Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 4286
Gene name Melanocyte inducing transcription factor
Gene symbol MITF
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CMM8COMMADMIMITF-AWS2WS2AbHLHe32
Chromosome 3
Chromosome location 3p13
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a transcription factor that contains both basic helix-loop-helix and leucine zipper structural features. The encoded protein regulates melanocyte development and is responsible for pigment cell-specific transcription of
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs104893744 T>C Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, genic downstream transcript variant
rs104893745 C>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, genic downstream transcript variant
rs104893746 C>T Pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant, genic downstream transcript variant
rs104893747 T>C Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, genic downstream transcript variant
rs137944487 C>G,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, uncertain-significance Synonymous variant, coding sequence variant, genic downstream transcript variant, downstream transcript variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT001990 hsa-miR-182-5p Luciferase reporter assay 17597072
MIRT001990 hsa-miR-182-5p Luciferase reporter assay 17597072
MIRT001990 hsa-miR-182-5p Luciferase reporter assay 17597072
MIRT001990 hsa-miR-182-5p Luciferase reporter assay 17597072
MIRT001989 hsa-miR-96-5p Luciferase reporter assay 17597072
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
ATF1 Activation 12966428
ATF1 Unknown 20068147
CREB1 Activation 19937254
EWSR1 Activation 12966428
FOXD3 Repression 21519923
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 24769727
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
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 IDA 14737107
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
156845 7105 ENSG00000187098
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O75030
Protein name Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (Class E basic helix-loop-helix protein 32) (bHLHe32)
Protein function Transcription factor that acts as a master regulator of melanocyte survival and differentiation as well as melanosome biogenesis (PubMed:10587587, PubMed:22647378, PubMed:27889061, PubMed:9647758). Binds to M-boxes (5'-TCATGTG-3') and symmetrica
PDB 4C7N , 7D8R , 7D8S , 7D8T , 7EOD , 8E1D
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF15951 MITF_TFEB_C_3_N 56 228 MITF/TFEB/TFEC/TFE3 N-terminus Family
PF00010 HLH 312 365 Helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain Domain
PF11851 DUF3371 397 522 Domain of unknown function (DUF3371) Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in melanocytes (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28842328}.; TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform A2]: Expressed in the retinal pigment epithelium, brain, and placenta (PubMed:9647758). Expressed in the kidney (PubMed:10578055,
Sequence
Sequence length 526
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Mitophagy - animal
Osteoclast differentiation
Melanogenesis
Pathways in cancer
Transcriptional misregulation in cancer
Melanoma
  SUMOylation of transcription factors
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
Coloboma, osteopetrosis, microphthalmia, macrocephaly, albinism, and deafness Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs1553704814, rs1057519325, rs1057519326, rs1057519327, rs149617956 RCV000498643
RCV000416286
RCV000416308
RCV000416298
RCV002490402
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Congenital sensorineural hearing impairment Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1057517966 RCV000721949
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Ear malformation Pathogenic rs104893746 RCV001813988
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Familial melanoma Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs149617956 RCV005364885
★★★★☆
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
Anophthalmia-microphthalmia syndrome Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT ISOLATED SENSORINEURAL DEAFNESS TYPE DFNA Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CATARACT 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 monocytic leukemia Monocytic Leukemia BEFREE 28837273
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma BEFREE 27680874
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Albinism Albinism BEFREE 20201954, 28982372, 31242455
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Albinism Albinism Pubtator 32728090, 35488210 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Albinism Albinism HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Albinism, Ocular Ocular albinism BEFREE 19938076, 30942644
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Albinism, Ocular Ocular albinism HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
ALBINISM, OCULAR, WITH LATE-ONSET SENSORINEURAL DEAFNESS (disorder) Ocular Albinism With Sensorineural Deafness CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
ALBINISM, OCULAR, WITH SENSORINEURAL DEAFNESS (disorder) Ocular Albinism With Congenital Sensorineural Deafness GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG 27889061
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
ALBINISM, OCULAR, WITH SENSORINEURAL DEAFNESS (disorder) Ocular Albinism With Congenital Sensorineural Deafness ORPHANET_DG 9158138
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only