Transcription factor E2F1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the E2F1 gene.

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the E2F family of transcription factors. The E2F family plays a crucial role in the control of cell cycle and action of tumor suppressor proteins and is also a target of the transforming proteins of small DNA tumor viruses. The E2F proteins contain several evolutionarily conserved domains found in most members of the family. These domains include a DNA binding domain, a dimerization domain which determines interaction with the differentiation regulated transcription factor proteins (DP), a transactivation domain enriched in acidic amino acids, and a tumor suppressor protein association domain which is embedded within the transactivation domain. This protein and another 2 members, E2F2 and E2F3, have an additional cyclin binding domain. This protein binds preferentially to retinoblastoma protein pRB in a cell-cycle dependent manner. It can mediate both cell proliferation and p53-dependent/independent apoptosis.

Transcription

E2F1 promoter[PAX8] => E2F1

Interactions

E2F1 has been shown to interact with:

ARID3A, CUL1, Cyclin A1, Cyclin A2, GTF2H1, MDM4, NCOA6, NDN, NPDC1, PURA, PHB, RB1, UDG, RBL1, SKP2, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, TFDP1 TOPBP1, TP53BP1, and UBC.

See also E2F Retinoblastoma protein

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