mif-1 L-dopachrome isomerase [Caenorhabditis elegans] - Gene

Summary

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Gene symbol: mif-1
Gene description: L-dopachrome isomerase
Locus tag: CELE_Y56A3A.3
See related: AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00003234
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans (strain: Bristol N2)
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis
Summary: Predicted to enable cytokine activity and phenylpyruvate tautomerase activity. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in allergic disease; asthma; cystic fibrosis; lung disease (multiple); and obesity. Orthologous to human MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
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Genomic context

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Location:: chromosome: III

Exon count:: 3

Sequence:: Chromosome: III; NC_003281.10 (11848152..11849413)

Chromosome III - NC_003281.10 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:: NC_003281.10

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

MIF-1 production may promote enhanced disease severity in children with falciparum malaria.
Title: Decreased circulating macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) protein and blood mononuclear cell MIF transcripts in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

Y56A3A.3 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:321753

Homology

Orthologs from OrthoDB

Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables cytokine activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables cytokine activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables phenylpyruvate tautomerase activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in signal transduction	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in extracellular region	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in extracellular space	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: L-dopachrome isomerase

NP_499536.1

Confirmed by transcript evidence

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

NC_003281.10 Reference assembly

Range

11848152..11849413

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_067135.7 → NP_499536.1 L-dopachrome isomerase [Caenorhabditis elegans]

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Status: REVIEWED

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

Q9U228

Conserved Domains (1) summary

cl00235
Location:2 → 117

4Oxalocrotonate_Tautomerase; 4-Oxalocrotonate Tautomerase: Catalyzes the isomerization of unsaturated ketones. The structure is a homohexamer that is arranged as a trimer of dimers. The hexamer contains six active sites, each formed by residues from three monomers, two from one ...