CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 1 (CRTC1)

Transcriptional coactivator for CREB1 which activates transcription via both consensus and variant cAMP response element (CRE) sites. Acts as a coactivator, in the SIK/TORC signaling pathway, being busy when dephosphorylated and acts independently of CREB1'Ser-133' phosphorylation.

Regulates the expression of particular CREB-activated genes such as the steroidogenic gene, StAR. Potent coactivator of PGC1alpha and inducer of mitochondrial biogenesis in muscle cells.