Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3394
Gene name Interferon regulatory factor 8
Gene symbol IRF8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
H-ICSBPICSBPICSBP1IMD32AIMD32BIRF-8
Chromosome 16
Chromosome location 16q24.1
Summary Interferon consensus sequence-binding protein (ICSBP) is a transcription factor of the interferon (IFN) regulatory factor (IRF) family. Proteins of this family are composed of a conserved DNA-binding domain in the N-terminal region and a divergent C-termi
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs397514710 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, 5 prime UTR variant, coding sequence variant
rs397514711 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, 5 prime UTR variant, coding sequence variant
rs1567479117 ->T Uncertain-significance, pathogenic Stop lost, frameshift variant, terminator codon variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT649297 hsa-miR-646 HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649296 hsa-miR-4686 HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649297 hsa-miR-646 HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649296 hsa-miR-4686 HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649297 hsa-miR-646 HITS-CLIP 23824327
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
MBD1 Repression 19074829
STAT1 Activation 16918696;19074829
WT1 Repression 20237505
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:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA 1460054, 25122610
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IEA
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II TAS 1460054
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
GO:0000976 Function Transcription cis-regulatory region binding IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601565 5358 ENSG00000140968
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q02556
Protein name Interferon regulatory factor 8 (IRF-8) (Interferon consensus sequence-binding protein) (H-ICSBP) (ICSBP)
Protein function Transcription factor that specifically binds to the upstream regulatory region of type I interferon (IFN) and IFN-inducible MHC class I genes (the interferon consensus sequence (ICS)) (PubMed:25122610). Can both act as a transcriptional activato
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00605 IRF 9 113 Interferon regulatory factor transcription factor Domain
PF10401 IRF-3 202 382 Interferon-regulatory factor 3 Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Predominantly expressed in lymphoid tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1460054, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23166356}.
Sequence
Sequence length 426
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Pertussis   Interferon gamma signaling
Interferon alpha/beta signaling
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
Esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula Likely pathogenic rs1905412024 RCV001172293
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Immunodeficiency 32B Pathogenic rs397514710 RCV000050229
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases due to partial IRF8 deficiency Likely pathogenic rs397514711 RCV000050230
★★★★☆
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
ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BEHCET SYNDROME Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BILIARY LIVER CIRRHOSIS GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
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 leukemia Leukemia BEFREE 30266821
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia BEFREE 17189268, 28492552, 30266821
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 27496222
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma B-cell Lymphoma BEFREE 23573829, 28537908
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult T-Cell Lymphoma/Leukemia T-Cell Lymphoma/Leukemia BEFREE 10403770
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing Spondylitis BEFREE 30900036
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arteriosclerosis Arteriosclerosis BEFREE 29436389, 31444033
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Asthma Pubtator 35751199 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis Pubtator 25478796, 34020127, 34122426 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis BEFREE 29436389, 31444033
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only