| Product description |
caution:Because of the presence of a potential basic motif and leucine-zipper domain, PubMed:9129147 and PubMed:11056056 have thought that BLZF1 is a potential transcription factor. They found it localized in the nucleus, except isoform 2, which was cytoplasmic. However, homology at several typical position for basic or hydrophobic residues is missing. Required for normal Golgi structure and for protein transport from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) through the Golgi apparatus to the cell surface. induction:Up-regulated by retinoids. subunit:Interacts with GORASP2 and with the GTP-bound form of RAB2, but not with other Golgi Rab proteins. GORASP2 and BLZF1 form a RAB2 effector complex on medial Golgi. tissue specificity:Ubiquitous. Also found in cell lines derived from several hematopoietic pathologies, such as T-cell leukemia, pro-B, pre-B, myeloma, and plasmacytoma cell lines, but not in Burkitt lymphoma cells. |