Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 9314
Gene name KLF transcription factor 4
Gene symbol KLF4
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
EZFGKLF
Chromosome 9
Chromosome location 9q31.2
Summary This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the Kruppel family of transcription factors. The encoded zinc finger protein is required for normal development of the barrier function of skin. The encoded protein is thought to control the G1-to-S transition o
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
390
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT003605 hsa-miR-25-3p Western blot 19541842
MIRT003216 hsa-miR-10b-5p Luciferase reporter assayWestern blot 20075075
MIRT003216 hsa-miR-10b-5p Luciferase reporter assayWestern blot 20075075
MIRT005674 hsa-miR-130a-3p Luciferase reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCR 20981674
MIRT005440 hsa-miR-135b-5p Luciferase reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCR 20981674
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
APC Unknown 12387883
CDX2 Activation 11521200
CDX2 Unknown 23202735
HDAC1 Repression 15051827
HDAC2 Repression 19486889
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 20551324
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin IDA 21539536
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin IEA
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
GO:0000791 Component Euchromatin IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
602253 6348 ENSG00000136826
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O43474
Protein name Krueppel-like factor 4 (Epithelial zinc finger protein EZF) (Gut-enriched krueppel-like factor)
Protein function Transcription factor; can act both as activator and as repressor. Binds the 5'-CACCC-3' core sequence. Binds to the promoter region of its own gene and can activate its own transcription. Regulates the expression of key transcription factors dur
PDB 6VTX
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00096 zf-C2H2 430 454 Zinc finger, C2H2 type Domain
PF00096 zf-C2H2 460 484 Zinc finger, C2H2 type Domain
PF00096 zf-C2H2 490 512 Zinc finger, C2H2 type Domain
Sequence
MRQPPGESDMAVSDALLPSFSTFASGPAGREKTLRQAGAPNNRWREELSHMKRLPPVLPG
RPYDLAAATVATDLESGGAGAACGGSNLAPLPRRETEEFNDLLDLDFILSNSLTHPPESV
AATVSSSASASSSSSPSSSGPASAPSTCSFTYPIRAGNDPGVAPGGTGGGLLYGRESAPP
PTAPFNLADINDVSPSGGFVAELLRPELDPVYIPPQQPQPPGGGLMGKFVLKASLSAPGS
EYGSPSVISVSKGSPDGSHPVVVAPYNGGPPRTCPKIKQEAVSSCTHLGAGPPLSNGHRP
AAHDFPLGRQLPSRTTPTLGLEEVLSSRDCHPALPLPPGFHPHPGPNYPSFLPDQMQPQV
PPLHYQGQSRGFVARAGEPCVCWPHFGTHGMMLTPPSSPLELMPPGSCMPEEPKPKRGRR
SWPRKRTATHTCDYAGCGKTYTKSSHLKAHLRTHTGEKPYHCDWDGCGWKFARSDELTRH
YRKH
TGHRPFQCQKCDRAFSRSDHLALHMKRHF
Sequence length 513
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells
Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation
  Synthesis, secretion, and deacylation of Ghrelin
Transcriptional regulation of pluripotent stem cells
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
Familial cancer of breast Benign rs188071068 RCV005936807
Gastric cancer Benign rs188071068 RCV005936809
Hepatocellular carcinoma Benign rs188071068 RCV005936808
KLF4-related disorder Uncertain significance; Benign; Likely benign rs150375845, rs2133187441, rs188071068, rs1829108501, rs139237114, rs34651589, rs34660570, rs769217859, rs370082993, rs869299423, rs115734249, rs150848807, rs45596731, rs145474824, rs147307674 RCV003408681
RCV003894313
RCV003897296
RCV003911672
RCV003939807
RCV003919483
RCV003924453
RCV003969788
RCV003964279
RCV003935832
RCV003905890
RCV003943145
RCV003930858
RCV003950549
RCV003940837
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Associate 28751461
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 33661044, 37287976
Adenoma Associate 35750256
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Inhibit 11521200
Adenomatous Polyps Inhibit 11005769
Adrenoleukodystrophy Associate 29065337
Alzheimer Disease Associate 29753274, 31401456, 31698192, 37549144
Ameloblastoma Associate 37559082
Aneurysm Associate 27720318, 30792063
Anophthalmia with pulmonary hypoplasia Associate 27802195