official Full Name
CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alphaprovided by MGI
Primary source
MGI:MGI:99480
See related
Ensembl:ENSMUSG00000034957 AllianceGenome:MGI:99480
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Mus musculus
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus
Also known as
Cebp; CBF-A; C/ebpalpha
Summary
This intronless gene encodes a transcription factor that contains a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain and recognizes the CCAAT motif in the promoters of target genes. The encoded protein functions in homodimers and also heterodimers with CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins beta and gamma. Activity of this protein can modulate the expression of genes involved in cell cycle regulation as well as in body weight homeostasis. The use of alternative in-frame non-AUG (CUG) and AUG start codons results in several protein isoforms with different lengths. Differential translation initiation is mediated by an out-of-frame, upstream open reading frame which is located between the CUG and the first AUG start codons. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2014]
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Genomic context

See Cebpa in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
7 B2; 7 21.02 cM
Exon count:
1
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_02 current GRCm39 (GCF_000001635.27) 7 NC_000073.7 (34818718..34821353)
108.20200622 previous assembly GRCm38.p6 (GCF_000001635.26) 7 NC_000073.6 (35119293..35121928)

Chromosome 7 - NC_000073.7Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene CCAAT/enhancer binding protein gamma Neighboring gene STARR-positive B cell enhancer ABC_E6536 Neighboring gene predicted gene 45095 Neighboring gene STARR-seq mESC enhancer starr_18615 Neighboring gene predicted gene, 35611 Neighboring gene predicted gene, 35724 Neighboring gene predicted gene, 51475 Neighboring gene predicted gene, 35665

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Variation

Alleles

Alleles of this type are documented at Mouse Genome Informatics  (MGI)

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by MGI

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables HMG box domain binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables RNA polymerase I transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables RNA polymerase I transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables STAT family protein binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables STAT family protein binding ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables chromatin DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables chromatin binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables histone deacetylase binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables identical protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables identical protein binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables kinase binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables kinase binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein domain specific binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein heterodimerization activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein homodimerization activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein-containing complex binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables sequence-specific DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
contributes_to sequence-specific DNA binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables sequence-specific DNA binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables transcription factor binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in DNA-templated transcription IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within Notch signaling pathway IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within brown fat cell differentiation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of cell population proliferation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to lithium ion IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to organic cyclic compound IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to tumor necrosis factor IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cholesterol metabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in cytokine-mediated signaling pathway NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within embryonic placenta development IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
involved_in energy homeostasis IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within epithelial cell maturation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within fat cell differentiation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in fat cell differentiation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in fat cell differentiation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in fat cell differentiation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in glucose homeostasis IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in granulocyte differentiation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in granulocyte differentiation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of hematopoietic stem cell proliferation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within inner ear development IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in lipid homeostasis IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within liver development IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in liver development IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within lung development IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in lung development IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within macrophage differentiation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within mitochondrion organization IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in myeloid cell differentiation IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in myeloid cell differentiation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of cell cycle IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of cell population proliferation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of cell population proliferation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of hematopoietic stem cell proliferation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription initiation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of fat cell differentiation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of fat cell differentiation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of gene expression IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of inflammatory response IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of macrophage activation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of DNA-templated transcription IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of cell population proliferation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in transcription by RNA polymerase I ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in transcription by RNA polymerase I ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within urea cycle IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within white fat cell differentiation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of C/EBP complex ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
part_of CHOP-C/EBP complex ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
part_of RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
part_of Rb-E2F complex ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in intracellular membrane-bounded organelle ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in nuclear matrix ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in nucleolus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in nucleolus ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in nucleolus ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
is_active_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in nucleus NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
part_of protein-containing complex ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
part_of transcription regulator complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
part_of transcription regulator complex ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 

General protein information

Preferred Names
CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha
Names
C/EBP alpha
CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP), alpha

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001287514.1NP_001274443.1  CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha isoform c

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) can initiate translation from an upstream non-AUG (CUG) site, and also from four downstream, in-frame AUG sites. The isoform (c, also known as extended) represented in this RefSeq results from translation initiation at the upstream CUG start codon. Isoform c is the longest isoform.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC150683
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q3U2H8
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd14711
    Location:318378
    bZIP_CEBPA; Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (CEBPA): a DNA-binding and dimerization domain
  2. NM_001287515.1NP_001274444.1  CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha isoform d

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) can initiate translation from an upstream non-AUG (CUG) site, and also from four downstream, in-frame AUG sites. The isoform (d, also known as 35-kDa) represented in this RefSeq results from translation initiation at the second AUG start codon. Isoform d has a shorter N-terminus, compared to isoform c.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC150683
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q3U2H8
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd14711
    Location:267327
    bZIP_CEBPA; Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (CEBPA): a DNA-binding and dimerization domain
  3. NM_001287521.1NP_001274450.1  CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha isoform b

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) can initiate translation from an upstream non-AUG (CUG) site, and also from four downstream, in-frame AUG sites. The isoform (b, also known as 30-kDa) represented in this RefSeq results from translation initiation at the third AUG start codon. Isoform b has a shorter N-terminus, compared to isoform c.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC150683
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P53566
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd14711
    Location:164224
    bZIP_CEBPA; Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (CEBPA): a DNA-binding and dimerization domain
  4. NM_001287523.1NP_001274452.1  CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha isoform e

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) can initiate translation from an upstream non-AUG (CUG) site, and also from four downstream, in-frame AUG sites. The isoform (e, also known as 20-kDa) represented in this RefSeq results from translation initiation at the fourth AUG start codon. Isoform e has a shorter N-terminus, compared to isoform c.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC150683
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd14711
    Location:68128
    bZIP_CEBPA; Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (CEBPA): a DNA-binding and dimerization domain
  5. NM_007678.4NP_031704.2  CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha isoform a

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_031704.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) can initiate translation from an upstream non-AUG (CUG) site, and also from four downstream, in-frame AUG sites. The isoform (a, also known as 42-kDa) represented in this RefSeq results from translation initiation at the first AUG start codon. Isoform a has a shorter N-terminus, compared to isoform c.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC150683
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS21145.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P53566, Q91XB6
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q3U2H8
    Related
    ENSMUSP00000096129.5, ENSMUST00000042985.11
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd14711
    Location:281341
    bZIP_CEBPA; Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (CEBPA): a DNA-binding and dimerization domain

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001635.27-RS_2024_02

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

Genomic

  1. NC_000073.7 Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

    Range
    34818718..34821353
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