GenAge entry for NFE2L1 (Homo sapiens)
Gene name (HAGRID: 307)
- HGNC symbol
- NFE2L1
- Aliases
- NRF1; LCR-F1; FLJ00380; TCF11
- Common name
- nuclear factor, erythroid 2-like 1
Potential relevance to the human ageing process
- Main reason for selection
- Entry selected based on evidence directly linking the gene product to ageing in a non-mammalian animal model
- Description
The Nuclear Factor, Erythroid 2-Like 1 (NFE2L1), is involved in globin gene expression in erythrocytes. Overexpressing SKN-1, one of its ortholog genes, in worms has been reported to mildly extend lifespan (by 5-20%) [2497]. Contrastly, RNA interference in SKN-1 prevents the life-extension effects of caloric restriction [2360] and it was shown that SKN-1 is involved in the insulin/IGF-1 signaling, being necessary for the DAF-16/DAF-2 lifespan extension pathway [3650].
Cytogenetic information
- Cytogenetic band
- 17q21.3
- Location
- 48,048,324 bp to 48,061,545 bp
- Orientation
- Plus strand
Protein information
- Gene Ontology
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Process: GO:0006357; regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
GO:0006366; transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
GO:0006783; heme biosynthetic process
GO:0006954; inflammatory response
GO:0009653; anatomical structure morphogenesis
GO:0030218; erythrocyte differentiation
GO:0034599; cellular response to oxidative stress
GO:0045893; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
GO:0045944; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
Cellular component: GO:0005634; nucleus
GO:0005737; cytoplasm
GO:0005789; endoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO:0016021; integral component of membrane
Function: GO:0000976; transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
GO:0000980; RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding
GO:0001190; transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II transcription factor binding
GO:0001205; transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific binding
GO:0003700; transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
GO:0003712; transcription cofactor activity
GO:0005515; protein binding