| ncRNA Symbol: | CLCF1 |
| Full Name: | cardiotrophin like cytokine factor 1 |
| Category: | mRNA |
| Synonyms: | BSF-3|BSF3|CISS2|CLC|NNT-1|NNT1|NR6 |
| Chromosome: | chr11 |
| Strand: | - |
| Coordinate: | | Start Site(bp): | 67364168 | End Site(bp): | 67374177 | |
| Gene Summary: | This gene is a member of the glycoprotein (gp)130 cytokine family and encodes cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1 (CLCF1). CLCF1 forms a heterodimer complex with cytokine receptor-like factor 1 (CRLF1). This dimer competes with ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) for binding to the ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor (CNTFR) complex, and activates the Jak-STAT signaling cascade. CLCF1 can be actively secreted from cells by forming a complex with soluble type I CRLF1 or soluble CNTFR. CLCF1 is a potent neurotrophic factor, B-cell stimulatory agent and neuroendocrine modulator of pituitary corticotroph function. Defects in CLCF1 cause cold-induced sweating syndrome 2 (CISS2). This syndrome is characterized by a profuse sweating after exposure to cold as well as congenital physical abnormalities of the head and spine. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009] |
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