Synonyms:
Ap-2 (a); AP-2alpha; Ap2; AP2alpha; Tcfap2a; TFAP2; Activating enhancer binding protein 2 alpha; Activating enhancer-binding protein 2-alpha; Activator protein 2; AP 2 transcription factor; AP 2alpha; AP-2; AP-2 transcription factor; AP2; AP2 Transcription Factor; AP2-alpha; AP2A_HUMAN; AP2TF; BOFS; FLJ51761; TFAP 2; TFAP 2A; TFAP2; TFAP2A; Transcription factor AP 2 alpha (activating enhancer binding protein 2 alpha); Transcription factor AP-2-alpha; Transcription factor AP2 alpha.
Introduction:
TFAP2A is a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein that interacts with inducible viral and cellular enhancer elements to regulate transcription of selected genes. AP-2 factors bind to the consensus sequence 5'-GCCNNNGGC-3' and activate genes involved in a large spectrum of important biological functions including proper eye, face, body wall, limbs and neural tube development. They also suppress a number of genes including MCAM/MUC18, C/EBP alpha and MYC. TFAP2A is the only AP-2 protein required for early morphogenesis of the lens vesicle.