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GADD45A

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Species
  
Entrez
  
1647

Human
  
Ensembl
  
ENSG00000116717

GADD45A

Aliases
  
GADD45A, DDIT1, GADD45, growth arrest and DNA damage inducible alpha

External IDs
  
MGI: 107799 HomoloGene: 1449 GeneCards: GADD45A

Growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible protein GADD45 alpha is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GADD45A gene.

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Function

This gene is a member of a group of genes, the GADD45 genes, whose transcript levels are increased following stressful growth arrest conditions and treatment with DNA-damaging agents (mutagens). The DNA damage-induced transcription of this gene is mediated by both p53-dependent and -independent mechanisms. The protein encoded by this gene responds to environmental stresses by mediating activation of the p38/JNK pathway via MTK1/MEKK4 kinase.

Applications

The fact that expression of this gene is an indicator of DNA damage has been exploited to construct an in vitro test for mutagenicity, the GADD45a-GFP GreenScreen HC assay. This assay consists of a cell line which has been engineered so that expression of GADD45A will lead to expression of green fluorescent protein, which can easily be detected. To test a substance for mutagenicity, it is applied to these cells and fluorescence is measured.

Interactions

GADD45A has been shown to interact with:

  • AURKA,
  • Cdk1,
  • CCNB1,
  • GADD45GIP1
  • MAP3K4,
  • P21, and
  • PCNA.
  • References

    GADD45A Wikipedia


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