Description
Product Characteristics:
TORC3 is a 619 amino acid protein that localizes to both the cytoplasm and the nucleus and belongs to the TORC family. Expressed in lung tissue and B and T lymphocytes, as well as in colon, brain, ovary, kidney, prostate, colon and heart, TORC3 functions as a transcriptional coactivator for CREB-1, thereby regulating the expression of CREB-activated genes, and is also thought to activate the SIK/TORC signaling pathway. TORC3 exists as multiple alternatively spliced isoforms and, in addition to its role in transcriptional activation, is thought to induce mitochondrial biogenesis, specifically in muscle cells.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus
Synonyms: CREB regulated transcription coactivator 3, CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 3, CRTC 3, CRTC3, CRTC3_HUMAN, FLJ21868, TORC 3, TORC-3, TORC3, Transducer of CREB protein 3, Transducer of regulated cAMP response element binding protein CREB 3, Transducer of regulated cAMP response element binding protein 3, Transducer of regulated cAMP response element-binding protein 3, Transducer of regulated CREB protein 3.
Target Information: This gene is a member of the CREB regulated transcription coactivator gene family. This family regulates CREB-dependent gene transcription in a phosphorylation-independent manner and may be selective for cAMP-responsive genes. The protein encoded by this gene may induce mitochondrial biogenesis and attenuate catecholamine signaling in adipose tissue. A translocation event between this gene and Notch coactivator mastermind-like gene 2, which results in a fusion protein, has been reported in mucoepidermoid carcinomas. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012]