Cell Senescence Entries for XAF1

Cell Types
Dermal microvascular endothelial
Cell Lines
Primary cell
Cancer Cell?
No
Method
Knockdown, Overexpression
Type of senescence
Stress-induced
Senescence Effect
Induces
Primary Reference
Heo et al. (2017) XIAP-associating factor 1, a transcriptional target of BRD7, contributes to endothelial cell senescence. Oncotarget 7(5)5118-30 (PubMed)

XAF1 Gene Information

HGNC symbol
XAF1 
Aliases
BIRC4BP; HSXIAPAF1; XIAPAF1 
Common name
XIAP associated factor 1 
Entrez Id
54739
Description
This gene encodes a protein which binds to and counteracts the inhibitory effect of a member of the IAP (inhibitor of apoptosis) protein family. IAP proteins bind to and inhibit caspases which are activated during apoptosis. The proportion of IAPs and proteins which interfere with their activity, such as the encoded protein, affect the progress of the apoptosis signaling pathway. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012].

XAF1 Ontologies

Gene Ontology
Process: GO:6915; apoptotic process
GO:35456; response to interferon-beta
Cellular component: GO:5634; nucleus
GO:5737; cytoplasm
GO:5654; nucleoplasm
GO:5739; mitochondrion
GO:5829; cytosol
Function: GO:8270; zinc ion binding
GO:46872; metal ion binding
GO:5515; protein binding
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Homologs of XAF1 in Model Organisms

Mus musculus
Xaf1
Rattus norvegicus
XAF1

External links

OMIM
606717
Ensembl
ENSG00000132530
Entrez Gene
54739
UniGene
441975
1000 Genomes
1000 Genomes
HPRD
GenAtlas
XAF1
GeneCards
XAF1