Cell Senescence Entries for CARF

Cell Types
Lung fibroblast
Cell Lines
MRC-5
Cancer Cell?
No
Method
Overexpression
Type of senescence
Replicative, Stress-induced
Senescence Effect
Induces
Primary Reference
Hasan et al. (2009) CARF Is a vital dual regulator of cellular senescence and apoptosis. J Biol Chem 284(3)1664-72 (PubMed)

CARF Gene Information

HGNC symbol
CARF 
Aliases
ALS2CR8; FLJ21579; NYD-SP24 
Common name
calcium responsive transcription factor 
Entrez Id
79800
Description

CARF Ontologies

Gene Ontology
Process: GO:61400; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter in response to calcium ion
GO:6357; regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
GO:71277; cellular response to calcium ion
GO:35865; cellular response to potassium ion
GO:45944; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
GO:51090; regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity
Cellular component: GO:5634; nucleus
GO:1652; granular component
Function: GO:3677; DNA binding
GO:3700; DNA-binding transcription factor activity
GO:5515; protein binding
GO:981; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific
GO:978; RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
GO:1228; DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific
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Homologs of CARF in Model Organisms

Danio rerio
als2cr8
Mus musculus
Als2cr8
Rattus norvegicus
Als2cr8

External links

OMIM
607586
Ensembl
ENSG00000138380
Entrez Gene
79800
UniGene
444982
1000 Genomes
1000 Genomes
HPRD
GenAtlas
CARF
GeneCards
CARF