B-Raf Proteins

Protein Information

BRAF is involved in the transduction of mitogenic signals from the cell membrane to the nucleus. It is activated by somatic point mutation in human cancer, and is thought to play a role in the postsynaptic responses of hippocampal neuron. This protein plays a role in regulating the MAP kinase/ERKs signaling pathway, which affects cell division, differentiation, and secretion. Mutations in B-Raf have also been associated with various cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, colorectal cancer, malignant melanoma, thyroid carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma of lung. A pseudogene, which is located on chromosome X, has been identified for B-Raf.

Synonyms

94 kDa B-raf protein; 9930012E13Rik; AA120551; AA387315; AA473386; Braf; B-raf; B-raf protein; B-Raf proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase; B-Raf proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase (p94); B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase; Braf transforming gene; BRAF1; B-RAF1; Braf2; Braf-2; C230098H17; C87398; C-RMIL; D6Ertd631e; FLJ95109; MGC126806; murine sarcoma viral (v-raf) oncogene homolog B1; NS7; p94; Proto-oncogene B-Raf; proto-oncogene c-Rmil; RAFB1; RMIL; rmil serine/threonine-protein kinase; serine/threonine kinase; serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf; Serine/threonine-protein kinase Rmil; v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B; v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1