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Gene Symbol:
MEF2C Homo sapiens Homo sapiens
Full name:
myocyte enhancer factor 2C
Synonyms:
C5DELq14.3, DEL5q14.3, myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2C, MADS box transcription enhancer factor 2, polypeptide C
Genomic Location:
Chr 5: 88051922-88214780
Description:
This locus encodes a member of the MADS box transcription enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) family of proteins, which play a role in myogenesis. The encoded protein, MEF2 polypeptide C, has both trans-activating and DNA binding activities. This protein may play a role in maintaining the differentiated state of muscle cells. Mutations and deletions at this l...
Orthologs:
Mus musculus Rattus norvegicus Macaca mulatta Pan troglodytes Canis lupus familiaris Bos taurus Gallus gallus Danio rerio
External Links:
Entrez Gene
Transcription Factor
Binding Sites:
NKX25_01 TGGAAA_NFAT_Q4_01 PBX1_02 PAX4_04 GTGCCAT_MIR183 HNF3ALPHA_Q6 STAT4_01 CTCTATG_MIR368 TGANTCA_AP1_C GATA1_03
miRNA binding sites
(Source: TargetScan):
Predicted Gene Targets for miR-135 Predicted Gene Targets for miR-153 Predicted Gene Targets for miR-183 Predicted Gene Targets for miR-19 Predicted Gene Targets for miR-194 Predicted Gene Targets for miR-223 Predicted Gene Targets for miR-23 Predicted Gene Targets for miR-27 Predicted Gene Targets for miR-30-3p Predicted Gene Targets for miR-323
Cytogenetic Map:
chr 5
5q14.3





GO Molecular Function

sequence-specific DNA binding | transcription regulatory region DNA binding | HMG box domain binding | RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding | enhancer binding | proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding | enzyme binding | nucleic acid binding | transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding | transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding | chromatin binding | protein domain specific binding | enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding | RNA polymerase II regulatory region DNA binding | DNA binding | sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding | protein heterodimerization activity | organic cyclic compound binding | transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding | protein binding | RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding | double-stranded DNA binding | transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding | DNA-binding transcription factor activity | transcription factor binding | activating transcription factor binding | protein dimerization activity | RNA polymerase II regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding | transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding | RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding | transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific binding | histone deacetylase binding | transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding | AT DNA binding | heterocyclic compound binding

GO Biological Process

positive regulation of immune response | RNA metabolic process | transcription by RNA polymerase II | leukocyte homeostasis | positive regulation of myeloid cell apoptotic process | positive regulation of striated muscle cell differentiation | regulation of supramolecular fiber organization | adaptive immune response | cell morphogenesis | regulation of AMPA receptor activity | positive regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process | regulation of dephosphorylation | positive regulation of behavior | regulation of B cell activation | cell motility | regulation of neurogenesis | immune response-regulating signaling pathway | response to lipopolysaccharide | cranial skeletal system development | regulation of cellular localization | muscle tissue development | intracellular signal transduction | regulation of synapse assembly | positive regulation of skeletal muscle tissue development | positive regulation of apoptotic process | regulation of cell development | regulation of localization | morphogenesis of an epithelium | positive regulation of striated muscle tissue development | regulation of programmed cell death | regulation of cardiac muscle cell differentiation | embryonic viscerocranium morphogenesis | smooth muscle cell differentiation | immune response-regulating cell surface receptor signaling pathway | regulation of immune system process | response to hormone | myeloid cell differentiation | negative regulation of vascular endothelial cell proliferation | negative regulation of neuron death | neuron migration | negative regulation of cellular process | RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding | positive regulation of developmental process | regulation of phosphatase activity | negative regulation of RNA biosynthetic process | response to metal ion | positive regulation of lymphocyte activation | bone development | regulation of heart growth | cell differentiation | immune response-activating cell surface receptor signaling pathway | excitatory postsynaptic potential | glomerulus development | nervous system development | response to drug | positive regulation of biomineral tissue development | endochondral bone morphogenesis | neurogenesis | positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process | regulation of organelle organization | generation of neurons | response to antibiotic | mesenchyme development | regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation | pattern specification process | regulation of neuron death | positive regulation of dephosphorylation | regulation of skeletal muscle cell differentiation | positive regulation of cellular biosynthetic process | cellular process | positive regulation of skeletal muscle cell differentiation | regulation of cell motility | localization | epithelial tube morphogenesis | tissue remodeling | heart morphogenesis | negative regulation of smooth muscle cell migration | chemical synaptic transmission | neuron development | determination of left/right symmetry | immune system development | negative regulation of nucleic acid-templated transcription | renal tubule morphogenesis | regulation of striated muscle tissue development | negative regulation of apoptotic process | regulation of megakaryocyte differentiation | response to growth factor | positive regulation of catalytic activity | regulation of myeloid cell differentiation | positive regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process | negative regulation of cell migration | regulation of neuron projection development | regulation of fear response | response to inorganic substance | epithelial cell proliferation involved in renal tubule morphogenesis | negative regulation of cellular metabolic process | regulation of bone mineralization | regulation of behavior | tissue development | regulation of binding | regulation of cell differentiation | positive regulation of muscle cell differentiation | muscle structure development | muscle cell differentiation | skeletal muscle organ development | sinoatrial valve morphogenesis | negative regulation of cell motility | regulation of immune response | regulation of cellular process | leukocyte activation | regulation of osteoblast differentiation | regulation of apoptotic process | cellular response to lipid | regulation of metabolic process | cellular response to molecule of bacterial origin | organic cyclic compound metabolic process | RNA biosynthetic process | epithelium development | cellular response to organonitrogen compound | cellular aromatic compound metabolic process | cellular component organization | MAPK cascade | response to transforming growth factor beta | cellular response to metal ion | urogenital system development | positive regulation of protein binding | response to stimulus | vasculature development | cell morphogenesis involved in neuron differentiation | regulation of sarcomere organization | blood vessel remodeling | transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding | positive regulation of immune system process | signal transduction by protein phosphorylation | mononuclear cell proliferation | determination of heart left/right asymmetry | response to stress | positive regulation of lymphocyte proliferation | skeletal muscle tissue development | cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process | regulation of cell proliferation | roof of mouth development | tube morphogenesis | cardiac muscle tissue development | positive regulation of B cell proliferation | regulation of smooth muscle cell migration | regulation of protein homodimerization activity | pigment cell differentiation | positive regulation of behavioral fear response | programmed cell death | regulation of neurotransmitter receptor activity | positive regulation of phosphatase activity | positive regulation of cell activation | cellular response to inorganic substance | embryonic skeletal system development | cardiovascular system development | cardiac ventricle morphogenesis | response to molecule of bacterial origin | heart formation | cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process | positive regulation of myoblast differentiation | immune response-activating signal transduction | cellular response to organic cyclic compound | transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding | negative regulation of metabolic process | positive regulation of RNA biosynthetic process | platelet formation | hemopoiesis | protein modification process | cartilage development | regulation of synapse structure or activity | modulation of chemical synaptic transmission | cellular biosynthetic process | kidney development | embryo development | macromolecule modification | cell-cell signaling | cellular response to parathyroid hormone stimulus | B cell receptor signaling pathway | cell surface receptor signaling pathway involved in cell-cell signaling | blood vessel development | regulation of nucleic acid-templated transcription | regulation of membrane potential | leukocyte differentiation | regulation of neurotransmitter levels | locomotion | response to nitrogen compound | negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process | apoptotic process | cellular response to hormone stimulus | positive regulation of mononuclear cell proliferation | adaptive immune response based on somatic recombination of immune receptors built from immunoglobulin superfamily domains | regulation of skeletal muscle tissue development | regulation of macrophage apoptotic process | response to external biotic stimulus | system development | chondrocyte differentiation | nitrogen compound metabolic process | regulation of signal transduction | cellular response to antibiotic | regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization | multicellular organism development | cell migration | regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic | regulation of synaptic activity | phosphorus metabolic process | learning or memory | positive regulation of muscle organ development | regulation of catalytic activity | regulation of actomyosin structure organization | regulation of ossification | monocyte differentiation | determination of bilateral symmetry | regulation of neuron differentiation | regulation of gene expression | kidney epithelium development | regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential | outflow tract morphogenesis | cellular response to stress | response to lipid | nervous system process | regulation of behavioral fear response | synaptic signaling | platelet morphogenesis | myeloid leukocyte differentiation | embryonic heart tube morphogenesis | positive regulation of cellular metabolic process | regulation of lymphocyte activation | animal organ morphogenesis | developmental pigmentation | negative regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation | specification of animal organ identity | regulation of germinal center formation | regulation of synapse organization | regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process | regulation of cell migration | cardiocyte differentiation | cellular response to fluid shear stress | regulation of cellular component movement | regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | endochondral ossification | pigmentation | positive regulation of cell proliferation in bone marrow | B cell homeostasis | positive regulation of hydrolase activity | positive regulation of cell differentiation | regulation of endothelial cell migration | cognition | homeostasis of number of cells | stem cell differentiation | B cell activation | cell proliferation | negative regulation of epithelial cell migration | primary heart field specification | cardiac muscle hypertrophy | leukocyte proliferation | biosynthetic process | negative regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell migration | positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation | aromatic compound biosynthetic process | cell differentiation involved in kidney development | positive regulation of ossification | phosphorylation | glomerulus morphogenesis | heart looping | response to parathyroid hormone | positive regulation of leukocyte apoptotic process | protein phosphorylation | cell morphogenesis involved in differentiation | phosphate-containing compound metabolic process | germinal center formation | cellular response to drug | response to bacterium | negative regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration | chordate embryonic development | animal organ formation | striated muscle tissue development | cell communication | regulation of cellular metabolic process | regulation of neuron apoptotic process | skeletal system morphogenesis | renal tubule development | lymphocyte homeostasis | cardiac chamber formation | humoral immune response | heart development | homeostatic process | positive regulation of cell proliferation | bone morphogenesis | regulation of locomotion | embryo development ending in birth or egg hatching | regulation of RNA metabolic process | renal system development | negative regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation | positive regulation of B cell activation | striated muscle cell differentiation | muscle cell fate determination | embryonic morphogenesis | nephron development | lymphocyte activation | positive regulation of molecular function | positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation | cellular response to transforming growth factor beta stimulus | cardiac ventricle formation | neuron differentiation | embryonic organ morphogenesis | embryonic cranial skeleton morphogenesis | regulation of signaling receptor activity | positive regulation of organ growth | activation of immune response | heart valve development | negative regulation of epithelial cell proliferation | transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding | protein metabolic process | DNA-binding transcription factor activity | regionalization | cardiac ventricle development | regulation of growth | cellular response to calcium ion | response to organic substance | regulation of cardiac muscle tissue development | tissue morphogenesis | regulation of hemopoiesis | epithelial cell proliferation | negative regulation of ossification | embryonic heart tube development | anatomical structure development | cell surface receptor signaling pathway | positive regulation of neurogenesis | embryonic skeletal system morphogenesis | metabolic process | positive regulation of cell development | cell fate commitment | mesenchymal cell differentiation | regulation of adaptive immune response | regulation of RNA biosynthetic process | positive regulation of leukocyte activation | negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated | negative regulation of programmed cell death | embryonic organ development | regulation of myoblast differentiation | negative regulation of endothelial cell proliferation | regulation of secretion | behavior | positive regulation of cell death | heart field specification | regulation of myeloid cell apoptotic process | transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding | immune response | nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process | heart valve morphogenesis | organic substance metabolic process | cartilage morphogenesis | connective tissue development | cell death | negative regulation of biosynthetic process | negative regulation of gene expression | animal organ development | regulation of endothelial cell proliferation | gene expression | regulation of cell activation | negative regulation of cellular component movement | positive regulation of programmed cell death | transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific binding | regulation of striated muscle cell differentiation | regulation of phosphate metabolic process | muscle cell fate commitment | nephron tubule epithelial cell differentiation | regulation of ion transmembrane transport | antigen receptor-mediated signaling pathway | positive regulation of binding | positive regulation of muscle tissue development | transcription, DNA-templated | cell activation | anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis | regulation of dendrite development | regulation of epithelial cell migration | positive regulation of macrophage apoptotic process | positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell differentiation | cardiac muscle cell differentiation | lymphocyte proliferation | response to fluid shear stress | regulation of cell communication | regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration | positive regulation of developmental growth | regulation of dendritic spine development | signaling | positive regulation of growth | regulation of transcription, DNA-templated | regulation of protein binding | myotube differentiation | response to organic cyclic compound | cell development | regulation of developmental growth | regulation of transmembrane transporter activity | regulation of epithelial cell proliferation | regulation of ion transmembrane transporter activity | cellular protein metabolic process | anatomical structure morphogenesis | cellular macromolecule biosynthetic process | positive regulation of protein homodimerization activity | regulation of NMDA receptor activity | regulation of organ growth | response to biotic stimulus | regulation of nervous system development | regulation of developmental process | regulation of ion transport | melanocyte differentiation | developmental process | regulation of muscle cell differentiation | cellular protein modification process | B cell proliferation | cellular response to trichostatin A | negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | tube development | regulation of transport | positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated | regulation of B cell proliferation | negative regulation of cell proliferation | regulation of cation channel activity | positive regulation of nucleic acid-templated transcription | cell fate determination | positive regulation of heart growth | negative regulation of endothelial cell migration | response to organonitrogen compound | ventricular cardiac muscle cell differentiation | neural crest cell differentiation | epithelial cell differentiation | positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | secondary heart field specification | cardiac chamber development | heterocycle metabolic process | regulation of glutamate receptor signaling pathway | response to calcium ion | transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding | positive regulation of metabolic process | regulation of actin filament-based process | ossification | regulation of synaptic plasticity | positive regulation of neuron differentiation | osteoblast differentiation | regulation of cell projection organization | skeletal system development | immune system process | cellular metabolic process | hematopoietic or lymphoid organ development | cellular response to organic substance | regulation of cell death | positive regulation of cardiac muscle tissue development | regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation | regulation of organelle assembly | negative regulation of cell death | positive regulation of alkaline phosphatase activity | circulatory system development | muscle hypertrophy | negative regulation of locomotion | skeletal muscle cell differentiation | nephron tubule development | regulation of cellular component organization | positive regulation of bone mineralization | muscle organ development | regulation of cytoskeleton organization | muscle system process | response to other organism | cardiac muscle hypertrophy in response to stress | signal transduction | regulation of signaling | positive regulation of gene expression | regulation of neurotransmitter secretion | cellular response to growth factor stimulus | cellular response to lipopolysaccharide | regulation of muscle organ development | macromolecule metabolic process | multicellular organismal process | regulation of phosphorus metabolic process

GO Cellular Component

chromosome | intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | synapse | cell | nuclear lumen | cytoplasm | intracellular organelle | nuclear body | protein-containing complex | postsynapse | nucleoplasm | chromatin | nuclear chromosome | nuclear speck | membrane-bounded organelle | nucleus | organelle | sarcoplasm | membrane-enclosed lumen | nuclear chromatin | intracellular