BATF, Official Symbol BATFprovided by HGNC Official Full Name basic leucine zipper ATF-like transcription factorprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:958 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000156127 MIM:612476; AllianceGenome:HGNC:958 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as SFA2; B-ATF; BATF1; SFA-2 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a nuclear basic leucine zipper protein that belongs to the AP-1/ATF superfamily of transcription factors. The leucine zipper of this protein mediates dimerization with members of the Jun family of proteins. This protein is thought to be a negative regulator of AP-1/ATF transcriptional events. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Broad expression in lymph node (RPKM 11.0), appendix (RPKM 9.8) and 14 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all