Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Q16534 (HLF_HUMAN)

Names and origin

Protein names

Recommended name:
    Hepatic leukemia factor

Gene names

Name:

HLF

Organism

Homo sapiens (Human)

Taxonomic identifier

9606 [NCBI]

Taxonomic lineage

Eukaryota › Metazoa › Chordata › Craniata › Vertebrata › Euteleostomi › Mammalia › Eutheria › Euarchontoglires › Primates › Haplorrhini › Catarrhini › Hominidae › Homo

Protein attributes

Sequence length	295 AA.
Sequence status	Complete.
Sequence processing	The displayed sequence is not processed.
Protein existence	Evidence at transcript level.

General annotation (Comments)

Subunit structure	Binds DNA specifically as homodimer or heterodimer with other PAR factors.
Subcellular location	NucleusProbable.
Tissue specificity	Highly expressed in liver; lower levels in lund and kidney.
Induction	Accumulates according to a robust circadian rhythm By similarity.
Involvement in disease	A chromosomal aberration involving HLF is a cause of pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Translocation t(17;19)(q22;p13.3) with TCF3.
Sequence similarities	Belongs to the bZIP family. PAR subfamily. Contains 1 bZIP domain.

Ontologies

Keywords
Biological process	Biological rhythms Transcription Transcription regulation
Cellular component	Nucleus
Coding sequence diversity	Chromosomal rearrangement
Disease	Proto-oncogene
Ligand	DNA-binding
Gene Ontology (GO)
Biological process	multicellular organismal development Ref.2 Traceable author statement. Source: ProtInc regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro rhythmic process Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter Traceable author statement. Source: ProtInc
Cellular component	nucleus Ref.2 Traceable author statement. Source: ProtInc
Molecular function	double-stranded DNA binding Ref.2 Traceable author statement. Source: ProtInc protein dimerization activity Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro sequence-specific DNA binding Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro transcription factor activity Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro
Complete GO annotation...

Sequence annotation (Features)

	Feature key	Position(s)	Length	Description	Graphical view	Feature identifier
Molecule processing
	Chain	1 – 295	295	Hepatic leukemia factor		PRO_0000076510
Regions
	Domain	253 – 274	22	Leucine-zipper Potential
	DNA binding	231 – 246	16	Basic motif
	Compositional bias	158 – 209	52	Pro-rich (proline/acidic region (PAR))
Natural variations
	Natural variant	253	1	I → F in fusion protein; decreases DNA-binding activity.		VAR_008515

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	Q16534-1 [UniParc]. Last modified November 1, 1996. Version 1. Checksum: 80572A727BBB5635	FASTA	295	33,199
	10 20 30 40 50 60 MEKMSRPLPL NPTFIPPPYG VLRSLLENPL KLPLHHEDAF SKDKDKEKKL DDESNSPTVP 70 80 90 100 110 120 QSAFLGPTLW DKTLPYDGDT FQLEYMDLEE FLSENGIPPS PSQHDHSPHP PGLQPASSAA 130 140 150 160 170 180 PSVMDLSSRA SAPLHPGIPS PNCMQSPIRP GQLLPANRNT PSPIDPDTIQ VPVGYEPDPA 190 200 210 220 230 240 DLALSSIPGQ EMFDPRKRKF SEEELKPQPM IKKARKVFIP DDLKDDKYWA RRRKNNMAAK 250 260 270 280 290 RSRDARRLKE NQIAIRASFL EKENSALRQE VADLRKELGK CKNILAKYEA RHGPL

References

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[1]	"Hlf, a novel hepatic bZIP protein, shows altered DNA-binding properties following fusion to E2A in t(17;19) acute lymphoblastic leukemia." Hunger S.P., Ohyashiki K., Toyama K., Cleary M.L. Genes Dev. 6:1608-1620(1992) [PubMed: 1516826] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA], CHROMOSOMAL TRANSLOCATION WITH TCF3. Tissue: Hepatoma.
[2]	"Fusion of the leucine zipper gene HLF to the E2A gene in human acute B-lineage leukemia." Inaba T., Roberts W.M., Shapiro L.H., Jolly K.W., Raimondi S.C., Smith S.D., Look A.T. Science 257:531-534(1992) [PubMed: 1386162] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA], CHROMOSOMAL TRANSLOCATION WITH TCF3. Tissue: Hepatoma.
[3]	"The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)." The MGC Project Team Genome Res. 14:2121-2127(2004) [PubMed: 15489334] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA]. Tissue: Brain.
+	Additional computationally mapped references.

Web resources

Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology

Cross-references

Sequence databases
EMBLGenBankDDBJ	M95585 mRNA. Translation: AAA52675.1. M95586 mRNA. Translation: AAA58445.1. Different initiation. X68985 mRNA. Translation: CAA48777.1. BC036093 mRNA. Translation: AAH36093.1.
PIR	A44064.
RefSeq	NP_002117.1.
UniGene	Hs.196952
3D structure databases
ModBase	Search...
Genome annotation databases
Ensembl	ENSG00000108924. Homo sapiens. [Contig view]
GeneID	3131.
KEGG	hsa:3131.
Organism-specific databases
H-InvDB	HIX0014004.
HGNC	HGNC:4977. HLF.
MIM	142385. gene.
Orphanet	513. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
PharmGKB	PA29311.
GenAtlas	Search...
GeneCards	Search...
Phylogenomic databases
HOGENOM	Q16534.
HOVERGEN	Q16534.
Gene expression databases
ArrayExpress	Q16534.
CleanEx	HS_HLF.
GermOnline	ENSG00000108924. Homo sapiens.
Family and domain databases
InterPro	IPR011700. bZIP_2. IPR004827. TF_bZIP. [Graphical view]
Pfam	PF07716. bZIP_2. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
SMART	SM00338. BRLZ. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
PROSITE	PS50217. BZIP. 1 hit. PS00036. BZIP_BASIC. False negative. [Graphical view]
ProtoNet	Search...
Other Resources
LinkHub	Q16534.
NextBio	12421.
SOURCE	Search...

Entry information

Entry name

HLF_HUMAN

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: Q16534

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	May 30, 2000
Last sequence update:	November 1, 1996
Last modified:	November 25, 2008
This is version 76 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

Annotation project

HPI (Human Proteome Initiative)