Description
Product Characteristics:
The activity dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) gene is frequently amplified in many neoplasias, including breast, bladder, ovarian, pancreatic, and colon cancers. ADNP mRNA is abundantly expressed in distinct normal tissues, and high expression levels were encountered in malignant cells. ADNP is implicated in maintaining cell survival, perhaps through modulation of p53. The encoded protein contains one homeobox and nine zinc finger domains, suggesting that it functions as a transcription factor.
Subcellular location: Nucleus
Synonyms: Activity dependent neuroprotective protein, Activity dependent neuroprotector, ADNP, NAP, KIAA0784
Target Information: Vasoactive intestinal peptide is a neuroprotective factor that has a stimulatory effect on the growth of some tumor cells and an inhibitory effect on others. This gene encodes a protein that is upregulated by vasoactive intestinal peptide and may be involved in its stimulatory effect on certain tumor cells. The encoded protein contains one homeobox and nine zinc finger domains, suggesting that it functions as a transcription factor. This gene is also upregulated in normal proliferative tissues. Finally, the encoded protein may increase the viability of certain cell types through modulation of p53 activity. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]