Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 222546
Gene name Regulatory factor X6
Gene symbol RFX6
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
MTCHRSMTFSRFXDC1dJ955L16.1
Chromosome 6
Chromosome location 6q22.1
Summary The nuclear protein encoded by this gene is a member of the regulatory factor X (RFX) family of transcription factors. Studies in mice suggest that this gene is specifically required for the differentiation of islet cells for the production of insulin, bu
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs144648002 C>G,T Uncertain-significance, pathogenic, benign Coding sequence variant, stop gained, missense variant
rs267607012 T>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs267607013 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs587776514 T>C Pathogenic Genic upstream transcript variant, splice donor variant, upstream transcript variant
rs587776515 A>G Pathogenic Genic upstream transcript variant, intron variant, upstream transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT054825 hsa-miR-30c-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 24623846
MIRT439148 hsa-let-7c-5p 3'LIFE 25074381
MIRT439148 hsa-let-7c-5p 3'LIFE 25074381
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 ISA
GO:0000976 Function Transcription cis-regulatory region binding IDA 20148032
GO:0000977 Function RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IDA 20148032
GO:0000978 Function RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
GO:0000981 Function DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
612659 21478 ENSG00000185002
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q8HWS3
Protein name DNA-binding protein RFX6 (Regulatory factor X 6) (Regulatory factor X domain-containing protein 1)
Protein function Transcription factor required to direct islet cell differentiation during endocrine pancreas development. Specifically required for the differentiation of 4 of the 5 islet cell types and for the production of insulin (PubMed:20148032, PubMed:254
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02257 RFX_DNA_binding 121 199 RFX DNA-binding domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in pancreas (PubMed:25497100). Expressed in pancreatic beta-cells (insulin-positive cells) and alpha-cells (glucagon-positive cells) (at protein level). Specifically expressed in pancreas, small intestine and colon (PubMed:20
Sequence
MAKVPELEDTFLQAQPAPQLSPGIQEDCCVQLLGKGLLVYPEETVYLAAEGQPGGEQGGG
EKGEDPELPGAVKSEMHLNNGNFSSEEEDADNHDSKTKAADQYLSQKKTITQIVKDKKKQ
TQLTLQWLEENYIVCEGVCLPRCILYAHYLDFCRKEKLEPACAATFGKTIRQKFPLLTTR
RLGTRGHSKYHYYGIGIKE
SSAYYHSVYSGKGLTRFSGSKLKNEGGFTRKYSLSSKTGTL
LPEFPSAQHLVYQGCISKDKVDTLIMMYKTHCQCILDNAINGNFEEIQHFLLHFWQGMPD
HLLPLLENPVIIDIFCVCDSILYKVLTDVLIPATMQEMPESLLADIRNFAKNWEQWVVSS
LENLPEALTDKKIPIVRRFVSSLKRQTSFLHLAQIARPALFDQHVVNSMVSDIERVDLNS
IGSQALLTISGSTDTESGIYTEHDSITVFQELKDLLKKNATVEAFIEWLDTVVEQRVIKT
SKQNGRSLKKRAQDFLLKWSFFGARVMHNLTLNNASSFGSFHLIRMLLDEYILLAMETQF
NNDKEQELQNLLDKYMKNSDASKAAFTASPSSCFLANRNKGSMVSSDAVKNESHVETTYL
PLPSSQPGGLGPALHQFPAGNTDNMPLTGQMELSQIAGHLMTPPISPAMASRGSVINQGP
MAGRPPSVGPVLSAPSHCSTYPEPIYPTLPQANHDFYSTSSNYQTVFRAQPHSTSGLYPH
HTEHGRCMAWTEQQLSRDFFSGSCAGSPYNSRPPSSYGPSLQAQDSHNMQFLNTGSFNFL
SNTGAASCQGATLPPNSPNGYYGSNINYPESHRLGSMVNQHVSVISSIRSLPPYSDIHDP
LNILDDSGRKQTSSFYTDTSSPVACRTPVLASSLQTPIPSSSSQCMYGTSNQYPAQETLD
SHGTSSREMVSSLPPINTVFMGTAAGGT
Sequence length 928
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG 
  Maturity onset diabetes of the young  
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Diabetes mellitus Pathogenic rs587776515 RCV001225303
Hypoplastic pancreas-intestinal atresia-hypoplastic gallbalder syndrome Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1775769921, rs587780440, rs587776514, rs587776515, rs587776516, rs267607012, rs267607013, rs587776517, rs144648002, rs1445567359, rs1562146029 RCV001333628
RCV000118186
RCV000000525
RCV000000526
RCV000000527
RCV000000528
RCV000000529
RCV000000530
RCV000208877
RCV000714518
RCV000714519
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young Likely pathogenic rs1774484879 RCV003994672
RFX6-related disorder Likely pathogenic rs267607013, rs2481937153, rs2482492907, rs2481946427 RCV003415604
RCV003410529
RCV003404611
RCV003902192
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Gastric cancer Likely benign rs201996097 RCV005907098
Monogenic diabetes Benign; Likely benign; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Uncertain significance rs77146142, rs57924353, rs9489056, rs146081967, rs1018054636, rs144648002, rs201522681, rs146115506, rs751261241, rs146773792, rs200522460, rs377721888, rs1775460105, rs762488509, rs867520268
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RCV000445385
RCV000664104
RCV000445435
RCV000445479
RCV000445513
RCV000445547
RCV000445405
RCV000664103
RCV000664105
RCV001174491
RCV001174492
RCV001174493
RCV001174494
RCV001174495
RCV001174496
RCV001174497
Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma Benign rs73563500 RCV005915824
Uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma Benign; Likely benign rs144648002 RCV005898154
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Biliary Atresia Associate 34715892
Biliary Fistula Associate 23914949
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Stimulate 38093528
Cholestasis Associate 34715892
Diabetes Mellitus Associate 26264437, 26761945, 34715892, 36208030, 36418577, 38064570, 38408297
Diabetes Mellitus Transient Neonatal 1 Associate 23914949, 25497100, 26264437, 34715892, 35813646
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Associate 36418577
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Associate 29439679, 33721395, 34019234, 34387403, 36208030, 36613572, 38049589
Diarrhea Associate 23914949, 35813646
Familial duodenal atresia Associate 23914949, 34715892, 35813646