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KLF13
Identifiers
AliasesKLF13, BTEB3, FKLF2, NSLP1, RFLAT-1, RFLAT1, Kruppel-like factor 13, Kruppel like factor 13
External IDsOMIM: 605328; MGI: 1354948; GeneCards: KLF13
Orthologs
DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001302461
NM_015995

NM_021366

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001289390
NP_057079

NP_067341

Location (UCSC)Chr 15: 31.33 – 31.44 MbChr 7: 63.54 – 63.59 Mb
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Kruppel-like factor 13, also known as KLF13, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KLF13 gene.[5][6][7]

There is some evidence for KLF13 having a role in obesity. A methylation site, cg07814318, within the first intron of KLF13 has been associated with obesity and orexigenic processes.[8] Ghrelin levels also positively correlated with methylation levels of cg07814318.[8] Moreover, expression levels of KLF13 were decreased and increased in the brains of starved and obese mice, respectively.[8]

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KLF13 belongs to a family of transcription factors that contain 3 classical zinc finger DNA-binding domains consisting of a zinc atom tetrahedrally coordinated by 2 cysteines and 2 histidines (C2H2 motif). These transcription factors bind to GC-rich sequences and related GT and CACCC boxes.[5][9]

KLF13 was first described as the RANTES factor of late activated T lymphocytes (RFLAT)-1.[7] It regulates the expression of the chemokine RANTES in T lymphocytes. It functions as a lynchpin, inducing a large enhanceosome. KLF13 knock-out mice show a defect in lymphocyte survival as KLF13 is a regulator of Bcl-xL expression.[7][10][11][12][13][14][15]

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