Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 6925
Gene name Transcription factor 4
Gene symbol TCF4
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CDG2TE2-2FCD2FECD3ITF-2ITF2PTHSSEF-2SEF2SEF2-1SEF2-1ASEF2-1BSEF2-1DTCF-4bHLHb19
Chromosome 18
Chromosome location 18q21.2
Summary This gene encodes transcription factor 4, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor. The encoded protein recognizes an Ephrussi-box (`E-box`) binding site (`CANNTG`) - a motif first identified in immunoglobulin enhancers. This gene is broadly expresse
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs121909120 G>A,T Likely-pathogenic, pathogenic Missense variant, synonymous variant, coding sequence variant
rs121909121 C>T Pathogenic-likely-pathogenic, pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs121909122 G>A Pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs121909123 C>G,T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs139876825 C>T Likely-benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, missense variant, upstream transcript variant, genic upstream transcript variant, 5 prime UTR variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT005846 hsa-miR-204-5p Luciferase reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCR 21282569
MIRT020336 hsa-miR-130b-3p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT031229 hsa-miR-19b-3p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT051694 hsa-let-7e-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT053443 hsa-miR-203a-3p Microarray 23807165
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
EGR1 Activation 18798221
HOXB1 Repression 15126340
HOXB13 Repression 15928669
LEF1 Unknown 19174556
RUNX3 Activation 24447505
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 IBA
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin IDA 21880741
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 12651860
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
602272 11634 ENSG00000196628
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P15884
Protein name Transcription factor 4 (TCF-4) (Class B basic helix-loop-helix protein 19) (bHLHb19) (Immunoglobulin transcription factor 2) (ITF-2) (SL3-3 enhancer factor 2) (SEF-2)
Protein function Transcription factor that binds to the immunoglobulin enhancer Mu-E5/KE5-motif. Involved in the initiation of neuronal differentiation. Activates transcription by binding to the E box (5'-CANNTG-3'). Binds to the E-box present in the somatostati
PDB 2KWF , 6OD3 , 6OD4 , 6OD5 , 8OSB
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00010 HLH 565 618 Helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in adult heart, brain, placenta, skeletal muscle and to a lesser extent in the lung. In developing embryonic tissues, expression mostly occurs in the brain.
Sequence
MHHQQRMAALGTDKELSDLLDFSAMFSPPVSSGKNGPTSLASGHFTGSNVEDRSSSGSWG
NGGHPSPSRNYGDGTPYDHMTSRDLGSHDNLSPPFVNSRIQSKTERGSYSSYGRESNLQG
CHQQSLLGGDMDMGNPGTLSPTKPGSQYYQYSSNNPRRRPLHSSAMEVQTKKVRKVPPGL
PSSVYAPSASTADYNRDSPGYPSSKPATSTFPSSFFMQDGHHSSDPWSSSSGMNQPGYAG
MLGNSSHIPQSSSYCSLHPHERLSYPSHSSADINSSLPPMSTFHRSGTNHYSTSSCTPPA
NGTDSIMANRGSGAAGSSQTGDALGKALASIYSPDHTNNSFSSNPSTPVGSPPSLSAGTA
VWSRNGGQASSSPNYEGPLHSLQSRIEDRLERLDDAIHVLRNHAVGPSTAMPGGHGDMHG
IIGPSHNGAMGGLGSGYGTGLLSANRHSLMVGTHREDGVALRGSHSLLPNQVPVPQLPVQ
SATSPDLNPPQDPYRGMPPGLQGQSVSSGSSEIKSDDEGDENLQDTKSSEDKKLDDDKKD
IKSITSNNDDEDLTPEQKAEREKERRMANNARERLRVRDINEAFKELGRMVQLHLKSDKP
QTKLLILHQAVAVILSLE
QQVRERNLNPKAACLKRREEEKVSSEPPPLSLAGPHPGMGDA
SNHMGQM
Sequence length 667
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    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
Autism spectrum disorder Pathogenic rs587784464 RCV003313939
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Cerebral hypoplasia Pathogenic rs1057518848 RCV000415111
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial, 3 Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs121909122, rs878853149, rs2512664352, rs2512226967, rs2512666940, rs1568622225, rs1568305976, rs1600404795, rs121909123 RCV001249620
RCV003224231
RCV003445349
RCV003883361
RCV003883370
View all (4 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Developmental disorder Pathogenic rs2511499685 RCV003127256
★★★★☆
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
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ALZHEIMER DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ANOREXIA NERVOSA 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
Epilepsies, Partial Epilepsy BEFREE 28951272
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Fanconi Anemia Fanconi Anemia BEFREE 25853498
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
FANCONI ANEMIA, COMPLEMENTATION GROUP A (disorder) Anemia BEFREE 25853498
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
FANCONI ANEMIA, COMPLEMENTATION GROUP D2 Fanconi Anemia BEFREE 28934497
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Fleck corneal dystrophy Fleck Corneal Dystrophy BEFREE 16936105, 19608540, 22341973, 27864929
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy BEFREE 19608540
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy Fuchs endothelial dystrophy Pubtator 20811064, 22321803 Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Hemimegalencephaly Hemimegalencephaly BEFREE 25194490, 30762606, 31444548
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
MENTAL RETARDATION, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE 1 Mental retardation BEFREE 28934497
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Tuberous Sclerosis Tuberous Sclerosis BEFREE 27566410
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only