Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 7015
Gene name Telomerase reverse transcriptase
Gene symbol TERT
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CMM9DKCA2DKCB4EST2PFBMFT1TCS1TP2TRThEST2hTRT
Chromosome 5
Chromosome location 5p15.33
Summary Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein polymerase that maintains telomere ends by addition of the telomere repeat TTAGGG. The enzyme consists of a protein component with reverse transcriptase activity, encoded by this gene, and an RNA component which serves as
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs34094720 G>A,T Pathogenic, benign-likely-benign, likely-benign Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs34528119 G>A,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, uncertain-significance, benign, likely-benign Intron variant, coding sequence variant, synonymous variant, missense variant
rs35719940 C>T Likely-benign, risk-factor, benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs111576740 T>C,G Pathogenic Splice acceptor variant
rs121918661 C>T Likely-benign, pathogenic, uncertain-significance, likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT003991 hsa-miR-138-5p qRT-PCRLuciferase reporter assayWestern blot 18201269
MIRT003991 hsa-miR-138-5p qRT-PCRLuciferase reporter assayWestern blot 18201269
MIRT003991 hsa-miR-138-5p Luciferase reporter assay 18201269
MIRT006931 hsa-miR-498 Luciferase reporter assay 23055531
MIRT016371 hsa-miR-193b-3p Microarray 20304954
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
BMI1 Repression 19903340
CTCF Repression 16326864;19914212
DNMT1 Activation 19914212
E2F1 Activation 21411498;22207128
E2F1 Repression 21411498;22207128
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:0000049 Function TRNA binding IDA 21937513
GO:0000333 Component Telomerase catalytic core complex IBA
GO:0000333 Component Telomerase catalytic core complex IDA 9398860, 9443919, 16507993, 17940095, 18082603
GO:0000333 Component Telomerase catalytic core complex IEA
GO:0000333 Component Telomerase catalytic core complex IMP 11313459
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
187270 11730 ENSG00000164362
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O14746
Protein name Telomerase reverse transcriptase (EC 2.7.7.49) (HEST2) (Telomerase catalytic subunit) (Telomerase-associated protein 2) (TP2)
Protein function Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme essential for the replication of chromosome termini in most eukaryotes. Active in progenitor and cancer cells. Inactive, or very low activity, in normal somatic cells. Catalytic component of the teleromer
PDB 2BCK , 4B18 , 4MNQ , 5MEN , 5MEO , 5MEP , 5MEQ , 5MER , 5UGW , 7BG9 , 7QXA , 7QXB , 7QXS , 7TRD , 7TRE , 7TRF , 7V99
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF12009 Telomerase_RBD 460 592 Telomerase ribonucleoprotein complex - RNA binding domain Domain
PF00078 RVT_1 802 915 Reverse transcriptase (RNA-dependent DNA polymerase) Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed at a high level in thymocyte subpopulations, at an intermediate level in tonsil T-lymphocytes, and at a low to undetectable level in peripheral blood T-lymphocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8676067, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9389643}.
Sequence
MPRAPRCRAVRSLLRSHYREVLPLATFVRRLGPQGWRLVQRGDPAAFRALVAQCLVCVPW
DARPPPAAPSFRQVSCLKELVARVLQRLCERGAKNVLAFGFALLDGARGGPPEAFTTSVR
SYLPNTVTDALRGSGAWGLLLRRVGDDVLVHLLARCALFVLVAPSCAYQVCGPPLYQLGA
ATQARPPPHASGPRRRLGCERAWNHSVREAGVPLGLPAPGARRRGGSASRSLPLPKRPRR
GAAPEPERTPVGQGSWAHPGRTRGPSDRGFCVVSPARPAEEATSLEGALSGTRHSHPSVG
RQHHAGPPSTSRPPRPWDTPCPPVYAETKHFLYSSGDKEQLRPSFLLSSLRPSLTGARRL
VETIFLGSRPWMPGTPRRLPRLPQRYWQMRPLFLELLGNHAQCPYGVLLKTHCPLRAAVT
PAAGVCAREKPQGSVAAPEEEDTDPRRLVQLLRQHSSPWQVYGFVRACLRRLVPPGLWGS
RHNERRFLRNTKKFISLGKHAKLSLQELTWKMSVRDCAWLRRSPGVGCVPAAEHRLREEI
LAKFLHWLMSVYVVELLRSFFYVTETTFQKNRLFFYRKSVWSKLQSIGIRQH
LKRVQLRE
LSEAEVRQHREARPALLTSRLRFIPKPDGLRPIVNMDYVVGARTFRREKRAERLTSRVKA
LFSVLNYERARRPGLLGASVLGLDDIHRAWRTFVLRVRAQDPPPELYFVKVDVTGAYDTI
PQDRLTEVIASIIKPQNTYCVRRYAVVQKAAHGHVRKAFKSHVSTLTDLQPYMRQFVAHL
QETSPLRDAVVIEQSSSLNEASSGLFDVFLRFMCHHAVRIRGKSYVQCQGIPQGSILSTL
LCSLCYGDMENKLFAGIRRDGLLLRLVDDFLLVTPHLTHAKTFLRTLVRGVPEYGCVVNL
RKTVVNFPVEDEALG
GTAFVQMPAHGLFPWCGLLLDTRTLEVQSDYSSYARTSIRASLTF
NRGFKAGRNMRRKLFGVLRLKCHSLFLDLQVNSLQTVCTNIYKILLLQAYRFHACVLQLP
FHQQVWKNPTFFLRVISDTASLCYSILKAKNAGMSLGAKGAAGPLPSEAVQWLCHQAFLL
KLTRHRVTYVPLLGSLRTAQTQLSRKLPGTTLTALEAAANPALPSDFKTILD
Sequence length 1132
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Human papillomavirus infection
Human T-cell leukemia virus 1 infection
Pathways in cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Gastric cancer
  Telomere Extension By Telomerase
Formation of the beta-catenin:TCF transactivating complex
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
Abnormal pulmonary interstitial morphology Likely pathogenic rs1751259223, rs1422814635 RCV001172400
RCV001172444
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Acute myeloid leukemia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs797046041, rs1194223999 RCV000193118
RCV001172450
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Aplastic anemia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs199422298 RCV000032376
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Autosomal recessive dyskeratosis congenita 4 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1060503011, rs199422297 RCV001753903
RCV000022786
★★★★☆
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
Adenocarcinoma of the large intestine Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ANEMIA, APLASTIC CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ANEMIA, MACROCYTIC Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
APLASTIC ANEMIA, IDIOPATHIC 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
Acquired Hypogammaglobulinemia Common Variable Immunodeficiency BEFREE 2136770
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acral Lentiginous Malignant Melanoma Acral Lentiginous Malignant Melanoma BEFREE 26709572, 28373299
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acral Lentiginous Malignant Melanoma Acral Lentiginous Malignant Melanoma CGI_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute lymphocytic leukemia Lymphocytic Leukemia BEFREE 23066086, 2523429
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute monocytic leukemia Monocytic Leukemia BEFREE 27509060
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML-M2) Leukemia CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, M1 Myeloid Leukemia CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia BEFREE 11986943, 19567472
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia LHGDN 15326479
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia Leukemia BEFREE 27509060
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only