Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 326
Gene name Autoimmune regulator
Gene symbol AIRE
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AIRE1APECEDAPS1APSIPGA1
Chromosome 21
Chromosome location 21q22.3
Summary This gene encodes a transcriptional regulator that forms nuclear bodies and interacts with the transcriptional coactivator CREB binding protein. The encoded protein plays an important role in immunity by regulating the expression of autoantigens and negat
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs41277546 C>T Benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Intron variant
rs72650680 C>T Benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Intron variant
rs74162061 G>A Uncertain-significance, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs121434254 C>A,T Pathogenic Synonymous variant, coding sequence variant, stop gained
rs121434255 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT2169389 hsa-miR-122 CLIP-seq
MIRT2169390 hsa-miR-216a CLIP-seq
MIRT2169391 hsa-miR-4269 CLIP-seq
MIRT2169392 hsa-miR-4438 CLIP-seq
MIRT2169393 hsa-miR-4463 CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
DAXX Repression 20185822
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:0000977 Function RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
GO:0000977 Function RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IDA 11533054
GO:0001673 Component Male germ cell nucleus IEA
GO:0001674 Component Female germ cell nucleus IEA
GO:0002458 Process Peripheral T cell tolerance induction IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
607358 360 ENSG00000160224
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O43918
Protein name Autoimmune regulator (Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy protein) (APECED protein)
Protein function Transcription factor playing an essential role to promote self-tolerance in the thymus by regulating the expression of a wide array of self-antigens that have the commonality of being tissue-restricted in their expression pattern in the peripher
PDB 1XWH , 2KE1 , 2KFT , 2LRI
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF03172 HSR 3 103 HSR domain Domain
PF01342 SAND 196 249 SAND domain Family
PF00628 PHD 298 343 PHD-finger Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed. Expressed at higher level in thymus (medullary epithelial cells and monocyte-dendritic cells), pancreas, adrenal cortex and testis. Expressed at lower level in the spleen, fetal liver and lymph nodes. In secondary lym
Sequence
MATDAALRRLLRLHRTEIAVAVDSAFPLLHALADHDVVPEDKFQETLHLKEKEGCPQAFH
ALLSWLLTQDSTAILDFWRVLFKDYNLERYGRLQPILDSFPKD
VDLSQPRKGRKPPAVPK
ALVPPPRLPTKRKASEEARAAAPAALTPRGTASPGSQLKAKPPKKPESSAEQQRLPLGNG
IQTMSASVQRAVAMSSGDVPGARGAVEGILIQQVFESGGSKKCIQVGGEFYTPSKFEDSG
SGKNKARSS
SGPKPLVRAKGAQGAAPGGGEARLGQQGSVPAPLALPSDPQLHQKNEDECA
VCRDGGELICCDGCPRAFHLACLSPPLREIPSGTWRCSSCLQA
TVQEVQPRAEEPRPQEP
PVETPLPPGLRSAGEEVRGPPGEPLAGMDTTLVYKHLPAPPSAAPLPGLDSSALHPLLCV
GPEGQQNLAPGARCGVCGDGTDVLRCTHCAAAFHWRCHFPAGTSRPGTGLRCRSCSGDVT
PAPVEGVLAPSPARLAPGPAKDDTASHEPALHRDDLESLLSEHTFDGILQWAIQSMARPA
APFPS
Sequence length 545
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG 
  Ubiquitin mediated proteolysis
Primary immunodeficiency
 
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
AIRE-related disorder Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs2146375836, rs121434254, rs386833675, rs138489664, rs179363889, rs179363877 RCV004754818
RCV003421900
RCV003407265
RCV003905497
RCV004754292
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1, with reversible metaphyseal dysplasia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs386833675, rs387906295 RCV000003473
RCV000003479
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Inherited Immunodeficiency Diseases Pathogenic rs121434258 RCV001027543
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome, type 1 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2146375964, rs1184559866, rs1568926472, rs746101086, rs1179261094, rs143952576, rs2146379302, rs2146379356, rs1482020075, rs2146383463, rs2146374989, rs2146385757, rs866898746, rs2146377702, rs2146379725
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RCV001377282
RCV001379865
RCV001381594
RCV001388926
RCV001389498
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★★★★★
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
AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINE SYNDROME TYPE 1 ClinGen, GenCC
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINE SYNDROME, TYPE I, WITH OR WITHOUT REVERSIBLE METAPHYSEAL DYSPLASIA HPO
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY SYNDROME, TYPE 1 CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY SYNDROME, TYPE I, WITH REVERSIBLE METAPHYSEAL DYSPLASIA Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
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 Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia BEFREE 12595897
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Addison Disease Addison`s Disease BEFREE 11298085, 18200029, 20718774, 24014553, 28911151
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Addison Disease Addison`s Disease HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Addison Disease Addison`s Disease GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal cortical hypofunction Adrenal Cortical Hypofunction BEFREE 16820279, 28540407
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal hyperplasia Adrenal hyperplasia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alopecia Alopecia BEFREE 12190641, 12542742, 16774540, 18194361, 18616774, 20407228, 29959280, 31601134
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alopecia Alopecia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alopecia Areata Alopecia Areata BEFREE 12190641, 12542742, 16774540, 18194361, 18616774, 31601134
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alopecia Areata Alopecia Areata LHGDN 16774540, 18194361
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only