QuickView for DFF40 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

DFFB Homo sapiens

Full name:

DNA fragmentation factor subunit beta

Synonyms:

CAD, CPAN, DFF-40, DFF2, DFF40, DNA fragmentation factor subunit beta, DNA fragmentation factor 40 kDa subunit, DNA fragmentation factor, 40kDa, beta polypeptide (caspase-activated DNase), caspase-activated DNase, caspase-activated deoxyribonuclease, caspase-activated nuclease

Genomic Location:

Chr 1: 3763705-3791853

Description:

Apoptosis is a cell death process that removes toxic and/or useless cells during mammalian development. The apoptotic process is accompanied by shrinkage and fragmentation of the cells and nuclei and degradation of the chromosomal DNA into nucleosomal units. DNA fragmentation factor (DFF) is a heterodimeric protein of 40-kD (DFFB) and 45-kD (DFFA) ...

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Apoptosis is a cell death process that removes toxic and/or useless cells during mammalian development. The apoptotic process is accompanied by shrinkage and fragmentation of the cells and nuclei and degradation of the chromosomal DNA into nucleosomal units. DNA fragmentation factor (DFF) is a heterodimeric protein of 40-kD (DFFB) and 45-kD (DFFA) subunits. DFFA is the substrate for caspase-3 and triggers DNA fragmentation during apoptosis. DFF becomes activated when DFFA is cleaved by caspase-3. The cleaved fragments of DFFA dissociate from DFFB, the active component of DFF. DFFB has been found to trigger both DNA fragmentation and chromatin condensation during apoptosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found for this gene but the biological validity of some of these variants has not been determined.

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Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  D. melanogaster ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Danio rerio ,  Gallus gallus ,  Canis lupus familiaris ,  Bos taurus ,  Pan troglodytes

External Links:

Entrez Gene

Transcription Factor
Binding Sites:

SRY_01 ,  GGATCCG_MIR127 ,  GGCAGCT_MIR22 ,  TTGTTT_FOXO4_01 ,  RCGCANGCGY_NRF1_Q6

miRNA binding sites
(Source: miRecords):

hsa-miR-124 Targeted Genes

Cytogenetic Map:

1p36.32

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