DAXX: a transcriptional co-regulatory protein. Proposed to mediate activation of the JNK pathway and apoptosis via ASK1 in response to signaling from FAS and TGF-betaR2. Glucose deprivation activates the ASK1-SEK1-JNK1-HIPK1 pathway, relocalizing Daxx from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, where Daxx binds to ASK1, and subsequently leads to ASK1 oligomerization. Interaction with HSP27 may prevent interaction with TGF-betaR2 and ASK1 and block DAXX-mediated apoptosis. Seems to act as a transcriptional co- repressor and inhibits PAX3 and ETS1 through direct protein- protein interaction. Its transcription repressor activity is modulated by recruiting it to subnuclear compartments like the nucleolus or PML/POD/ND10 nuclear bodies through interactions with MCSR1 and PML, respectively. Two alternatively spliced isoforms have been described.
Protein type: Nucleolus; Nuclear receptor co-regulator; Transcription, coactivator/corepressor; Apoptosis
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 6p21.3
Cellular Component: heterochromatin; PML body; cytoplasm; nucleolus; cytosol; nucleus; chromosome, pericentric region
Molecular Function: protein homodimerization activity; histone binding; p53 binding; protein N-terminus binding; transcription factor binding; protein kinase binding; protein binding; enzyme binding; androgen receptor binding; heat shock protein binding; ubiquitin protein ligase binding; receptor signaling protein activity; protein kinase activator activity; transcription corepressor activity
Biological Process: transcription, DNA-dependent; viral reproduction; apoptosis; regulation of protein ubiquitination; activation of JNK activity; chromatin remodeling; nucleosome assembly; regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; induction of apoptosis via death domain receptors; cytokinesis after mitosis; positive regulation of protein kinase activity; androgen receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent
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