TFAP4 transcription factor AP-4 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: TFAP4provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: transcription factor AP-4provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:11745
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000090447 MIM:600743; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11745
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: AP-4; bHLHc41
Summary: Transcription factors of the basic helix-loop-helix-zipper (bHLH-ZIP) family contain a basic domain, which is used for DNA binding, and HLH and ZIP domains, which are used for oligomerization. Transcription factor AP4 activates both viral and cellular genes by binding to the symmetrical DNA sequence CAGCTG (Mermod et al., 1988 [PubMed 2833704]; Hu et al., 1990 [PubMed 2123466]).[supplied by OMIM, Jul 2009]
Expression: Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 4.0), spleen (RPKM 3.0) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs: mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 16p13.3

Exon count:: 10

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	16	NC_000016.10 (4257186..4273023, complement)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	16	NC_060940.1 (4284515..4300348, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	16	NC_000016.9 (4307187..4323024, complement)

Chromosome 16 - NC_000016.10 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Downregulation of miR-144 blocked the proliferation and invasion of nerve cells in Hirschsprung disease by regulating Transcription Factor AP 4 (TFAP4).
Title: Downregulation of miR-144 blocked the proliferation and invasion of nerve cells in Hirschsprung disease by regulating Transcription Factor AP 4 (TFAP4).
Deletion of the transcriptional regulator TFAP4 accelerates c-MYC-driven lymphomagenesis.
Title: Deletion of the transcriptional regulator TFAP4 accelerates c-MYC-driven lymphomagenesis.
TFAP4 Activates IGF2BP1 and Promotes Progression of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Stabilizing TK1 Expression through m6A Modification.
Title: TFAP4 Activates IGF2BP1 and Promotes Progression of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Stabilizing TK1 Expression through m6A Modification.
Tribbles Pseudokinase 2 Promotes the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Osteosarcoma through Modulating AP4/p21 Pathway.
Title: Tribbles Pseudokinase 2 Promotes the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Osteosarcoma through Modulating AP4/p21 Pathway.
Inhibitory effect of CC chemokine ligand 23 (CCL23)/ transcription factor activating enhancer binding protein 4 (TFAP4) on cell proliferation, invasion and angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Title: Inhibitory effect of CC chemokine ligand 23 (CCL23)/ transcription factor activating enhancer binding protein 4 (TFAP4) on cell proliferation, invasion and angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Upregulating microRNA-373-3p promotes apoptosis and inhibits metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
Title: Upregulating microRNA-373-3p promotes apoptosis and inhibits metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
Unexpected suppression of tumorigenesis by c-MYC via TFAP4-dependent restriction of stemness in B lymphocytes.
Title: Unexpected suppression of tumorigenesis by c-MYC via TFAP4-dependent restriction of stemness in B lymphocytes.
An integrated pan-cancer analysis of TFAP4 aberrations and the potential clinical implications for cancer immunity.
Title: An integrated pan-cancer analysis of TFAP4 aberrations and the potential clinical implications for cancer immunity.
The polymorphic variant rs1800734 influences methylation acquisition and allele-specific TFAP4 binding in the MLH1 promoter leading to differential mRNA expression.
Title: The polymorphic variant rs1800734 influences methylation acquisition and allele-specific TFAP4 binding in the MLH1 promoter leading to differential mRNA expression.
TFAP4-66aa-uORF inhibited the TFAP4/LINC00520/miR-520f-3p feedback loop.
Title: Transcription factor AP-4 (TFAP4)-upstream ORF coding 66 aa inhibits the malignant behaviors of glioma cells by suppressing the TFAP4/long noncoding RNA 00520/microRNA-520f-3p feedback loop.

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Phenotypes

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Variation

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HIV-1 interactions

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Replication interactions

Interaction	Pubs
Knockdown of transcription factor AP-4 (activating enhancer binding protein 4; TFAP4) by siRNA inhibits HIV-1 replication in HeLa-derived TZM-bl cells	PubMed

Protein interactions

Protein	Gene	Interaction	Pubs
Tat	tat	Interaction of TFIID with the HIV-1 LTR, and therefore presumably HIV-1 Tat protein, is primarily dependent on the LTR TATA element and may also be stabilized or regulated by flanking E box motifs and basic helix-loop-helix proteins such as AP-4 and E47	PubMed

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	ISA Inferred from Sequence Alignment more info
enables E-box binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables histone deacetylase binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein homodimerization activity	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables sequence-specific DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in DNA damage response, signal transduction by p53 class mediator resulting in transcription of p21 class mediator	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in cellular response to dexamethasone stimulus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation by host of viral transcription	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation by host of viral transcription	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of cell population proliferation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of gene expression	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation by host of viral transcription	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of apoptotic process	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in protein-containing complex assembly	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of mitotic cell cycle phase transition	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in chromatin	ISA Inferred from Sequence Alignment more info
located_in mitochondrion	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info
located_in nucleoplasm	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info
is_active_in nucleus	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
part_of transcription repressor complex	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: transcription factor AP-4

Names: activating enhancer-binding protein 4; class C basic helix-loop-helix protein 41; transcription factor AP-4 (activating enhancer binding protein 4)

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_003223.3 → NP_003214.1 transcription factor AP-4

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Status: VALIDATED

Source sequence(s)

AC009171, BU159415, DA449763, S73885

Consensus CDS

CCDS10510.1

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

O60409, Q01664

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

Q6FHM5

Related

ENSP00000204517.6, ENST00000204517.11

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00010
Location:49 → 100

HLH; Helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

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Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

NC_000016.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Range

4257186..4273023 complement

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mRNA and Protein(s)

XM_011522635.4 → XP_011520937.1 transcription factor AP-4 isoform X3

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UniProtKB/TrEMBL

Q6FHM5

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00010
Location:1 → 40

HLH; Helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain
XM_011522633.4 → XP_011520935.1 transcription factor AP-4 isoform X2

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

Q6FHM5

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00010
Location:36 → 87

HLH; Helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain
XM_047434553.1 → XP_047290509.1 transcription factor AP-4 isoform X1

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

NC_060940.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Range

4284515..4300348 complement

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mRNA and Protein(s)

XM_054313810.1 → XP_054169785.1 transcription factor AP-4 isoform X3

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

Q6FHM5
XM_054313809.1 → XP_054169784.1 transcription factor AP-4 isoform X2

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

Q6FHM5
XM_054313808.1 → XP_054169783.1 transcription factor AP-4 isoform X1