Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
604
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
BCL6 transcription repressor
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
BCL6
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
BCL5, BCL6A, LAZ3, ZBTB27, ZNF51
Chromosome Chromosome number
3
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
3q27.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is a zinc finger transcription factor and contains an N-terminal POZ domain. This protein acts as a sequence-specific repressor of transcription, and has been shown to modulate the transcription of STAT-dependent IL-4 resp
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT000640 hsa-miR-9-5p Luciferase reporter assay 19956200
MIRT004463 hsa-miR-127-3p Luciferase reporter assay 17581274
MIRT004463 hsa-miR-127-3p Luciferase reporter assay, Microarray, Northern blot, qRT-PCR, Western blot 16766263
MIRT004463 hsa-miR-127-3p Luciferase reporter assay, Microarray, Northern blot, qRT-PCR, Western blot 16766263
MIRT005929 hsa-miR-339-5p qRT-PCR 20932331
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
ABL1 Repression 15509806
BCL6 Repression 12407182
CTCF Repression 20733034
FOSL2 Activation 22493372
FOXO3 Activation 15509806
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IBA
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA 11929873
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA 15577913, 16704730
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IEA
GO:0000902 Process Cell morphogenesis IEA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
109565 1001 ENSG00000113916
Protein
UniProt ID P41182
Protein name B-cell lymphoma 6 protein (BCL-6) (B-cell lymphoma 5 protein) (BCL-5) (Protein LAZ-3) (Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 27) (Zinc finger protein 51)
Protein function Transcriptional repressor mainly required for germinal center (GC) formation and antibody affinity maturation which has different mechanisms of action specific to the lineage and biological functions. Forms complexes with different corepressors
PDB 1R28 , 1R29 , 1R2B , 2EN2 , 2EOS , 2LCE , 2YRM , 3BIM , 3E4U , 3LBZ , 4CP3 , 4U2M , 5H7G , 5H7H , 5MW2 , 5MW6 , 5MWD , 5N1X , 5N1Z , 5N20 , 5N21 , 5X4M , 5X4N , 5X4O , 5X4P , 5X4Q , 5X9O , 5X9P , 6C3L , 6C3N , 6CQ1 , 6EW6 , 6EW7 , 6EW8 , 6TBT , 6TCJ , 6TOF , 6TOG , 6TOH , 6TOI , 6TOJ , 6TOK , 6TOL , 6TOM , 6TON , 6TOO , 6XMX , 6XWF , 6XXS , 6XYX , 6XZZ
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00651 BTB 22 129 BTB/POZ domain Domain
PF00096 zf-C2H2 546 568 Zinc finger, C2H2 type Domain
PF00096 zf-C2H2 574 596 Zinc finger, C2H2 type Domain
PF00096 zf-C2H2 602 624 Zinc finger, C2H2 type Domain
PF00096 zf-C2H2 630 652 Zinc finger, C2H2 type Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in germinal center T- and B-cells and in primary immature dendritic cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10981963, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12402037, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15454082, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16142238, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16455075, ECO:
Sequence
MASPADSCIQFTRHASDVLLNLNRLRSRDILTDVVIVVSREQFRAHKTVLMACSGLFYSI
FTDQLKCNLSVINLDPEINPEGFCILLDFMYTSRLNLREGNIMAVMATAMYLQMEHVVDT
CRKFIKASE
AEMVSAIKPPREEFLNSRMLMPQDIMAYRGREVVENNLPLRSAPGCESRAF
APSLYSGLSTPPASYSMYSHLPVSSLLFSDEEFRDVRMPVANPFPKERALPCDSARPVPG
EYSRPTLEVSPNVCHSNIYSPKETIPEEARSDMHYSVAEGLKPAAPSARNAPYFPCDKAS
KEEERPSSEDEIALHFEPPNAPLNRKGLVSPQSPQKSDCQPNSPTESCSSKNACILQASG
SPPAKSPTDPKACNWKKYKFIVLNSLNQNAKPEGPEQAELGRLSPRAYTAPPACQPPMEP
ENLDLQSPTKLSASGEDSTIPQASRLNNIVNRSMTGSPRSSSESHSPLYMHPPKCTSCGS
QSPQHAEMCLHTAGPTFPEEMGETQSEYSDSSCENGAFFCNECDCRFSEEASLKRHTLQT
HSDKPYKCDRCQASFRYKGNLASHKTVHTGEKPYRCNICGAQFNRPANLKTHTRIHSGEK
PYKCETCGARFVQVAHLRAHVLIHTGEKPYPCEICGTRFRHLQTLKSHLRIHTGEKPYHC
EKCNLHFRHKSQLRLHLRQKHGAITNTKVQYRVSATDLPPELPKAC
Sequence length 706
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  FoxO signaling pathway
Transcriptional misregulation in cancer
Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation
  Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling
TP53 regulates transcription of several additional cell death genes whose specific roles in p53-dependent apoptosis remain uncertain
FOXO-mediated transcription of cell death genes
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
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
Alzheimer disease Alzheimer's disease or family history of Alzheimer's disease N/A N/A GWAS
Diabetes Type 2 diabetes N/A N/A GWAS
Eczema Eczema N/A N/A GWAS
Hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism N/A N/A GWAS
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
3 Hydroxy 3 Methylglutaryl CoA Lyase Deficiency Associate 11157493
Abortion Spontaneous Associate 30610661
Achalasia Addisonianism Alacrimia syndrome Associate 26892631, 26931436, 29785017, 29903764, 30210134, 31171907, 31288832, 31315646, 32311849, 33168821, 33768318, 34698437, 36823603
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Associate 11157493, 8025268, 9006332, 9160681, 9446632
Adenocarcinoma Associate 20080664, 22491060
AIDS Associated Nephropathy Associate 10090942
Alzheimer Disease Associate 36334414
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Associate 38191942
Anal Gland Neoplasms Associate 34321419
Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Associated Vasculitis Stimulate 23799890