KLF6

This gene encodes a member of the Kruppel-like family of transcription factors. The zinc finger protein is a transcriptional activator, and functions as a tumor suppressor. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene, some of which are implicated in carcinogenesis. [provided by RefSeq]

Full Name

Kruppel-like factor 6

Function

Transcriptional activator (By similarity).
Binds a GC box motif. Could play a role in B-cell growth and development.

Biological Process

B cell differentiation1 PublicationNAS:UniProtKB
Positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIManual Assertion Based On ExperimentIDA:NTNU_SB
Positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templatedManual Assertion Based On ExperimentTAS:UniProtKB
Regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIManual Assertion Based On ExperimentIBA:GO_Central

Cellular Location

Nucleus

Involvement in disease

Gastric cancer (GASC):
A malignant disease which starts in the stomach, can spread to the esophagus or the small intestine, and can extend through the stomach wall to nearby lymph nodes and organs. It also can metastasize to other parts of the body. The term gastric cancer or gastric carcinoma refers to adenocarcinoma of the stomach that accounts for most of all gastric malignant tumors. Two main histologic types are recognized, diffuse type and intestinal type carcinomas. Diffuse tumors are poorly differentiated infiltrating lesions, resulting in thickening of the stomach. In contrast, intestinal tumors are usually exophytic, often ulcerating, and associated with intestinal metaplasia of the stomach, most often observed in sporadic disease.
Prostate cancer (PC):
A malignancy originating in tissues of the prostate. Most prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas that develop in the acini of the prostatic ducts. Other rare histopathologic types of prostate cancer that occur in approximately 5% of patients include small cell carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, prostatic ductal carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma (basaloid), signet-ring cell carcinoma and neuroendocrine carcinoma.