AFF1
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Also known as AF-4AF4FEL
Summary
AFF1 (ALF transcription elongation factor 1, HGNC:7135) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 4q21.3-q22.1, encoding AF4/FMR2 family member 1 (P51825).
This gene encodes a member of the AF4/ lymphoid nuclear protein related to the Fragile X E syndrome (FRAXE) family of proteins, which have been implicated in human childhood lymphoblastic leukemia, fragile chromosome X intellectual disability, and ataxia. It is the prevalent mixed-lineage leukemia fusion gene associated with spontaneous acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Members of this family have three conserved domains: an N-terminal homology domain, an AF4/ lymphoid nuclear protein domain, and a C-terminal homology domain. The protein functions as a regulator of RNA polymerase II-mediated transcription through elongation and chromatin remodeling functions. Through RNA interference screens, this gene has been shown to promote the expression of CD133, a plasma membrane glycoprotein required for leukemia cell survival. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.
Source: NCBI Gene 4299 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 79
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 251 total — 3 pathogenic
- Druggable target: yes — 1 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
- Cancer driver (intOGen): loss-of-function (tumor-suppressor-like) across 1 cancer types
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001166693
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:7135 |
| Approved symbol | AFF1 |
| Name | ALF transcription elongation factor 1 |
| Location | 4q21.3-q22.1 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | AF-4, AF4, FEL |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000172493 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| OMIM | 159557 |
| Entrez | 4299 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 15 — 12 protein_coding, 2 retained_intron, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined
ENST00000307808, ENST00000395146, ENST00000503369, ENST00000503477, ENST00000504956, ENST00000507468, ENST00000511442, ENST00000511722, ENST00000511996, ENST00000514970, ENST00000544085, ENST00000674009, ENST00000863512, ENST00000935002, ENST00000935003
RefSeq mRNA: 4 — MANE Select: NM_001166693
NM_001166693, NM_001313959, NM_001313960, NM_005935
CCDS: CCDS3616, CCDS54775, CCDS93557
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000395146 — 21 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001196706 | 87114367 | 87115299 |
| ENSE00001196711 | 87108159 | 87108315 |
| ENSE00001196715 | 87105808 | 87105845 |
| ENSE00001196725 | 87094915 | 87094969 |
| ENSE00001196733 | 87091793 | 87091829 |
| ENSE00001702244 | 86935011 | 86935240 |
| ENSE00002430791 | 87132271 | 87132408 |
| ENSE00002433077 | 87046695 | 87047594 |
| ENSE00002445958 | 87127643 | 87127703 |
| ENSE00002447098 | 87135580 | 87141039 |
| ENSE00002448423 | 87126099 | 87126336 |
| ENSE00002454493 | 87134471 | 87134694 |
| ENSE00002472744 | 87131083 | 87131219 |
| ENSE00002477603 | 87131793 | 87131864 |
| ENSE00002500983 | 87127026 | 87127117 |
| ENSE00002727782 | 87125037 | 87125143 |
| ENSE00003500104 | 87046166 | 87046286 |
| ENSE00003573706 | 86948498 | 86948571 |
| ENSE00003671139 | 87089984 | 87090070 |
| ENSE00003753824 | 87084120 | 87084164 |
| ENSE00003787037 | 87105628 | 87105682 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 300 present calls, max score 99.27.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 49.4759 / max 803.3682, expressed in 1817 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (21 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 48685 | 14.5698 | 1781 |
| 48706 | 8.7067 | 1688 |
| 48686 | 8.2851 | 1693 |
| 48705 | 5.0372 | 1567 |
| 48701 | 3.4724 | 1308 |
| 48689 | 2.0817 | 693 |
| 48688 | 1.4540 | 650 |
| 48717 | 1.0462 | 625 |
| 48690 | 1.0412 | 461 |
| 48702 | 0.9247 | 474 |
Top tissues by expression
300 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| choroid plexus epithelium | UBERON:0003911 | 99.27 | gold quality |
| renal medulla | UBERON:0000362 | 99.13 | gold quality |
| skin of hip | UBERON:0001554 | 98.75 | gold quality |
| pigmented layer of retina | UBERON:0001782 | 98.63 | gold quality |
| retina | UBERON:0000966 | 98.61 | gold quality |
| cauda epididymis | UBERON:0004360 | 98.58 | gold quality |
| trabecular bone tissue | UBERON:0002483 | 98.48 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii | UBERON:0004502 | 98.45 | gold quality |
| seminal vesicle | UBERON:0000998 | 98.37 | gold quality |
| caput epididymis | UBERON:0004358 | 98.37 | gold quality |
| biceps brachii | UBERON:0001507 | 98.28 | gold quality |
| gluteal muscle | UBERON:0002000 | 98.27 | gold quality |
| germinal epithelium of ovary | UBERON:0001304 | 98.19 | gold quality |
| vastus lateralis | UBERON:0001379 | 98.10 | gold quality |
| superficial temporal artery | UBERON:0001614 | 98.09 | gold quality |
| deltoid | UBERON:0001476 | 98.05 | gold quality |
| quadriceps femoris | UBERON:0001377 | 98.03 | gold quality |
| parietal pleura | UBERON:0002400 | 98.01 | gold quality |
| mammary duct | UBERON:0001765 | 98.00 | gold quality |
| body of tongue | UBERON:0011876 | 97.98 | gold quality |
| colonic epithelium | UBERON:0000397 | 97.96 | gold quality |
| pericardium | UBERON:0002407 | 97.90 | gold quality |
| lower lobe of lung | UBERON:0008949 | 97.88 | gold quality |
| tibialis anterior | UBERON:0001385 | 97.87 | gold quality |
| corpus epididymis | UBERON:0004359 | 97.87 | gold quality |
| pleura | UBERON:0000977 | 97.83 | gold quality |
| cardia of stomach | UBERON:0001162 | 97.81 | gold quality |
| pylorus | UBERON:0001166 | 97.80 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue | UBERON:0001134 | 97.74 | gold quality |
| epithelium of mammary gland | UBERON:0003244 | 97.74 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 3 experiment(s), a significant marker in 2.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-CURD-119 | yes | 25.80 |
| E-MTAB-6058 | no | 999.30 |
| E-ANND-3 | no | 0.00 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): KMT2A
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
207 targeting AFF1, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-5692B | 100.00 | 71.32 | 2622 |
| HSA-MIR-5692C | 100.00 | 71.32 | 2622 |
| HSA-MIR-8485 | 100.00 | 77.57 | 4731 |
| HSA-MIR-1277-5P | 100.00 | 73.95 | 5056 |
| HSA-MIR-3163 | 100.00 | 77.23 | 8605 |
| HSA-MIR-5011-5P | 100.00 | 83.46 | 5820 |
| HSA-MIR-450A-1-3P | 100.00 | 69.33 | 1837 |
| HSA-MIR-6740-5P | 100.00 | 65.64 | 932 |
| HSA-MIR-5193 | 100.00 | 67.26 | 1744 |
| HSA-MIR-4768-5P | 100.00 | 69.49 | 2861 |
| HSA-MIR-6833-3P | 100.00 | 70.63 | 3197 |
| HSA-MIR-3162-3P | 100.00 | 65.37 | 363 |
| HSA-MIR-3613-3P | 100.00 | 76.36 | 7965 |
| HSA-MIR-186-5P | 99.99 | 70.83 | 3707 |
| HSA-MIR-548C-3P | 99.99 | 74.01 | 7587 |
| HSA-MIR-513B-5P | 99.99 | 69.96 | 2150 |
| HSA-MIR-19A-3P | 99.98 | 75.33 | 2762 |
| HSA-MIR-19B-3P | 99.98 | 75.44 | 2754 |
| HSA-MIR-4775 | 99.98 | 75.00 | 6394 |
| HSA-MIR-5696 | 99.98 | 72.36 | 4487 |
| HSA-MIR-92A-3P | 99.98 | 75.21 | 1960 |
| HSA-MIR-548AN | 99.97 | 70.91 | 2817 |
| HSA-MIR-3148 | 99.97 | 75.06 | 6478 |
| HSA-MIR-590-3P | 99.96 | 74.34 | 6478 |
| HSA-MIR-548AJ-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
| HSA-MIR-548X-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
| HSA-LET-7C-3P | 99.95 | 73.42 | 2862 |
| HSA-MIR-548J-3P | 99.94 | 72.61 | 4881 |
| HSA-MIR-651-3P | 99.94 | 73.48 | 5177 |
| HSA-MIR-548AE-3P | 99.93 | 72.66 | 4867 |
Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)
- lack of HOX gene expression in acute lymphoblastic leukemia B-cells was not due to a nonfunctional MLL/AF4 (PMID:14562113)
- the cell cycle control exerted by MLL-AF4 may be responsible of resistance to cell-death promoting stimuli in leukemia carrying the t(4;11) translocation. (PMID:14990976)
- role of interaction with SIAH1 and SIAH2 proteins in t(4,11) pathobiology (PMID:15221006)
- MLL-AF4 inhibits or activates CDKN1B expression. (PMID:16169901)
- The patients with immunophenotype of Pre-B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia were found to carry: MLL/AF4. (PMID:16215946)
- The TCR gene rearrangements in childhood B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia was associated with expression of AF4 chimeric oncogene. (PMID:16386788)
- determination of the relative positions of MLL, AF4 and ENL genes, in two lymphoblastic and two myeloid human cell lines (PMID:16433901)
- The early onset of distinct mixed lymphoid/myeloid lineage deregulation in Mll-AF4 knock-in mice shows evidence for both “instructive” and “noninstructive” roles for AF4 and AF9 as partners in MLL fusion genes. (PMID:16551973)
- presence of both reciprocal MLL fusion proteins confers biological properties known from t(4;11) leukemia (PMID:17130830)
- Gene rearrangement and genetic translocations observed in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (PMID:17301807)
- demonstrate coimmunoprecipitation of the All1/Af4 and All1/Af9 fusions with Drosha, disrupted by treatment with DNase I (PMID:17581865)
- analysis of a rare MLL-AF4 (MLL-AFF1) fusion rearrangement in infant leukemia (PMID:17889710)
- Conditional expression of an Mll-AF4 fusion oncogene induces B precursor acute lymphoblastic and acute myeloid leukemias (PMID:18977325)
- findings suggest that the AF4-MLL protein disturbs the fine-tuned activation cycle of promoter-arrested RNA Pol II and causes altered histone methylation signatures (PMID:21030982)
- MLL-AF4 leukemogenesis has been particularly difficult to model and bona fide MLL-AF4 disease models do not exist so far.[review] (PMID:21135858)
- miR-143 functions as a tumor suppressor in MLL-AF4 B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (PMID:21706045)
- we identified a novel association of a variant in the AF4/FMR2 family, member 1 (AFF1) gene at 4q21 with Systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility (rs340630; P = 8.3x10(-9), odds ratio = 1.21 (PMID:22291604)
- our findings show AF4-dependent regulation of CD133 expression, which is required for the growth of acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells (PMID:22337994)
- No association between AFF1 rs340630 and systemic lupus erythmatosus was found. (PMID:22983539)
- The structure of AF9 in complex with elongation factor AF4 reveals that aliphatic residues form an integral part of the hydrophobic core of the complex. (PMID:23260655)
- The FLT3-mediated inhibition of hematopoiesis in MLL-AF4-expressing human embryonic stem cells is associated with large transcriptional changes and downregulation of genes involved in hematopoietic system development and function. (PMID:23479570)
- Report generation of MLL/AF4 transgenic mice with the phenotype of lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoma. (PMID:24189350)
- AFF1 is a ubiquitous P-TEFb partner; full Tat transactivation requires the complete super elongation complexes (PMID:24367103)
- AF4 and AF4-MLL mediate transcriptional elongation of 5-lipoxygenase mRNA by 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. (PMID:26329759)
- AF4 bindsto SL1 to initiate MLL fusion- and AEP-dependent transcription. (PMID:26593443)
- Presence of fusion the genes BCR/ABL1, ETV6/RUNX1, and MLL/AF4 does not have any impact on the clinical and laboratory features of ALL at presentation. (PMID:26856288)
- There was no association between AFF1 polymorphism (rs340630) and systemic lupus erythematosus. However, our findings indicated that AFF1 polymorphism (rs340630) was significantly (P=0.0045) correlated with renal disorder in Iranian population (PMID:27115110)
- Loss of MLL-AF4 activity results in a reduction of H3K79me3 levels in the gene body and H3K27Ac levels at the 3’ BCL-2 enhancer, revealing a novel regulatory link between these two histone marks and MLL-AF4-mediated activation of BCL-2. (PMID:27856324)
- MLL-AF4 fusion is associated with acute myeloid leukemia. (PMID:28114278)
- These results reveal a cooperative transcriptional activation mechanism of AEP and DOT1L and suggest a molecular rationale for the simultaneous inhibition of the MLL fusion-AF4 complex and DOT1L for more effective treatment of MLL-rearranged leukemia. (PMID:28394257)
- Our study represents the first report assessing the association of AFF1 rs340630 polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis risk. No significant evidence was found for the dominant or recessive models. (PMID:29791587)
- we describe a functional and molecular cooperation between MA4 and A4M fusions during human hematopoietic development, and demonstrate how hESC-based hematopoietic differentiation represents a promising system to explore the developmental impact of the chimeric proteins resulting from chromosomal translocations, which remains obscure in human leukemia. (PMID:30679325)
- the scaffold protein 14-3-3theta; enhances the aberrant activity of the chimeric transcription factor MLL-AF4 and, therefore, represents a new player in the molecular pathogenesis of t(4;11)-positive leukemia (PMID:31493143)
- Osteopontin-c is overexpressed in KMT2A-AFF1 positive pediatric B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia when compared to those with ETV6-RUNX1"". (PMID:32114371)
- The data indicates that AFF1 inhibits adipogenic differentiation by regulating the transcription of TGM2. (PMID:32441391)
- HOXA9/IRX1 expression pattern defines two subgroups of infant MLL-AF4-driven acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (PMID:33069783)
- Suppression of the NTS-CPS1 regulatory axis by AFF1 in lung adenocarcinoma cells. (PMID:33493519)
- Nuclear FGFR2 Interacts with the MLL-AF4 Oncogenic Chimera and Positively Regulates HOXA9 Gene Expression in t(4;11) Leukemia Cells. (PMID:33924850)
- Prognostic impact of KMT2A-AFF1-positivity in 926 BCR-ABL1-negative B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients treated in GIMEMA clinical trials since 1996. (PMID:34048072)
- miR-130b and miR-128a are essential lineage-specific codrivers of t(4;11) MLL-AF4 acute leukemia. (PMID:34111240)
Cross-species orthologs
3 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| mus_musculus | Aff1 | ENSMUSG00000029313 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Aff1 | ENSRNOG00000002232 |
| drosophila_melanogaster | lilli | FBGN0041111 |
Paralogs (3): AFF4 (ENSG00000072364), AFF3 (ENSG00000144218), AFF2 (ENSG00000155966)
Protein
Protein identifiers
AF4/FMR2 family member 1 — P51825 (reviewed: P51825)
Alternative names: ALL1-fused gene from chromosome 4 protein, Protein FEL, Proto-oncogene AF4
All UniProt accessions (9): A0A669KBI3, D6RAU0, D6RIZ5, E7EMC5, E7ETI4, P51825, F5GXF9, H0Y9S4, Q14C88
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Subunit / interactions. Component of the super elongation complex (SEC), at least composed of EAF1, EAF2, CDK9, MLLT3/AF9, AFF (AFF1 or AFF4), the P-TEFb complex and ELL (ELL, ELL2 or ELL3).
Subcellular location. Nucleus.
Disease relevance. A chromosomal aberration involving AFF1 is associated with acute leukemias. Translocation t(4;11)(q21;q23) with KMT2A/MLL1. The result is a rogue activator protein.
Similarity. Belongs to the AF4 family.
Isoforms (3)
| UniProt ID | Names | Canonical? |
|---|---|---|
| P51825-1 | 1 | yes |
| P51825-2 | 2 | |
| P51825-3 | 3 |
RefSeq proteins (4): NP_001160165, NP_001300888, NP_001300889, NP_005926 (=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR007797 | AF4/FMR2 | Family |
| IPR043639 | AF4_int | Conserved_site |
| IPR043640 | AF4/FMR2_CHD | Domain |
Pfam: PF05110, PF18875, PF18876
UniProt features (46 total): compositionally biased region 19, modified residue 9, sequence conflict 8, region of interest 4, splice variant 2, sequence variant 2, chain 1, turn 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
1 structures.
| PDB | Method | Resolution (Å) |
|---|---|---|
| 2LM0 | SOLUTION NMR |
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-P51825-F1 | 53.06 | 0.15 |
Functional residue map
Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.
Post-translational modifications (9): 199, 206, 212, 220, 588, 681, 697, 750, 755
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 279 (showing top):
GSE45365_HEALTHY_VS_MCMV_INFECTION_CD8_TCELL_IFNAR_KO_UP, TATTATA_MIR374, HUMMERICH_BENIGN_SKIN_TUMOR_DN, HUMMERICH_MALIGNANT_SKIN_TUMOR_DN, FOSTER_TOLERANT_MACROPHAGE_UP, BLALOCK_ALZHEIMERS_DISEASE_UP, GROSS_HYPOXIA_VIA_ELK3_DN, KINSEY_TARGETS_OF_EWSR1_FLII_FUSION_DN, SCHAEFFER_PROSTATE_DEVELOPMENT_48HR_UP, DACOSTA_UV_RESPONSE_VIA_ERCC3_COMMON_DN, RYTTCCTG_ETS2_B, JOSEPH_RESPONSE_TO_SODIUM_BUTYRATE_DN, TTTGCAC_MIR19A_MIR19B, GCM_DDX5, chr4q21
GO Biological Process (1): regulation of gene expression (GO:0010468)
GO Molecular Function (1): protein binding (GO:0005515)
GO Cellular Component (3): transcription elongation factor complex (GO:0008023), super elongation complex (GO:0032783), nucleus (GO:0005634)
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| gene expression | 1 |
| regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process | 1 |
| binding | 1 |
| nucleoplasm | 1 |
| nuclear protein-containing complex | 1 |
| transcription elongation factor complex | 1 |
| intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
1933 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFF1 | MLLT1 | Q03111 | 999 |
| AFF1 | MLLT3 | P42568 | 999 |
| AFF1 | ELL | P55199 | 998 |
| AFF1 | ELL2 | O00472 | 997 |
| AFF1 | AFF4 | Q9UHB7 | 985 |
| AFF1 | CCNT1 | O60563 | 984 |
| AFF1 | MLLT10 | P55197 | 979 |
| AFF1 | CDK9 | P50750 | 979 |
| AFF1 | KMT2A | Q03164 | 978 |
| AFF1 | DOT1L | Q8TEK3 | 933 |
| AFF1 | ELL3 | Q9HB65 | 928 |
| AFF1 | CCNT2 | O60583 | 916 |
| AFF1 | CPZ | Q66K79 | 903 |
| AFF1 | EAF1 | Q96JC9 | 871 |
| AFF1 | MLLT6 | P55198 | 861 |
IntAct
77 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDK9 | CCNT1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.980 |
| EAF1 | ELL2 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.840 |
| AFF4 | CCNT1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.810 |
| MLLT3 | AFF1 | psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction) | 0.730 |
| MLLT3 | AFF1 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.730 |
| CDK9 | AIP | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.730 |
| AFF4 | ELL2 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.730 |
| ELL3 | CCNT1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.640 |
| CAMKV | AP3B1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.640 |
| MLLT1 | ELL2 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.640 |
| tat | AHCYL1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.560 |
| AFF1 | tat | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
BioGRID (150): AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-Western), AFF1 (Affinity Capture-MS)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A8I5ZM56, A2AG50, A2AI08, A2AJI0, A5D7K1, D4A4L4, E1C2Q8, F1LR10, O00515, O14529, O75128, O88573, O88735, P51825, P57016, Q14244, Q32LQ1, Q3KQU3, Q3U2K0, Q5JTD0, Q5NBX1, Q5PR69, Q5R7F9, Q5XHX2, Q5ZIA2, Q5ZJJ1, Q68DK7, Q6IPM2, Q6NV74, Q6NZF1, Q6PDH0, Q6PDM1, Q6PG95, Q6ZU35, Q86UU1, Q8CCJ4, Q8K124, Q8N7J2, Q8TD55, Q96PV7
Diamond homologs: B3MLB7, B3NAM7, B4JQ42, B4KFE1, B4LV24, B4MUE1, B4NXA8, O55112, P51816, P51825, P51826, P51827, Q29KG4, Q7YQM1, Q7YQM2, Q9ESC8, Q9UHB7, Q9VQI9, O88573
SIGNOR signaling
1 interactions.
| A | Effect | B | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFF1 | “form complex” | “AEP complex” | binding |
Enriched among interaction partners
Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 49 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.
Reactome pathways:
| Pathway | Partners | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation of RNA Pol II elongation complex | 7 | 45.2× | 1e-08 |
| RNA Polymerase II Transcription Elongation | 7 | 45.2× | 1e-08 |
| RNA Polymerase II Pre-transcription Events | 7 | 32.1× | 1e-07 |
| RNA polymerase II transcribes snRNA genes | 5 | 25.7× | 7e-05 |
GO biological processes:
| GO term | Partners | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| transcription elongation by RNA polymerase II | 5 | 55.4× | 4e-06 |
| positive regulation of transcription elongation by RNA polymerase II | 6 | 45.1× | 1e-06 |
Disease & clinical
Cancer significance
From intOGen — cancer-driver classification: loss-of-function (tumor-suppressor-like) across 1 cancer types — MEL.
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
251 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 3 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 187 |
| Likely benign | 20 |
| Benign | 3 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (3)
| Variant ID | HGVS | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| 147434 | GRCh38/hg38 4q21.23-22.1(chr4:84329551-87679204)x1 | Pathogenic |
| 152920 | GRCh38/hg38 4q21.23-21.3(chr4:85972086-87031375)x1 | Pathogenic |
| 3906911 | GRCh37/hg19 4q21.23-22.1(chr4:84418529-88078532)x1 | Pathogenic |
SpliceAI
3941 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 4:87007421:CAAG:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 4:87007424:GGTA:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046142:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046149:T:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046151:T:TA | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046152:G:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046155:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046155:ATCT:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046158:T:TA | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046163:CAGT:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046164:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046165:G:GA | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046282:ACAAG:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046283:CAAG:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046284:AAGG:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046285:AGGT:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046286:GGTA:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046287:G:GC | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046288:T:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046691:TCAGA:T | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046693:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046694:G:GG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046694:GA:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046694:GAC:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87046694:GACA:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87084112:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87084113:C:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87084119:GC:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87084119:GCA:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 4:87084161:GAAG:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
AlphaMissense
8016 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 4:87047437:T:A | V294D | 0.999 |
| 4:87114391:T:A | W513R | 0.999 |
| 4:87114391:T:C | W513R | 0.999 |
| 4:87114393:G:C | W513C | 0.999 |
| 4:87114393:G:T | W513C | 0.999 |
| 4:87047433:T:C | Y293H | 0.998 |
| 4:87047431:C:A | A292D | 0.997 |
| 4:87047433:T:G | Y293D | 0.996 |
| 4:87047439:C:G | R295G | 0.996 |
| 4:87047437:T:C | V294A | 0.995 |
| 4:87047443:C:A | P296H | 0.995 |
| 4:87084157:T:C | I359T | 0.995 |
| 4:87114406:T:A | W518R | 0.995 |
| 4:87114406:T:C | W518R | 0.995 |
| 4:87134667:G:C | A1162P | 0.995 |
| 4:87047442:C:T | P296S | 0.994 |
| 4:87084157:T:G | I359S | 0.994 |
| 4:87089999:T:A | W367R | 0.994 |
| 4:87089999:T:C | W367R | 0.994 |
| 4:87114408:G:C | W518C | 0.994 |
| 4:87114408:G:T | W518C | 0.994 |
| 4:87047442:C:A | P296T | 0.993 |
| 4:87084160:T:C | L360P | 0.993 |
| 4:87089988:T:C | M363T | 0.993 |
| 4:87047433:T:A | Y293N | 0.992 |
| 4:87114392:G:C | W513S | 0.992 |
| 4:87046216:G:C | R23P | 0.991 |
| 4:87047443:C:G | P296R | 0.991 |
| 4:87090012:T:C | L371S | 0.991 |
| 4:87114398:T:A | L515Q | 0.991 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000027316 (4:87098196 G>A,T), RS1000028612 (4:87052166 G>A,C,T), RS1000029595 (4:87138146 C>T), RS1000043124 (4:87131604 A>G,T), RS1000043540 (4:87095812 T>C), RS1000044620 (4:87020407 A>T), RS1000082113 (4:86936184 G>A,T), RS1000087806 (4:87092008 G>A,T), RS1000102082 (4:86937358 C>T), RS1000108832 (4:87089678 T>A), RS1000126237 (4:86998571 A>C,G), RS1000141866 (4:87125562 G>A), RS1000167010 (4:87028796 T>C,G), RS1000184242 (4:86955854 G>A,C), RS1000185524 (4:86949012 A>G)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene MIM:159557 | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (1): teratoma (MONDO:0002601)
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
79 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST000758_28 | Triglycerides | 9.000000e-12 |
| GCST000809_8 | Triglycerides | 3.000000e-10 |
| GCST001384_1 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | 8.000000e-09 |
| GCST001915_7 | Alzheimer’s disease (cognitive decline) | 2.000000e-07 |
| GCST001958_16 | Bulimia nervosa | 4.000000e-06 |
| GCST002897_28 | Triglycerides | 2.000000e-10 |
| GCST003476_4 | Eyebrow thickness | 2.000000e-06 |
| GCST004599_89 | Mean platelet volume | 6.000000e-10 |
| GCST004601_59 | Red blood cell count | 1.000000e-11 |
| GCST004602_152 | Mean corpuscular volume | 2.000000e-15 |
| GCST004604_95 | Hematocrit | 3.000000e-16 |
| GCST004615_18 | Hemoglobin concentration | 1.000000e-17 |
| GCST004618_63 | White blood cell count (basophil) | 1.000000e-24 |
| GCST004630_141 | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin | 9.000000e-15 |
| GCST004631_64 | Basophil percentage of white cells | 1.000000e-24 |
| GCST004631_65 | Basophil percentage of white cells | 4.000000e-27 |
| GCST004634_25 | Basophil percentage of granulocytes | 6.000000e-26 |
| GCST005976_16 | White blood cell count (basophil) | 1.000000e-08 |
| GCST005980_16 | Total bilirubin levels | 4.000000e-08 |
| GCST005993_75 | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin | 8.000000e-09 |
| GCST005994_21 | Hematocrit | 8.000000e-13 |
| GCST005995_9 | Hemoglobin | 2.000000e-11 |
| GCST006011_106 | Mean corpuscular volume | 1.000000e-09 |
| GCST006288_313 | Heel bone mineral density | 9.000000e-07 |
| GCST006288_524 | Heel bone mineral density | 1.000000e-09 |
| GCST006613_47 | Triglycerides | 8.000000e-28 |
| GCST006979_439 | Heel bone mineral density | 8.000000e-40 |
| GCST007828_2 | Diastolic blood pressure | 3.000000e-07 |
| GCST007932_51 | Medication use (thyroid preparations) | 1.000000e-08 |
| GCST008070_38 | HDL cholesterol levels | 9.000000e-09 |
EFO canonical traits (21, from GWAS)
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0004530 | triglyceride measurement |
| EFO:0004305 | erythrocyte count |
| EFO:0004348 | hematocrit |
| EFO:0004509 | hemoglobin measurement |
| EFO:0005090 | basophil count |
| EFO:0004527 | mean corpuscular hemoglobin |
| EFO:0007992 | basophil percentage of leukocytes |
| EFO:0007995 | basophil percentage of granulocytes |
| EFO:0004570 | bilirubin measurement |
| EFO:0009270 | heel bone mineral density |
| EFO:0006945 | diastolic blood pressure change measurement |
| EFO:0009933 | Thyroid preparation use measurement |
| EFO:0004612 | high density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement |
| EFO:0004329 | alcohol drinking |
| EFO:0000195 | metabolic syndrome |
| EFO:0004611 | low density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement |
| EFO:0004614 | apolipoprotein A 1 measurement |
| EFO:0004462 | PR interval |
| EFO:0006925 | lipoprotein A measurement |
| EFO:0004587 | lymphocyte count |
| EFO:0010701 | mean reticulocyte volume |
MeSH disease descriptors (1)
| Descriptor | Name | Tree numbers |
|---|---|---|
| D013724 | Teratoma | C04.557.465.910 |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: yes
ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL5724736 (SINGLE PROTEIN)
Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
1 molecules (phase ≥1), by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 1,538 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).
| Molecule | Name | Phase | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEMBL1232461 | MOLIBRESIB | 2 | 1,538 |
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
ChEMBL bioactivities
4 potent at pChembl≥5 of 4 total, top 4 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).
| pChembl | Type | Value | Unit | Molecule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.89 | Kd | 13 | nM | MOLIBRESIB |
| 7.70 | IC50 | 20 | nM | MOLIBRESIB |
| 5.89 | Kd | 1301 | nM | CHEMBL5653589 |
| 5.85 | ED50 | 1404 | nM | CHEMBL5653589 |
PubChem BioAssay actives
3 with measured affinity, of 9 total; 2 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.
| Compound | Assay | Type | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-[(4S)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-8-methoxy-1-methyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepin-4-yl]-N-ethylacetamide | 2179203: Binding affinity against AFF1 (unknown origin) assessed as apparent dissociation constant incubated for 1 hr by colloidal coomassie staining based LC-MS/MS analysis | kd | 0.0130 | uM |
| 4-methyl-3-[(2-methyl-6-pyridin-3-ylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide | 2147813: Binding affinity to human AFF1 incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assay | kd | 1.3006 | uM |
CTD chemical–gene interactions
51 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Cadmium Chloride | decreases expression, increases abundance, increases expression | 4 |
| Arsenic | affects methylation, decreases methylation, increases expression | 3 |
| sodium arsenite | affects expression, increases expression | 2 |
| methacrylaldehyde | affects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance | 2 |
| Acrolein | affects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance | 2 |
| Air Pollutants | increases expression, affects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases oxidation | 2 |
| Ozone | affects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance | 2 |
| 7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide | decreases expression | 2 |
| Aflatoxin B1 | decreases methylation, increases methylation | 2 |
| aristolochic acid I | decreases expression | 1 |
| FR900359 | increases phosphorylation | 1 |
| bisphenol F | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| dicrotophos | increases expression | 1 |
| methylmercuric chloride | decreases expression | 1 |
| alpha-pinene | affects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance | 1 |
| bisphenol A | affects cotreatment, increases methylation | 1 |
| arsenite | affects binding, decreases reaction | 1 |
| butyraldehyde | decreases expression | 1 |
| potassium chromate(VI) | decreases expression, affects cotreatment | 1 |
| coumarin | increases phosphorylation | 1 |
| cupric oxide | increases expression | 1 |
| epigallocatechin gallate | increases expression, affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| di-n-butylphosphoric acid | affects expression | 1 |
| CGP 52608 | affects binding, increases reaction | 1 |
| K 7174 | increases expression | 1 |
| bisphenol S | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| dimethylthioarsinic acid | increases expression | 1 |
| Bortezomib | increases expression | 1 |
| Sunitinib | increases expression | 1 |
| Fulvestrant | increases methylation, affects cotreatment | 1 |
ChEMBL screening assays
8 unique, capped per target: 8 binding
Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):
| Assay ID | Type | Description | Source paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEMBL5650855 | Binding | Binding affinity to human AFF1 incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assay | NVP-BHG712: Effects of Regioisomers on the Affinity and Selectivity toward the EPHrin Family. — ChemMedChem |
Cellosaurus cell lines
28 cell lines: 24 cancer cell line, 3 embryonic stem cell, 1 induced pluripotent stem cell
First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):
| Cellosaurus | Name | Category | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVCL_0064 | MV4-11 | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_0081 | BEL-1 | Cancer cell line | Female |
| CVCL_0093 | RS4;11 | Cancer cell line | Female |
| CVCL_0095 | SEM | Cancer cell line | Female |
| CVCL_1069 | ALL-PO | Cancer cell line | Female |
| CVCL_3993 | KOCL-45 | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_3994 | KOCL-58 | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_3995 | KOCL-69 | Cancer cell line | Female |
| CVCL_6867 | KOCL-48 | Cancer cell line | Female |
| CVCL_7125 | SCMC-L1 | Cancer cell line | Female |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
18 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
| Trial | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT00104676 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Germ Cell Tumors |
| NCT02375204 | PHASE3 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Standard-Dose Combination Chemotherapy or High-Dose Combination Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Germ Cell Tumors |
| NCT00002931 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Combination Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Relapsed Germ Cell Cancer |
| NCT00301782 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Male Patients With Germ Cell Tumors |
| NCT00432094 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant for Germ Cell Tumors |
| NCT00453232 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Combination Chemotherapy and Pegfilgrastim in Treating Men With Metastatic Germ Cell Tumors |
| NCT00453310 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Sunitinib in Treating Patients With Metastatic Germ Cell Tumors That Have Relapsed or Not Responded to Treatment |
| NCT00470366 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Combination Chemotherapy and Pegfilgrastim in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Germ Cell Tumors |
| NCT02300987 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | A Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-controlled, Phase II Trial of LEE011 in Patients With Relapsed, Refractory, Incurable Teratoma With Recent Progression |
| NCT00003643 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | UNKNOWN | Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Men With Germ Cell Cancer |
| NCT00423852 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Paclitaxel, Ifosfamide, and Carboplatin Followed By Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Germ Cell Tumors That Did Not Respond to Cisplatin |
| NCT00687778 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | 11C-Acetate PET/CT Non-FDG-Avid Tumors |
| NCT00836121 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Anterior Mediastinum Teratoma: A Case Report |
| NCT05179850 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Computer Aided Diagnostic Tool on Computed Tomography Images for Diagnosis of Retroperitoneal Tumor in Children |
| NCT05187923 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Computer Aided Tool for Diagnosis of Neck Masses in Children |
| NCT05564026 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Molecular Epidemiology of Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors |
| NCT06421805 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Establishing Prospective Mediastinal Tumor Database of PUMCH |
| NCT07199699 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Subxiphoid VATS for Giant Mediastinal Teratoma |
Related Atlas pages
- Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): bulimia nervosa, teratoma