Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2670
Gene name Glial fibrillary acidic protein
Gene symbol GFAP
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ALXDRD
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17q21.31
Summary This gene encodes one of the major intermediate filament proteins of mature astrocytes. It is used as a marker to distinguish astrocytes from other glial cells during development. Mutations in this gene cause Alexander disease, a rare disorder of astrocyt
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28932769 A>G Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs56679084 C>G Uncertain-significance, pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57120761 G>A,C Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57590980 T>C Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57661783 C>A,T Pathogenic, not-provided Stop gained, missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT016984 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT733242 hsa-miR-146a-3p Immunocytochemistry (ICC)Mass spectrometryqRT-PCRWestern blotting 33968923
MIRT733607 hsa-miR-140-5p ImmunofluorescenceqRT-PCRWestern blotting 33987369
MIRT1016542 hsa-miR-1197 CLIP-seq
MIRT1016543 hsa-miR-1207-5p CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
EP300 Activation 20414733
NFIC Unknown 19540848
NFKB1 Activation 16516312
NFKB1 Unknown 20471977
RELA Activation 16516312
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005178 Function Integrin binding IEA
GO:0005200 Function Structural constituent of cytoskeleton IBA
GO:0005200 Function Structural constituent of cytoskeleton IEA
GO:0005200 Function Structural constituent of cytoskeleton TAS 2740350
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 16189514, 17500595, 25416956, 25910212, 26871637, 27229929, 29892012, 31515488, 32296183, 32814053, 33961781, 34819669
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
137780 4235 ENSG00000131095
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P14136
Protein name Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)
Protein function GFAP, a class-III intermediate filament, is a cell-specific marker that, during the development of the central nervous system, distinguishes astrocytes from other glial cells.
PDB 6A9P
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF04732 Filament_head 1 67 Intermediate filament head (DNA binding) region Family
PF00038 Filament 68 376 Intermediate filament protein Coiled-coil
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in cells lacking fibronectin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1847665}.
Sequence
Sequence length 432
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  JAK-STAT signaling pathway   Nuclear signaling by ERBB4
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Alexander disease Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs2145642617, rs2145637388, rs2145632673, rs2508948888, rs267607508, rs797044592, rs797044590, rs797044588, rs797044582, rs797044581, rs797044579, rs797044578, rs267607518, rs61060395, rs797044570
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RCV001527383
RCV001725869
RCV002250013
RCV002463390
RCV000192183
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
GFAP-related disorder Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs2508951149, rs1421576880, rs58064122 RCV004548501
RCV003421094
RCV004748526
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Progressive ventriculomegaly Likely pathogenic rs2145632623 RCV001391254
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Scoliosis Likely pathogenic rs1057518828 RCV000415341
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ALEXANDER DISEASE TYPE II Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS 1 CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute Cerebrovascular Accidents Stroke BEFREE 30303809, 30304049
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 28730232
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Multiple polyposis syndrome BEFREE 31631484
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenocortical carcinoma Adrenocortical carcinoma BEFREE 24755947
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult Medulloblastoma Medulloblastoma BEFREE 19358275, 22151431, 8853241
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult Oligodendroglioma Oligodendroglioma BEFREE 23102810, 7518371, 7529297, 8875464
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Agenesis of corpus callosum Agenesis Of Corpus Callosum BEFREE 17824792
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Akinesia Akinesia BEFREE 27779080
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alexander Disease Alexander Disease BEFREE 11138011, 11398833, 11567214, 11587071, 11595337, 11723390, 11867077, 12026242, 12034785, 12034796, 12175861, 12175878, 12368989, 12447932, 12497239
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Alexander Disease Alexander Disease CLINVAR_DG 11138011, 11567214, 11595337, 11867077, 12026242, 12034785, 12034796, 12368989, 12447932, 1250985, 12581808, 12638020, 12944715, 14550921, 14557587
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)