CTF1

Also known as cardiotrophin 1, CT-1, CT1

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Gene data

CTF1

Name: cardiotrophin 1
Type: protein-coding
Position: 30,896,614–30,903,547 (+)
Aliases: CT-1, CT1
Ensembl: ENSG00000150281
RefSeq RNA: NM_001142544.3, NM_001330.5, NR_165660.1, XM_011545759.3, XM_011545760.3
RefSeq protein: NP_001136016.1, NP_001321.1, XP_011544061.1, XP_011544062.1, XP_054235666.1

The protein encoded by this gene is a secreted cytokine that induces cardiac myocyte hypertrophy in vitro. It has been shown to bind and activate the ILST/gp130 receoptor. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2008].