MIF: a lymphokine involved in cell-mediated immunity, immunoregulation, and inflammation. It plays a role in the regulation of macrophage function in host defense through the suppression of anti-inflammatory effects of glucocorticoids. This lymphokine and the JAB1 protein form a complex in the cytosol near the peripheral plasma membrane, which may indicate an additional role in integrin signaling pathways. Also acts as a phenylpyruvate tautomerase.
Protein type: Amino Acid Metabolism - phenylalanine; Amino Acid Metabolism - tyrosine; Apoptosis; Cell development/differentiation; Cytokine; EC 5.3.2.1; EC 5.3.3.12; Isomerase
Cellular Component: cell surface; cytoplasm; extracellular region; extracellular space; myelin sheath; nucleoplasm; nucleus; vesicle
Molecular Function: chemoattractant activity; cytokine activity; dopachrome isomerase activity; hematopoietin/interferon-class (D200-domain) cytokine receptor binding; phenylpyruvate tautomerase activity; protein complex binding; receptor binding
Biological Process: brain renin-angiotensin system; carboxylic acid metabolic process; cell aging; cell proliferation; cell surface receptor linked signal transduction; DNA damage response, signal transduction by p53 class mediator; drinking behavior; negative regulation of apoptosis; negative regulation of cellular protein metabolic process; negative regulation of DNA damage response, signal transduction by p53 class mediator; negative regulation of mature B cell apoptosis; negative regulation of myeloid cell apoptosis; positive regulation of acute inflammatory response; positive regulation of axon regeneration; positive regulation of B cell proliferation; positive regulation of cytokine secretion; positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation; positive regulation of glucose import; positive regulation of glycolysis; positive regulation of immune response; positive regulation of lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway; positive regulation of MAP kinase activity; positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; positive regulation of phosphorylation; positive regulation of potassium ion transport; positive regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation; positive regulation of smooth muscle cell migration; prostaglandin biosynthetic process; regulation of cell proliferation; spermatogenesis
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