ARAF Gene Summary

Enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Involved in negative regulation of apoptotic process; regulation of TOR signaling; and regulation of cellular protein metabolic process. Predicted to be active in cytosol and mitochondrion. Biomarker of high grade glioma. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
ARAF
Official Name
A-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase [Source:HGNC Symbol;Acc:HGNC:646]
Ensembl ID
ENSG00000078061
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 369 Ensembl: ENSG00000078061
Aliases A-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase
Synonyms
1200013E08Rik,ARAF1,A-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase,PKS,PKS2,RAFA1
Species
Human, Homo sapiens

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • activation domain
  • protein serine/threonine kinase
  • Protein kinase (unclassified specificity)
  • protein kinase
  • regulatory domain
  • Protein tyrosine and serine/threonine kinase
  • CR1 domain
  • CR2 domain
  • protein binding
  • Protein kinase domain
  • MAP kinase kinase kinase
  • kinase
  • dimer interface domain
  • Serine/Threonine protein kinases, catalytic domain
  • kinase domain
  • Protein Kinases, catalytic domain
  • Raf-like Ras-binding domain
  • protein kinase C conserved region 1 (C1 domain) superfamily
  • Ubl1_cv_Nsp3_N-like
  • alcohol group acceptor phosphotransferase
  • Ras-binding domain
  • tail domain
  • Tyrosine kinase, catalytic domain
  • cysteine rich domain

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
  • cancer
  • breast cancer
  • neoplasia
  • metastasis
  • adenoma formation
  • metastatic melanoma
  • athetotic walking
  • thyroid oncocytic carcinoma
  • papillary thyroid carcinoma
  • cutaneous melanoma
regulated by
regulates
role in cell
  • expression in
  • phosphorylation in
  • proliferation
  • differentiation
  • binding in
  • apoptosis
  • replication in
  • growth
  • activation in
  • transformation

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Cytoplasm
  • mitochondrial fraction
  • cytoskeleton
  • perinuclear region
  • vesicles
  • Mitochondria
  • cytosol

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the ARAF gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

biological PROCESS

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • MAPK cascade
  • protein modification process
  • negative regulation of apoptotic process
  • regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
  • regulation of TOR signaling cascade
  • positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation

cellular COMPONENT

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • mitochondrion
  • cytosol

molecular FUNCTION

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • ATP binding
  • protein binding
  • metal ion binding
  • protein kinase activity
  • MAP kinase kinase kinase activity
  • protein serine/threonine kinase activity

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