Definition: Maf proto-oncogene protein is the major cellular homolog of the V-MAF ONCOGENE PROTEIN. It was the first of the mammalian MAF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS identified, and it is induced in activated T-LYMPHOCYTES and regulates GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION of INTERLEUKIN-4. c-maf is frequently translocated to an immunoglobulin locus in MULTIPLE MYELOMA.
Other names maf Proto Oncogene Protein; c-maf, Proto-Oncogene Proteins; c-maf, Proto-Oncogene Protein; Proto-Oncogene Protein, maf; Proto-Oncogene Protein, c-maf; Proto Oncogene Proteins c maf; Proto Oncogene Protein c maf; Proteins c-maf, Proto-Oncogene; c-maf Proto-Oncogene Protein; Proto-Oncogene Protein c-maf; maf Proto-Oncogene Protein; c-maf Protein