Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 6943
Gene name Transcription factor 21
Gene symbol TCF21
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
POD1bHLHa23
Chromosome 6
Chromosome location 6q23.2
Summary TCF21 encodes a transcription factor of the basic helix-loop-helix family. The TCF21 product is mesoderm specific, and expressed in embryonic epicardium, mesenchyme-derived tissues of lung, gut, gonad, and both mesenchymal and glomerular epithelial cells
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT006075 hsa-miR-492 MicroarrayqRT-PCR 21319197
MIRT006075 hsa-miR-492 MicroarrayqRT-PCR 21319197
MIRT006075 hsa-miR-492 MicroarrayqRT-PCR 21319197
MIRT007085 hsa-miR-21-5p Luciferase reporter assay 23206776
MIRT007085 hsa-miR-21-5p Luciferase reporter assay 23206776
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:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA 12493738
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IEA
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
GO:0000977 Function RNA polymerase II transcription 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
603306 11632 ENSG00000118526
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O43680
Protein name Transcription factor 21 (TCF-21) (Capsulin) (Class A basic helix-loop-helix protein 23) (bHLHa23) (Epicardin) (Podocyte-expressed 1) (Pod-1)
Protein function Involved in epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in kidney and lung morphogenesis that include epithelial differentiation and branching morphogenesis. May play a role in the specification or differentiation of one or more subsets of epicardial ce
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00010 HLH 80 132 Helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain Domain
Sequence
MSTGSLSDVEDLQEVEMLECDGLKMDSNKEFVTSNESTEESSNCENGSPQKGRGGLGKRR
KAPTKKSPLSGVSQEGKQVQRNAANARERARMRVLSKAFSRLKTTLPWVPPDTKLSKLDT
LRLASSYIAHLR
QILANDKYENGYIHPVNLTWPFMVAGKPESDLKEVVTASRLCGTTAS
Sequence length 179
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Clear cell carcinoma of kidney Uncertain significance rs61729591 RCV005888471
Colon adenocarcinoma Uncertain significance rs61729591 RCV005888467
Hepatocellular carcinoma Uncertain significance rs61729591 RCV005888468
Malignant tumor of esophagus Uncertain significance rs61729591 RCV005888469
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Inhibit 20945327
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 28515486
Adenomyosis Stimulate 39326465
Adrenocortical Adenoma Associate 28658440
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associate 28658440
Angina Stable Associate 38250610
Atherosclerosis Associate 24676100, 31815603, 37391023
Breast Neoplasms Inhibit 26044559, 27028856
Breast Neoplasms Associate 27270650, 32894086
Carcinoma Ductal Associate 27270650