recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin kappa J region
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The RBPJ gene provides instructions for making a protein called RBP-J, which is an integral part of a signaling pathway known as the Notch pathway. Notch signaling controls how certain types of cells develop in the growing embryo, including those that form the bones, heart, muscles, nerves, and blood. Signaling through the Notch pathway stimulates the RBP-J protein to attach (bind) to specific regions of DNA and control the activity of genes that play a role in cellular development.
Normal function
The RBPJ gene provides instructions for making a protein called RBP-J, which is an integral part of a signaling pathway known as the Notch pathway. Notch signaling controls how certain types of cells develop in the growing embryo, including those that form the bones, heart, muscles, nerves, and blood. Signaling through the Notch pathway stimulates the RBP-J protein to attach (bind) to specific regions of DNA and control the activity of genes that play a role in cellular development.
Conditions referring to this gene or chromosome
Other names
CBF-1
CBF1
H-2K binding factor-2
IGKJRB
IGKJRB1
RBP-J
RBP-J kappa
RBP-JK
RBPJK
RBPSUH
SUH
SUH_HUMAN
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Further reading and references
- recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin kappa J region; MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
- Castel D, Mourikis P, Bartels SJ, Brinkman AB, Tajbakhsh S, Stunnenberg HG. Dynamic binding of RBPJ is determined by Notch signaling status. Genes Dev. 2013 May 1;27(9):1059-71. doi: 10.1101/gad.211912.112.
- Hassed SJ, Wiley GB, Wang S, Lee JY, Li S, Xu W, Zhao ZJ, Mulvihill JJ, Robertson J, Warner J, Gaffney PM. RBPJ mutations identified in two families affected by Adams-Oliver syndrome. Am J Hum Genet. 2012 Aug 10;91(2):391-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.07.005.
- Zanotti S, Canalis E. Notch signaling in skeletal health and disease. Eur J Endocrinol. 2013 May 8;168(6):R95-103. doi: 10.1530/EJE-13-0115. Print 2013 Jun.
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