Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3172
Gene name Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha
Gene symbol HNF4A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
FRTS4HNF4HNF4a7HNF4a8HNF4a9HNF4alphaMODYMODY1NR2A1NR2A21TCFTCF-14TCF14
Chromosome 20
Chromosome location 20q13.12
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a nuclear transcription factor which binds DNA as a homodimer. The encoded protein controls the expression of several genes, including hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha, a transcription factor which regulates the expres
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs137853334 C>G,T Uncertain-significance, pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs137853335 C>T Pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs137853336 C>G,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs137853337 G>A Uncertain-significance, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, genic downstream transcript variant, missense variant
rs137853338 T>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT003356 hsa-miR-34a-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20018894
MIRT003356 hsa-miR-34a-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20018894
MIRT003355 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20018894
MIRT003355 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20018894
MIRT003355 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20018894
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
HHEX Activation 22068426
RARA Unknown 11585914
RXRA Unknown 11027556
SOX17 Activation 22068426
SP1 Unknown 23307400
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:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
GO:0000976 Function Transcription cis-regulatory region binding IDA 16488887
GO:0000976 Function Transcription cis-regulatory region binding IEA
GO:0000978 Function RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
GO:0000978 Function RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600281 5024 ENSG00000101076
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P41235
Protein name Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha (HNF-4-alpha) (Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group A member 1) (Transcription factor 14) (TCF-14) (Transcription factor HNF-4)
Protein function Transcriptional regulator which controls the expression of hepatic genes during the transition of endodermal cells to hepatic progenitor cells, facilitating the recruitment of RNA pol II to the promoters of target genes (PubMed:30597922). Activa
PDB 1PZL , 3CBB , 3FS1 , 4B7W , 4IQR , 6CHT , 8C1L
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00105 zf-C4 58 127 Zinc finger, C4 type (two domains) Domain
PF00104 Hormone_recep 172 361 Ligand-binding domain of nuclear hormone receptor Domain
Sequence
MRLSKTLVDMDMADYSAALDPAYTTLEFENVQVLTMGNDTSPSEGTNLNAPNSLGVSALC
AICGDRATGKHYGASSCDGCKGFFRRSVRKNHMYSCRFSRQCVVDKDKRNQCRYCRLKKC
FRAGMKK
EAVQNERDRISTRRSSYEDSSLPSINALLQAEVLSRQITSPVSGINGDIRAKK
IASIADVCESMKEQLLVLVEWAKYIPAFCELPLDDQVALLRAHAGEHLLLGATKRSMVFK
DVLLLGNDYIVPRHCPELAEMSRVSIRILDELVLPFQELQIDDNEYAYLKAIIFFDPDAK
GLSDPGKIKRLRSQVQVSLEDYINDRQYDSRGRFGELLLLLPTLQSITWQMIEQIQFIKL
F
GMAKIDNLLQEMLLGGSPSDAPHAHHPLHPHLMQEHMGTNVIVANTMPTHLSNGQMCEW
PRPRGQAATPETPQPSPPGGSGSEPYKLLPGAVATIVKPLSAIPQPTITKQEVI
Sequence length 474
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  AMPK signaling pathway
Maturity onset diabetes of the young
  Nuclear Receptor transcription pathway
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
Autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease Likely pathogenic rs757731931 RCV001844932
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Fanconi renotubular syndrome 4 with maturity-onset diabetes of the young Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs376013528, rs587777732, rs137853336, rs769007443, rs2515692811, rs1085307913, rs1555813319, rs776489992, rs1568731279, rs1229650809, rs377476335 RCV002488364
RCV000144170
RCV001536085
RCV005030371
RCV004796870
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
HNF4A-related disorder Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs376013528, rs2146126966, rs2515650510, rs1057524790, rs193922479, rs193922480, rs1375557127, rs1191912908, rs370239205 RCV004753363
RCV003931301
RCV003397006
RCV003402473
RCV004752724
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Hyperinsulinemia Pathogenic rs587777732, rs193922479 RCV000193614
RCV000193933
★★★★☆
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
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATYPICAL FANCONI SYNDROME, NEONATAL HYPERINSULINISM SYNDROME Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATYPICAL FANCONI SYNDROME-NEONATAL HYPERINSULINISM SYNDROME Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CHOLELITHIASIS GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations