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Designing a Western blot for Transcription factor MafB? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the MAFB Western Blot GuideFacts about Transcription factor MafB.
Involved in renal tubule survival and F4/80 maturation. Activates the insulin and glucagon promoters.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | MAFB |
| Uniprot: | Q9Y5Q3 |
| Entrez: | 9935 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| bZIP family |

Kreisler (mouse) maf-related leucine zipper homolog; Kreisler maf-related leucine zipper homolog; KRML; KRMLMAFB/Kreisler basic region/leucine zipper transcription factor; MafB; Maf-B; MGC43127; transcription factor MafB; v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog B (avian); V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog B
Mass (kDA):
35.792 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 20q12 |
| Sequence: | 20; NC_000020.11 (40685848..40689236, complement) |
Ubiquitous.
Nucleus.





PMID: 10444328 by Wang P.W., et al. Human KRML (MAFB): cDNA cloning, genomic structure, and evaluation as a candidate tumor suppressor gene in myeloid leukemias.
PMID: 15135046 by Petersen H.H., et al. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein interacts with MafB, a regulator of hindbrain development.