Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
3172
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
HNF4A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
FRTS4, HNF4, HNF4a7, HNF4a8, HNF4a9, HNF4alpha, MODY, MODY1, NR2A1, NR2A21, TCF, TCF-14, TCF14
Chromosome Chromosome number
20
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
20q13.12
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is a nuclear transcription factor which binds DNA as a homodimer. The encoded protein controls the expression of several genes, including hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha, a transcription factor which regulates the expres
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs137853334 C>G,T Uncertain-significance, pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs137853335 C>T Pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs137853336 C>G,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs137853337 G>A Uncertain-significance, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, genic downstream transcript variant, missense variant
rs137853338 T>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT003356 hsa-miR-34a-5p Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot 20018894
MIRT003356 hsa-miR-34a-5p Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot 20018894
MIRT003355 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot 20018894
MIRT003355 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot 20018894
MIRT003355 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot 20018894
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
HHEX Activation 22068426
RARA Unknown 11585914
RXRA Unknown 11027556
SOX17 Activation 22068426
SP1 Unknown 23307400
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
GO:0000976 Function Transcription cis-regulatory region binding IDA 16488887
GO:0000976 Function Transcription cis-regulatory region binding IEA
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 IEA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600281 5024 ENSG00000101076
Protein
UniProt ID P41235
Protein name Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha (HNF-4-alpha) (Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group A member 1) (Transcription factor 14) (TCF-14) (Transcription factor HNF-4)
Protein function Transcriptional regulator which controls the expression of hepatic genes during the transition of endodermal cells to hepatic progenitor cells, facilitating the recruitment of RNA pol II to the promoters of target genes (PubMed:30597922). Activa
PDB 1PZL , 3CBB , 3FS1 , 4B7W , 4IQR , 6CHT , 8C1L
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00105 zf-C4 58 127 Zinc finger, C4 type (two domains) Domain
PF00104 Hormone_recep 172 361 Ligand-binding domain of nuclear hormone receptor Domain
Sequence
MRLSKTLVDMDMADYSAALDPAYTTLEFENVQVLTMGNDTSPSEGTNLNAPNSLGVSALC
AICGDRATGKHYGASSCDGCKGFFRRSVRKNHMYSCRFSRQCVVDKDKRNQCRYCRLKKC
FRAGMKK
EAVQNERDRISTRRSSYEDSSLPSINALLQAEVLSRQITSPVSGINGDIRAKK
IASIADVCESMKEQLLVLVEWAKYIPAFCELPLDDQVALLRAHAGEHLLLGATKRSMVFK
DVLLLGNDYIVPRHCPELAEMSRVSIRILDELVLPFQELQIDDNEYAYLKAIIFFDPDAK
GLSDPGKIKRLRSQVQVSLEDYINDRQYDSRGRFGELLLLLPTLQSITWQMIEQIQFIKL
F
GMAKIDNLLQEMLLGGSPSDAPHAHHPLHPHLMQEHMGTNVIVANTMPTHLSNGQMCEW
PRPRGQAATPETPQPSPPGGSGSEPYKLLPGAVATIVKPLSAIPQPTITKQEVI
Sequence length 474
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  AMPK signaling pathway
Maturity onset diabetes of the young
  Nuclear Receptor transcription pathway
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Causal Diseases caused by PATHOGENIC or LIKELY PATHOGENIC variants from ClinVar only
Disease merge term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Diabetes Mellitus Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 1 rs1600731198, rs1375557127, rs193922479, rs137853338, rs369429452, rs1085307913, rs1568731279, rs193922471, rs137853334, rs193922475, rs1555813319, rs137853335, rs1568724014, rs1191912908, rs137853336
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N/A
Fanconi Renotubular Syndrome With Maturity-Onset Diabetes Of The Young fanconi renotubular syndrome 4 with maturity-onset diabetes of the young rs1229650809, rs587777732 N/A
Mason type diabetes maturity onset diabetes mellitus in young rs1600710669, rs1236613475, rs1057524790, rs1555815158, rs193922476, rs1375557127, rs1555815396, rs1555816615, rs1229650809, rs1555813342, rs193922479, rs1555816642, rs1290868034, rs193922480, rs1085307913
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N/A
Monogenic Diabetes monogenic diabetes rs1555815158, rs193922476, rs1555816654, rs1392795567, rs1057524790, rs776489992, rs1600731198, rs1555815396, rs369429452, rs1555816615, rs1229650809, rs193922479, rs1375557127, rs137853338, rs1555813342
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N/A
Unknown Includes: (1) ClinVar NON-pathogenic variants (Uncertain, Benign, Conflicting, VUS), (2) GenCC associations, (3) GWAS associations, (4) CBGDA evidence-based associations. NOTE: Diseases with pathogenic evidence are excluded to avoid conflicts.
Disease merge term Disease name Evidence References Source
Cholecystitis Cholecystitis N/A N/A GWAS
Cholelithiasis Cholelithiasis N/A N/A GWAS
Coenzyme Q10 Deficiency Coenzyme Q10 levels N/A N/A GWAS
Gout Gout N/A N/A GWAS
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Acute Kidney Injury Inhibit 39954965
Adenocarcinoma Associate 14710233, 22629454, 30962179, 37620896
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 31994347, 37180584
Adenoma Associate 28533663
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Associate 11437403, 11572874, 14970870, 28708837
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Stimulate 32626748
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associate 26515592
Antley Bixler Syndrome Phenotype Associate 26515592
Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal Associate 26498477
Arthritis Associate 24000795