The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor across different species:

microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (Mitf), microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (mitf), microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (LOC100313655), microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (mitf-b), microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (mitf-A), Microphthalmia (MICROP)

Other aliases include:

MI, WS2A, bHLHe32, Wh, bw, mi, vit, Bhlhe32, Vitiligo, MGC124309, MGC124310, MITF, CMI9, MITF-H, MITF-M, ws2a, mitfa, MITF-A, LOC100313655, mitfb

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor:

microphthalmia-associated transcription factor – homolog of mouse microphthalmia – black eyed white – OTTMUSP00000027091 – OTTMUSP00000027092 – microphthalmia transcription factor – micophthalmia-associated transcription factor b

Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor fulfills a number of functions:

DNA binding – transcription activator activity – RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, enhancer binding – chromatin binding – sequence-specific DNA binding – sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity – transcription regulator activity – molecular_function

Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor is relevant to the following processes:

melanocyte differentiation – multicellular organismal development – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – Wnt receptor signaling pathway – bone remodeling – camera-type eye development – cell differentiation – cell fate commitment – negative regulation of apoptosis – osteoclast differentiation – pigmentation – positive regulation of transcription – positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – regulation of apoptosis – regulation of cell proliferation – regulation of gene expression – regulation of osteoclast differentiation – regulation of transcription – transcription – biological_process

Locations for Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor:

nucleus – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology