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Wt1 - WT1 transcription factor Gene

Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID: 24883 | Gene type: protein coding

About Wt1

Summary

This gene encodes a transcription factor that contains four zinc-finger motifs at the C-terminus and a proline/glutamine-rich DNA-binding domain at the N-terminus. It plays an essential role in the normal development of the urogenital system, and the human gene is mutated in a small subset of patients with Wilm's tumors. Authors of PMID:7926762 provide evidence that Wt1 mRNA undergoes RNA editing in human and rat, and that this process is tissue-restricted and developmentally regulated. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Wt1 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_031534.2 NP_113722.2 Wilms tumor protein homolog
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables protein binding IPI
IPI: Inferred from physical interaction
8389468 RGD
enables sequence-specific DNA binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
11071895 RGD
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
involved in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
8389468 RGD
involved in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
11071895 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

Wilms tumor protein homolog

Wilms tumor 1

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Wt1 NCBI NCBI:7490
Mus musculus Wt1 NCBI NCBI:22431