CEBPB

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CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP), beta
PDB rendering based on 1ci6.
Available structures: 1ci6, 1gtw, 1gu4, 1gu5, 1h88, 1h89, 1h8a, 1hjb, 1io4
Identifiers
Symbol(s) CEBPB; C/EBP-beta; CRP2; IL6DBP; LAP; MGC32080; NF-IL6; TCF5
External IDs OMIM: 189965 MGI88373 HomoloGene3807
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Orthologs
Human Mouse
Entrez 1051 12608
Ensembl ENSG00000172216 ENSMUSG00000056501
Uniprot P17676 Q3UPN9
Refseq NM_005194 (mRNA)
NP_005185 (protein)
NM_009883 (mRNA)
NP_034013 (protein)
Location Chr 20: 48.24 - 48.24 Mb Chr 2: 167.38 - 167.38 Mb
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CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP), beta, also known as CEBPB, is a human gene.

The protein encoded by this intronless gene is a bZIP transcription factor which can bind as a homodimer to certain DNA regulatory regions. It can also form heterodimers with the related proteins CEBP-alpha, CEBP-delta, and CEBP-gamma. The encoded protein is important in the regulation of genes involved in immune and inflammatory responses and has been shown to bind to the IL-1 response element in the IL-6 gene, as well as to regulatory regions of several acute-phase and cytokine genes. In addition, the encoded protein can bind the promoter and upstream element and stimulate the expression of the collagen type I gene.[1]

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  • Sladek FM, Darnell JE (1992). "Mechanisms of liver-specific gene expression.". Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev. 2 (2): 256–9. PMID 1638120. 
  • Maytin EV, Habener JF (1998). "Transcription factors C/EBP alpha, C/EBP beta, and CHOP (Gadd153) expressed during the differentiation program of keratinocytes in vitro and in vivo.". J. Invest. Dermatol. 110 (3): 238–46. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00123.x. PMID 9506442. 
  • Cornwall GA, Hsia N (2003). "[Cres (cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic) gene regulation and function]". Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue 8 (5): 313–8. PMID 12479114. 

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