MAFA is a transcription factor that binds RIPE3b, a conserved enhancer element that regulates pancreatic beta cell-specific expression of the insulin gene (INS; MIM 176730) (Olbrot et al., 2002 [PubMed 12011435]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]
Alternative Names
Mafa homolog pancreatic beta-cell-specific transcriptional activator RIPE3b1 activator RIPE3b1 factor transcription factor RIPE3b1 v-maf avian musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene family protein A V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A