Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 4208
Gene name Myocyte enhancer factor 2C
Gene symbol MEF2C
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
C5DELq14.3DEL5q14.3NEDHSIL
Chromosome 5
Chromosome location 5q14.3
Summary This locus encodes a member of the MADS box transcription enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) family of proteins, which play a role in myogenesis. The encoded protein, MEF2 polypeptide C, has both trans-activating and DNA binding activities. This protein may play a
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs267607233 G>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained
rs397514655 A>G,T Pathogenic Genic upstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs397514656 C>G Pathogenic Genic upstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs398123686 G>A Uncertain-significance, likely-benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
rs545185248 A>G,T Pathogenic Genic upstream transcript variant, initiator codon variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT000128 hsa-miR-223-3p Luciferase reporter assay 18278031
MIRT000128 hsa-miR-223-3p Review 20029422
MIRT005737 hsa-miR-21-5p ImmunofluorescenceIn situ hybridizationLuciferase reporter assay 21170291
MIRT005737 hsa-miR-21-5p ImmunofluorescenceIn situ hybridizationLuciferase reporter assay 21170291
MIRT000128 hsa-miR-223-3p ImmunofluorescenceqRT-PCRWestern blot 23094093
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
5
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
GFI1B Repression 21261500
HDAC7 Repression 11585834
HIPK2 Repression 23620283
ISL1 Activation 23152444
NKX2-5 Repression 21261500
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 IMP 18079734
GO:0000165 Process MAPK cascade IDA 9858528
GO:0000165 Process MAPK cascade IMP 11160896
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
GO:0000976 Function Transcription cis-regulatory region binding ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600662 6996 ENSG00000081189
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q06413
Protein name Myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2C (Myocyte enhancer factor 2C)
Protein function Transcription activator which binds specifically to the MEF2 element present in the regulatory regions of many muscle-specific genes. Controls cardiac morphogenesis and myogenesis, and is also involved in vascular development. Enhances transcrip
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00319 SRF-TF 10 57 SRF-type transcription factor (DNA-binding and dimerisation domain) Domain
PF12347 HJURP_C 90 155 Holliday junction regulator protein family C-terminal repeat Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in brain and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9798649}.
Sequence
MGRKKIQITRIMDERNRQVTFTKRKFGLMKKAYELSVLCDCEIALIIFNSTNKLFQYAST
DMDKVLLKYTEYNEPHESRTNSDIVETLRKKGLNGCDSPDPDADDSVGHSPESEDKYRKI
NEDIDLMISRQRLCAVPPPNFEMPVSIPVSSHNSL
VYSNPVSSLGNPNLLPLAHPSLQRN
SMSPGVTHRPPSAGNTGGLMGGDLTSGAGTSAGNGYGNPRNSPGLLVSPGNLNKNMQAKS
PPPMNLGMNNRKPDLRVLIPPGSKNTMPSVSEDVDLLLNQRINNSQSAQSLATPVVSVAT
PTLPGQGMGGYPSAISTTYGTEYSLSSADLSSLSGFNTASALHLGSVTGWQQQHLHNMPP
SALSQLGACTSTHLSQSSNLSLPSTQSLNIKSEPVSPPRDRTTTPSRYPQHTRHEAGRSP
VDSLSSCSSSYDGSDREDHRNEFHSPIGLTRPSPDERESPSVKRMRLSEGWAT
Sequence length 473
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  MAPK signaling pathway
cGMP-PKG signaling pathway
Apelin signaling pathway
Oxytocin signaling pathway
Parathyroid hormone synthesis, secretion and action
Transcriptional misregulation in cancer
Fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis
  Transcriptional activation of mitochondrial biogenesis
Circadian Clock
Myogenesis
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
5q14.3 microdeletion syndrome Pathogenic rs796052733 RCV001813767
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Autism spectrum disorder Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs796052733, rs796052728, rs2548168565, rs1561824498 RCV000754665
RCV001291376
RCV003127257
RCV000754666
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Autosomal dominant epilepsy Likely pathogenic rs2546717151 RCV003156205
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Epileptic encephalopathy Likely pathogenic rs1580990072 RCV001003588
★★★★☆
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
ALZHEIMER DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISTIC DISORDER CTD, Disgenet
CTD, 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
5q14.3 microdeletion syndrome 5q14.3 microdeletion syndrome ORPHANET_DG
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
5q14.3 microdeletion syndrome 5q14.3 microdeletion syndrome Orphanet
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Acute lymphocytic leukemia Lymphocytic Leukemia BEFREE 26172269
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia Leukemia BEFREE 29431698
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 31094920
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Agenesis of corpus callosum Agenesis Of Corpus Callosum BEFREE 22848023
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 25114068, 25723573, 28199971, 34103633, 34767070, 35563596 Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 29112298 Inhibit
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Alzheimer disease BEFREE 27276684
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 1 Leber congenital amaurosis BEFREE 21715356
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only