Human CRLF3, N-Twin Strep, C-His, Flag Tag Protein

This gene encodes a cytokine receptor-like factor that may negatively regulate cell cycle progression at the G0/G1 phase. Studies of the related rat protein suggest that it may regulate neuronal morphology and synaptic vesicle biogenesis. This gene is one of several genes located in the neurofibromatosis type I tumor suppressor region on the q arm of chromosome 17, a region that is subject to microdeletions, duplications, chromosomal breaks and rearrangements. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. Related pseudogenes have been identified on chromosomes 2 and 5. Expressed in several embryonic and adult tissues, including adult and fetal brain, liver, spleen and pancreas. Expressed in adult, but not fetal kidney. Expressed in skin and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and in several other cancer types. Also detected in lesion actinic keratosis (AK).