Protein AATFProtein AATF, also known as apoptosis-antagonizing transcription factor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AATF gene.FunctionThe protein encoded by this gene was identified on the basis of its interaction with MAP3K12/DLK, a protein kinase known to be involved in the induction of cell apoptosis. This gene product contains a leucine zipper, which is a characteristic motif of transcription factors, and was shown to exhibit strong transactivation activity when fused to Gal4 DNA binding domain. Overexpression of this gene interfered with MAP3K12 induced apoptosis.InteractionsProtein AATF has been shown to interact with: PAWR, POLR2J, Retinoblastoma protein, and Transcription factor Sp1.