MAF

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18028775
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MAF

Summary

MAF is a gene[1]. MAF ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MAF's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • MAF is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • MAF's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 74552[5].
  • MAF's genomic start is recorded as 79585843[6].
  • MAF's genomic start is recorded as 79619740[7].
  • MAF's genomic end is recorded as 79634611[8].
  • MAF's genomic end is recorded as 79600737[9].
  • MAF's ortholog is recorded as Maf[10].
  • MAF's ortholog is recorded as Maf[11].
  • MAF's ortholog is recorded as mafa[12].
  • MAF's ortholog is recorded as mafb[13].
  • MAF's encodes is recorded as MAF bZIP transcription factor[14].
  • MAF's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[15].
  • MAF's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 16[16].
  • MAF's genetic association is recorded as cataract 21 multiple types[17].
  • MAF's genetic association is recorded as Ayme-Gripp syndrome[18].
  • MAF's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[19].
  • MAF's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/4094[20].
  • MAF's cytogenetic location is recorded as 16q23.2[21].
  • MAF's expressed in is recorded as jejunal mucosa[22].
  • MAF's expressed in is recorded as germinal epithelium[23].
  • MAF's expressed in is recorded as gums[24].
  • MAF's expressed in is recorded as gingival epithelium[25].
  • MAF's expressed in is recorded as trigeminal ganglion[26].
  • MAF's expressed in is recorded as skin of hip[27].

Why It Matters

MAF ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . NCBI homo sapiens annotation release 107. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hgnc gene symbol MAF
    Genetic association cataract 21 multiple types, Ayme-Gripp syndrome
    Refseq rna id NM_001031804, NM_005360, XM_017023233 +7
    Exact match http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/4094
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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