CTBP1

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Also known as BARS

Summary

CTBP1 (C-terminal binding protein 1, HGNC:2494) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 4p16.3, encoding C-terminal-binding protein 1 (Q13363). Corepressor targeting diverse transcription regulators such as GLIS2 or BCL6.

This gene encodes a protein that binds to the C-terminus of adenovirus E1A proteins. This phosphoprotein is a transcriptional repressor and may play a role during cellular proliferation. This protein and the product of a second closely related gene, CTBP2, can dimerize. Both proteins can also interact with a polycomb group protein complex which participates in regulation of gene expression during development. Alternative splicing of transcripts from this gene results in multiple transcript variants.

Source: NCBI Gene 1487 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): hypotonia, ataxia, developmental delay, and tooth enamel defect syndrome (Strong, GenCC)
  • GWAS associations: 2
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 360 total — 2 pathogenic, 1 likely-pathogenic
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 155
  • Transcription factor: yes — 10 downstream targets (CollecTRI)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_001012614

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:2494
Approved symbolCTBP1
NameC-terminal binding protein 1
Location4p16.3
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesBARS
Ensembl geneENSG00000159692
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM602618
Entrez1487

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 67 — 58 protein_coding, 5 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined, 3 retained_intron, 1 nonsense_mediated_decay

ENST00000290921, ENST00000382950, ENST00000382952, ENST00000503594, ENST00000504092, ENST00000504784, ENST00000505826, ENST00000506180, ENST00000510568, ENST00000510739, ENST00000511907, ENST00000513420, ENST00000514210, ENST00000514495, ENST00000514596, ENST00000514669, ENST00000515399, ENST00000515690, ENST00000703138, ENST00000703163, ENST00000703164, ENST00000703165, ENST00000909000, ENST00000909001, ENST00000909002, ENST00000909003, ENST00000909004, ENST00000909005, ENST00000909006, ENST00000909007, ENST00000909008, ENST00000909009, ENST00000909010, ENST00000909011, ENST00000909012, ENST00000909013, ENST00000909014, ENST00000909015, ENST00000909016, ENST00000909017, ENST00000909018, ENST00000909019, ENST00000909020, ENST00000927645, ENST00000927646, ENST00000927647, ENST00000927648, ENST00000927649, ENST00000927650, ENST00000927651, ENST00000927652, ENST00000927653, ENST00000927654, ENST00000927655, ENST00000927656, ENST00000927657, ENST00000941586, ENST00000941587, ENST00000941588, ENST00000941589, ENST00000941590, ENST00000941591, ENST00000941592, ENST00000941593, ENST00000941594, ENST00000941595, ENST00000941596

RefSeq mRNA: 10 — MANE Select: NM_001012614 NM_001012614, NM_001328, NM_001377186, NM_001377187, NM_001377188, NM_001377189, NM_001377190, NM_001377191, NM_001377192, NM_001377193

CCDS: CCDS3348, CCDS43203, CCDS93461

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000382952 — 10 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE0000104718712143431214473
ENSE0000149402512489161249130
ENSE0000153315512413251241519
ENSE0000351448312129131213030
ENSE0000356213112381831238337
ENSE0000363622112159911216205
ENSE0000363790512281991228343
ENSE0000369332512134781213605
ENSE0000378837712253601225566
ENSE0000390370712114451212423

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 299 present calls, max score 99.27.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 70.7485 / max 609.8672, expressed in 1826 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (5 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
5107358.17611823
510726.35341684
510713.32181470
510742.47151440
510700.4257196

Top tissues by expression

299 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
tendon of biceps brachiiUBERON:000818899.27gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224598.86gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489098.86gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212998.83gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203798.76gold quality
medial globus pallidusUBERON:000247798.74gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219698.60gold quality
pituitary glandUBERON:000000798.58gold quality
postcentral gyrusUBERON:000258198.51gold quality
parietal lobeUBERON:000187298.40gold quality
buccal mucosa cellCL:000233698.23gold quality
globus pallidusUBERON:000187598.23gold quality
body of pancreasUBERON:000115098.10gold quality
CA1 field of hippocampusUBERON:000388198.07gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225598.06gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534398.05gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045198.04gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130298.03gold quality
skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominisUBERON:000451198.01gold quality
granulocyteCL:000009497.97gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281097.96gold quality
body of uterusUBERON:000985397.96gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045897.95gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210697.90gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354097.89gold quality
hypothalamusUBERON:000189897.87gold quality
frontal cortexUBERON:000187097.86gold quality
dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerveUBERON:000287097.86gold quality
superior frontal gyrusUBERON:000266197.85gold quality
brainUBERON:000095597.84gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 2 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes13.70
E-CURD-6no257.39

Regulation

Is transcription factor: yes

Downstream targets (CollecTRI)

10 targets.

TargetRegulation
AGTRepression
BRCA1Repression
BRCA2Repression
CDH1Repression
CDKN2ARepression
CLDN7Repression
KRT18Unknown
RETNRepression
UBE2D3Repression
VDRRepression

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): CTBP2, DLX4, NRG1, SFPQ, TFAP2A, TP63

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

39 targeting CTBP1, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-3613-3P100.0076.367965
HSA-MIR-4533100.0069.482758
HSA-MIR-10401-5P99.9965.79948
HSA-MIR-485-3P99.9870.681585
HSA-MIR-539-3P99.9870.741616
HSA-MIR-7152-3P99.9767.47849
HSA-MIR-552-5P99.9368.561583
HSA-MIR-4760-3P99.9370.502385
HSA-MIR-6768-5P99.9267.361942
HSA-MIR-10527-5P99.9172.283754
HSA-MIR-548AR-3P99.8571.263889
HSA-MIR-576-5P99.8470.462582
HSA-MIR-4799-5P99.8270.602663
HSA-MIR-94499.8270.853042
HSA-MIR-548AZ-3P99.8270.563549
HSA-MIR-548BC99.8270.613524
HSA-MIR-548E-3P99.8270.593514
HSA-MIR-548F-3P99.8270.593540
HSA-MIR-548A-3P99.7670.583524
HSA-MIR-3617-5P99.7569.411968
HSA-MIR-64199.7569.351975
HSA-MIR-471999.7372.103329
HSA-MIR-120099.7170.421838
HSA-MIR-467299.5071.582893
HSA-MIR-548G-3P99.4868.672159
HSA-MIR-391199.3866.951087
HSA-MIR-6505-3P99.3467.391071
HSA-MIR-120699.3069.321016
HSA-MIR-426399.1869.252236
HSA-MIR-432499.0470.141569

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • CtBP proteins repress transcription in a histone deacetylase dependent or independent manner. (PMID:11864595)
  • Interaction with CtBP was shown to be important in the repression of transcription by EBNA3A and in the ability of EBNA3A to immortalize and transform primary cells (PMID:12372828)
  • biochemical and crystallographic studies reveal that CtBP, a transcription corepressor, is a functional NAD(+)-regulated dehydrogenase. (PMID:12419229)
  • CtBP co-repressor complex mediates coordinated histone modifications (PMID:12700765)
  • The corepressor C-terminal-binding protein binds the MLL repression domain. (PMID:12829790)
  • Smad6 repressed bone morphogenetic protein-induced Id1 transcription through recruiting transcriptional corepressor C-terminal binding protein (CtBP). (PMID:14645520)
  • the interaction of Pnn with the corepressor CtBP1 may modulate repression of E-cadherin transcription by CtBP1 (PMID:15542832)
  • AML1-FOG2 and FOG2-AML1 are expressed in myelodysplastic syndrome; results suggest a central role for CtBP in AML1-FOG2 transcriptional repression and implicate coordinated disruption of AML1 and GATA developmental programs in the disease pathogenesis (PMID:15705784)
  • Homeodomain-interacting protein kinase-2 (HIPK2) mediates CtBP phosphorylation and degradation in UV-triggered apoptosis. (PMID:15708980)
  • results lead to conclusion that, in colon epithelial cells, the expression level of the K18 gene is kept in check by a repression mechanism involving CtBP1, HDAC & BRCA1; mechanism is altered in SW613-S colon carcinoma cells that overexpress the K18 gene (PMID:15831101)
  • novel mechanism whereby CtBP1 serves as an energy-sensing repressor of histone acetyltransferase(s) and thus affects general transcription (PMID:15834423)
  • CtBP is a potential repressor of hTERT and hTERC (PMID:16036112)
  • Based on these results, we propose that CtBP1 mediates repression by blocking histone acetylation by HAT complexes. (PMID:16122695)
  • a corepressor complex containing CtIP/CtBP facilitates RBP-Jkappa/SHARP-mediated repression of Notch target genes (PMID:16287852)
  • Plays a critical role in the fission step of coat protein I vesicle formation from Golgi membrane. (PMID:16292346)
  • In mitotic cells a species of CtBP becomes associated with the centrosomes at the onset of prophase and then throughout mitosis. (PMID:16481748)
  • Plays a role in regulating TCF-4 mediated transcription upon its binding with TCF-4 isoforms encoded by alternatively spliced mRNA. (PMID:16547505)
  • Data show that hypoxia increases free NADH levels in cancer cells, promoting CtBP recruitment to the E-cadherin promoter. (PMID:16740659)
  • HIC1 interaction with the corepressor CtBP depends on a central leucine residue (PMID:16762039)
  • Levels of expression of CtBP and p300 are critical for the action of SNAIL and ZEB1, which have a pivotal role in levels of epithelial-mesenchymsal transitionin human colon carcinoma. (PMID:16804902)
  • attenuation of BMP signaling by hypoxia is conveyed through a repression of the transcriptional activity of the BMP responsive element (BRE) through mechanisms involving the transcriptional corepressorCtBP-1 and histone deacetylases (PMID:16840720)
  • role for APC in regulating degradation of the transcriptional co-repressor C-terminal-binding protein-1 (CtBP1) through a proteasome-dependent process (PMID:17028196)
  • 2-keto-4-methylthiobutyrate may be an important regulator of CtBP activity, possibly linking gene repression to the activity of the methionine salvage and spermine synthesis pathways (PMID:17157814)
  • The Golgi mitotic checkpoint is controlled by BARS-dependent fission of the Golgi ribbon into separate stacks in G2. (PMID:17431394)
  • Mono-ADP-ribosylation of CtBP1/BARS inactivates its repressor function, which leads to the activation of genes that regulate neutral lipid storage. (PMID:17538025)
  • CtBP1 might be one of the key transcription factors involved in the induction of MDR1 gene (PMID:17662696)
  • provide evidence that CtBP1 functions as a platform for sumoylation of cofactors (PMID:17967884)
  • Corepressor Ctbp and PNN/DRS differentially modulate transcription and splicing of the E-cadherin gene. (PMID:18086895)
  • PKA 1) induces metabolic changes in the adrenal cortex and 2) phosphorylates CtBP1 and 2 proteins, particularly CtBP1 at T144, resulting in CtBP protein partnering and ACTH-dependent CYP17 transcription (PMID:18184656)
  • BCL6 can interact with CtBP in vitro & in vivo. CtBP is recruited by BCL6 to its 5’ regulatory region. CtBP corepression of BCL6 autoregulation may control the GC stage of B cell development. (PMID:18212045)
  • Infectious Ad3 macropinocytosis required viral activation of p21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1) and the C-terminal binding protein 1 of E1A (CtBP1), recruited to macropinosomes. (PMID:18323776)
  • These results provide an insight into the molecular mechanisms of CtBP1/BARS activation in membrane fissioning, and extend the relevance of CtBP1/BARS-induced fission to human viral infection. (PMID:18354494)
  • Identification of a second CTBP1 binding site in adenovirus type 5 EIA conserved region 3 is reported. (PMID:18524818)
  • Different from ERbeta, p53 interacts with HDAC1 and CtBP1 and forms an inhibiting transcriptional complex that could compete for binding to Sp1 sites with ERalpha transcriptional complex and inhibit BRCA2 transcription more significantly (PMID:18765668)
  • role of SATB1-CtBP1 interaction in the repression and derepression of SATB1 target genes during Wnt signaling in T cells (PMID:19103759)
  • CtBP represses Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) transcription in glucose-rich media by binding to the E-box region of the Bax promoter (PMID:19136938)
  • HDGF functions as a transcriptional repressor of the SMYD1 gene through interaction with the transcriptional corepressor CtBP. (PMID:19162039)
  • Estrogen increases transcription in a rapid but transient manner at early estrogen-repressed genes but that this is followed by recruitment of the corepressor CtBP1, a p300-interacting partner that plays an essential role in the repressive process. (PMID:19188451)
  • Reduction of CtBP1 expression is correlated with migratory, invasive potential of melanoma cells. (PMID:19216735)
  • These findings suggest that, following APC loss, CtBP1 contributes to adenoma initiation as a first step, whereas KRAS activation and beta-catenin nuclear localization promote adenoma progression to carcinomas as a second step. (PMID:19450512)

Cross-species orthologs

9 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioCTBP1ENSDARG00000019213
danio_rerioctbp1ENSDARG00000057007
mus_musculusCtbp1ENSMUSG00000037373
rattus_norvegicusCtbp1ENSRNOG00000005428
drosophila_melanogasterCtBPFBGN0020496
drosophila_melanogasterCG9331FBGN0032889
drosophila_melanogasterCG31673FBGN0051673
drosophila_melanogasterCG31674FBGN0051674
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00006424

Paralogs (3): PHGDH (ENSG00000092621), GRHPR (ENSG00000137106), CTBP2 (ENSG00000175029)

Protein

Protein identifiers

C-terminal-binding protein 1Q13363 (reviewed: Q13363)

All UniProt accessions (10): Q13363, D6RAX2, E7ESU7, E7EUB3, E9PGB1, H0Y8U5, H0Y8W7, H0Y913, H0Y9M9, X5D8Y5

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Corepressor targeting diverse transcription regulators such as GLIS2 or BCL6. Has dehydrogenase activity. Involved in controlling the equilibrium between tubular and stacked structures in the Golgi complex. Functions in brown adipose tissue (BAT) differentiation.

Subunit / interactions. Homo- or heterodimer. Heterodimer with CTBP2. Interacts with PRDM16; the interaction represses white adipose tissue (WAT)-specific genes expression. Interacts with GLIS2, FOXP2, HDAC4, HDAC5, HDAC9 and ZNF217. Interacts with ELK3 (via its PXDLS motif). Interacts with RBBP8 (via its PXDLS motif); the interaction is disrupted by binding to adenovirus E1A. Interacts with FOXP1, HIPK2, PNN, NRIP1, MECOM, ZFHX1B and WIZ. Interacts with ZNF366 (via PXDLS motif). Interaction with SATB1 (non-acetylated form); the interaction stabilizes its attachment to DNA and promotes transcription repression. Interacts with BCL6; the interaction is required for BCL6 transcriptional autoinhibition and inhibition of some BCL6 target genes. Interacts with IKZF4. Interacts with MCRIP1 (unphosphorylated form, via the PXDLS motif); competitively inhibiting CTBP-ZEB1 interaction. Interacts with Bassoon/BSN; this interaction targets and anchors CTBP1 to presynapses. Interacts with SIMC1. (Microbial infection) Interacts with Epstein-Barr virus EBNA3. Interacts with Epstein-Barr virus EBNA6; this interaction leads to gene repression, but also seems to interfere with the repressive function of CtBP pre-bound to DNA, leading to EBNA6 mediated up-regulation of many cellular genes. (Microbial infection) Interacts with adenovirus E1A protein (via its C-terminus); the interaction disrupts the interaction of CTBP1 with RBBP8. (Microbial infection) Interacts with human adenovirus 5 E1A protein; this interaction seems to potentiate viral replication.

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Nucleus.

Tissue specificity. Expressed in germinal center B-cells.

Post-translational modifications. The level of phosphorylation appears to be regulated during the cell cycle. Phosphorylation by HIPK2 on Ser-422 induces proteasomal degradation. ADP-ribosylated; when cells are exposed to brefeldin A. Sumoylation on Lys-428 is promoted by the E3 SUMO-protein ligase CBX4.

Disease relevance. Hypotonia, ataxia, developmental delay, and tooth enamel defect syndrome (HADDTS) [MIM:617915] An autosomal dominant disorder characterized by delayed motor development, intellectual disability, failure to thrive, hypotonia, ataxia, and tooth enamel defects. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Cofactor. NAD is required for efficient interaction with E1A. Cofactor binding induces a conformation change.

Similarity. Belongs to the D-isomer specific 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase family.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q13363-11yes
Q13363-22

RefSeq proteins (10): NP_001012632, NP_001319, NP_001364115, NP_001364116, NP_001364117, NP_001364118, NP_001364119, NP_001364120, NP_001364121, NP_001364122 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR006139D-isomer_2_OHA_DH_cat_domDomain
IPR006140D-isomer_DH_NAD-bdDomain
IPR029752D-isomer_DH_CS1Conserved_site
IPR029753D-isomer_DH_CSConserved_site
IPR036291NAD(P)-bd_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR043322CtBPFamily
IPR051638CTBP_dehydrogenaseFamily

Pfam: PF00389, PF02826

UniProt features (81 total): mutagenesis site 20, strand 15, helix 15, turn 8, binding site 7, region of interest 3, site 3, active site 3, modified residue 2, chain 1, cross-link 1, splice variant 1, sequence variant 1, compositionally biased region 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

11 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
1MX3X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.95
4U6SX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1
9WRJX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.2
4U6QX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
7KWMX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
6V8AX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.35
4LCEX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.38
6CDRX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.4
6V89X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.45
6CDFX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.6
8ARIELECTRON MICROSCOPY3

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q13363-F184.080.75

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Catalytic / active sites (6): 375–376 (cleavage; by capn1); 387–388 (cleavage; by capn1); 409–410 (cleavage; by capn1 and capn3); 266; 295; 315 (proton donor)

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (7): 204; 237–243; 264–266; 290; 315–318; 100; 180–185

Post-translational modifications (3): 300, 422, 428

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (20):

PositionPhenotype
52loss of interaction with simc1. no effect on its proteolytic processing mediated by capn3.
66loss of interaction with simc1. reduced proteolytic processing mediated by capn3.
134strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with a-138; a-141 and a-150.
138strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with a-134; a-141 and a-150.
141–142strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with a-163 and a-171.
141strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with a-134; a-138 and a-150.
150strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with a-134; a-138 and a-141.
163strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with a-141; a-142 and a-171.
171strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with a-141; a-142 and a-163.
181strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with v-183 and a-204.
183reduced proteolytic processing mediated by capn3; when associated with a-186.
183strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with v-181 and a-204.
186reduced proteolytic processing mediated by capn3; when associated with a-183.
204strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with v-181 and v-183.
204reduced proteolytic processing mediated by capn3.
266strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with a-290; a-295 and a-315.
290strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with a-266; a-295 and a-315.
295strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with a-266; a-290 and a-315.
315strongly reduces e1a binding; when associated with a-266; a-290 and a-295.
422abolishes phosphorylation by hipk2 and prevents uv-induced clearance.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

5 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-3769402Deactivation of the beta-catenin transactivating complex
R-HSA-3899300SUMOylation of transcription cofactors
R-HSA-4641265Repression of WNT target genes
R-HSA-5339700Signaling by TCF7L2 mutants
R-HSA-9764725Negative Regulation of CDH1 Gene Transcription

MSigDB gene sets: 574 (showing top): GOBP_SYNAPTIC_VESICLE_LOCALIZATION, MORF_MBD4, GOBP_VESICLE_LOCALIZATION, PAL_PRMT5_TARGETS_UP, MORF_SNRP70, MORF_UBE2I, MORF_HDAC1, GOBP_WHITE_FAT_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION, GOBP_VESICLE_MEDIATED_TRANSPORT, GOBP_SYNAPTIC_VESICLE_RECYCLING, PUJANA_CHEK2_PCC_NETWORK, REACTOME_ADHERENS_JUNCTIONS_INTERACTIONS, KEGG_PATHWAYS_IN_CANCER, BLALOCK_ALZHEIMERS_DISEASE_UP, MORF_CTBP1

GO Biological Process (13): negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122), regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357), protein phosphorylation (GO:0006468), Notch signaling pathway (GO:0007219), negative regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008285), viral genome replication (GO:0019079), negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045892), synaptic vesicle endocytosis (GO:0048488), white fat cell differentiation (GO:0050872), regulation of cell cycle (GO:0051726), synaptic vesicle clustering (GO:0097091), cell differentiation (GO:0030154), positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)

GO Molecular Function (14): transcription coregulator binding (GO:0001221), transcription corepressor binding (GO:0001222), chromatin binding (GO:0003682), transcription coactivator activity (GO:0003713), transcription corepressor activity (GO:0003714), oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-OH group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor (GO:0016616), protein domain specific binding (GO:0019904), identical protein binding (GO:0042802), NAD binding (GO:0051287), RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding (GO:0061629), lncRNA binding (GO:0106222), DNA-binding transcription factor binding (GO:0140297), protein binding (GO:0005515), oxidoreductase activity (GO:0016491)

GO Cellular Component (7): nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), transcription repressor complex (GO:0017053), presynaptic active zone cytoplasmic component (GO:0098831), glutamatergic synapse (GO:0098978), GABA-ergic synapse (GO:0098982), cytoplasm (GO:0005737)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-5 pathways:

CategoryPathways
TCF dependent signaling in response to WNT1
SUMO E3 ligases SUMOylate target proteins1
Degradation of beta-catenin by the destruction complex1
Signaling by WNT in cancer1
Regulation of CDH1 Gene Transcription1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
regulation of DNA-templated transcription3
transcription by RNA polymerase II2
negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription2
DNA-templated transcription2
transcription factor binding2
binding2
transcription coregulator activity2
protein binding2
cellular anatomical structure2
synapse2
regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II1
phosphorylation1
protein modification process1
cell surface receptor signaling pathway1
cell population proliferation1
regulation of cell population proliferation1
negative regulation of cellular process1
viral process1
viral life cycle1
negative regulation of RNA biosynthetic process1
synaptic vesicle recycling1
presynaptic endocytosis1
fat cell differentiation1
cell cycle1
regulation of cellular process1
synaptic vesicle localization1
synaptic vesicle cycle1
cellular developmental process1
positive regulation of RNA biosynthetic process1
transcription coregulator binding1
positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription1
oxidoreductase activity, acting on CH-OH group of donors1
adenyl nucleotide binding1
DNA-binding transcription factor binding1
RNA binding1
catalytic activity1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1
nuclear lumen1
transcription regulator complex1
presynaptic active zone1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

4058 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
CTBP1RCOR1Q9UKL0996
CTBP1HDAC1Q13547995
CTBP1RBBP8Q99708994
CTBP1KDM1AO60341993
CTBP1ZEB1P37275992
CTBP1HDAC2Q92769990
CTBP1KLF3P57682988
CTBP1ZNF217O75362983
CTBP1CTBP2P56545974
CTBP1HIC1Q14526960
CTBP1KLF8O95600950
CTBP1HNF4AP41235936
CTBP1PRDM16Q9HAZ2928
CTBP1PHF21AQ96BD5916
CTBP1LCORQ96JN0888

IntAct

309 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
CTBP2CTBP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.920
CTBP1LCORpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.890
ZNF516CTBP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.880
LCORCTBP2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.880
S100BS100A4psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.870
CTBP1ZEB2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.800
CTBP1KDM1Apsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.790
ZBTB18CTBP2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.790
CTBP1CTBP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.750
CTBP1ZBTB18psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.740
ZBTB18CTBP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.740
HDAC1ZNF609psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.730
THAP11CTBP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
CTBP1THAP11psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
CFTRESYT2psi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.710
CBX4CTBP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.700

BioGRID (811): CTBP1 (Two-hybrid), CTBP1 (Two-hybrid), CTBP2 (Two-hybrid), HOXB5 (Two-hybrid), PRKAA1 (Two-hybrid), MAPK9 (Two-hybrid), TGIF1 (Two-hybrid), NOL4 (Two-hybrid), IKZF1 (Two-hybrid), KLF12 (Two-hybrid), CEP68 (Two-hybrid), PLCB1 (Two-hybrid), BCAS3 (Two-hybrid), TSHZ3 (Two-hybrid), DMRTB1 (Two-hybrid)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A0M3R8G1, A0A0M4FLW6, A2X208, A2Y8U6, A9YWR6, B8ALI0, B8AT51, B8BDK8, B9FMX4, D3GE74, G2WS43, O35099, O65718, O80946, O88712, P24846, P24847, Q0DWQ1, Q0JAW2, Q13363, Q29397, Q2V4F9, Q43847, Q4R4X3, Q5R4L9, Q5VQ09, Q5ZBH5, Q658H5, Q6H7M7, Q6ZHE5, Q7L0J3, Q8H8V7, Q8RXR2, Q8VYP9, Q8W4D4, Q9FNB5, Q9FZ06, Q9LFG8, Q9LPC6, Q9M2V5

Diamond homologs: A0A348AXY0, A1RYE4, A4TGN1, A5A6P1, A5GFY8, A6TFG7, A7FPA2, A9R4G6, B1JH01, B1L765, B2K7F1, B2VCD1, B5XMZ4, B6YWH0, C0CMQ8, C5A1V0, D2RJU7, G9EZR6, J7SHB8, O04130, O08651, O27051, O29445, O33116, O43175, O46036, O49485, O58320, O83080, O88712, O94574, P0A545, P17584, P26297, P26298, P30799, P30901, P35136, P43885, P44501

SIGNOR signaling

20 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
PAK1“down-regulates activity”CTBP1phosphorylation
HIPK2down-regulatesCTBP1phosphorylation
CTBP1up-regulatesBHLHE41binding
MAPK8down-regulatesCTBP1phosphorylation
PRKAA1down-regulatesCTBP1phosphorylation
AMPKdown-regulatesCTBP1phosphorylation
CTBP1“up-regulates activity”ZEB2binding
SNAI1“up-regulates activity”CTBP1
CTBP1“down-regulates quantity by repression”CLDN7“transcriptional regulation”
CTBP1“down-regulates quantity by repression”UBE2D3“transcriptional regulation”
CTBP1“down-regulates quantity by repression”VDR“transcriptional regulation”
BCORL1“up-regulates activity”CTBP1binding
CTBP1“down-regulates quantity by repression”BRCA1“transcriptional regulation”
CTBP1“down-regulates quantity by repression”CDKN2A“transcriptional regulation”
CTBP1“down-regulates quantity by repression”CDH1“transcriptional regulation”
TBL1Y“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”CTBP1binding
MCRIP1“down-regulates activity”CTBP1binding
ZEB2“up-regulates activity”CTBP1binding
AKT1“down-regulates quantity”CTBP1phosphorylation

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 167 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:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
RUNX1 interacts with co-factors whose precise effect on RUNX1 targets is not known616.2×9e-04
Assembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors511.4×6e-03
Neurexins and neuroligins610.6×3e-03
Negative Regulation of CDH1 Gene Transcription88.7×9e-04
Regulation of TP53 Activity through Phosphorylation77.4×4e-03
Estrogen-dependent gene expression85.5×7e-03

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

360 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic2
Likely pathogenic1
Uncertain significance142
Likely benign170
Benign13

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (3)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
1459277NC_000004.11:g.(?493125)(2065854_?)delPathogenic
225758NM_001012614.2(CTBP1):c.991C>T (p.Arg331Trp)Pathogenic
981895NM_001012614.2(CTBP1):c.125_127del (p.Phe42del)Likely pathogenic

SpliceAI

2690 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
4:1212907:GCTCA:Gdonor_loss1.0000
4:1212908:CTCAC:Cdonor_loss1.0000
4:1212909:TCAC:Tdonor_loss1.0000
4:1212910:CACCT:Cdonor_loss1.0000
4:1212911:A:Cdonor_loss1.0000
4:1213031:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
4:1213038:A:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
4:1213041:C:CTacceptor_gain1.0000
4:1213473:CCCA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
4:1213474:CCAC:Cdonor_loss1.0000
4:1213475:CACC:Cdonor_loss1.0000
4:1213477:C:CGdonor_loss1.0000
4:1213604:AG:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
4:1213606:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
4:1214472:ATCTA:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
4:1214473:TC:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
4:1214474:CTAGA:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
4:1215987:GCAC:Gdonor_loss1.0000
4:1215990:CCTG:Cdonor_gain1.0000
4:1225563:ATGCC:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
4:1225564:TGC:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
4:1225564:TGCCT:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
4:1225565:GCCTG:Gacceptor_loss1.0000
4:1225567:C:CAacceptor_loss1.0000
4:1225567:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
4:1225568:T:Gacceptor_loss1.0000
4:1228194:CCTA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
4:1228195:CTACC:Cdonor_loss1.0000
4:1228196:TA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
4:1228197:ACCT:Adonor_loss1.0000

AlphaMissense

2783 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
4:1212996:G:CN352K1.000
4:1212996:G:TN352K1.000
4:1213000:A:TV351D1.000
4:1213539:G:CS320R1.000
4:1213539:G:TS320R1.000
4:1213541:T:GS320R1.000
4:1214447:G:CN263K1.000
4:1214447:G:TN263K1.000
4:1216076:A:GL226P1.000
4:1216197:C:AG186W1.000
4:1225365:C:TG181E1.000
4:1225374:C:TG178D1.000
4:1225553:G:CC118W1.000
4:1225557:A:TV117D1.000
4:1228210:G:TA110D1.000
4:1228264:A:TL92H1.000
4:1228282:A:GL86P1.000
4:1228321:G:TA73D1.000
4:1228324:C:TG72E1.000
4:1228325:C:AG72W1.000
4:1228325:C:GG72R1.000
4:1228325:C:TG72R1.000
4:1228330:G:TA70D1.000
4:1228331:C:GA70P1.000
4:1238191:G:CH63D1.000
4:1238193:A:CI62S1.000
4:1238193:A:GI62T1.000
4:1238193:A:TI62N1.000
4:1238211:G:TA56E1.000
4:1238216:G:CC54W1.000

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000002227 (4:1229655 T>G), RS1000012449 (4:1245257 T>A), RS1000076552 (4:1219318 C>T), RS1000085722 (4:1245520 G>A,C), RS1000175775 (4:1223976 G>A), RS1000229421 (4:1224129 T>C), RS1000248071 (4:1249984 C>G,T), RS1000365735 (4:1248860 ACCCGCCCCGC>A,ACCCGC,ACCCGCCCCGCCCCGC,ACCCGCCCCGCCCCGCCCCGC), RS1000443883 (4:1222225 C>T), RS1000454929 (4:1214542 G>T), RS1000500109 (4:1242133 G>A), RS1000510397 (4:1220904 C>G), RS1000589665 (4:1230523 G>A), RS1000652196 (4:1238624 G>A,T), RS1000670571 (4:1217683 C>A,T)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:602618 | disease phenotypes: MIM:194190, MIM:617915

GenCC curated gene-disease

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
hypotonia, ataxia, developmental delay, and tooth enamel defect syndromeStrongAutosomal dominant

Mondo (4): Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (MONDO:0008684), hypotonia, ataxia, developmental delay, and tooth enamel defect syndrome (MONDO:0060666), microcephaly (MONDO:0001149), intellectual disability (MONDO:0001071)

Orphanet (2): Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (Orphanet:280), NON RARE IN EUROPE: Unexplained intellectual disability (Orphanet:319658)

HPO phenotypes

155 total (30 of 155 shown, HPO-id order):

HPOTerm
HP:0000006Autosomal dominant inheritance
HP:0000028Cryptorchidism
HP:0000047Hypospadias
HP:0000077Abnormality of the kidney
HP:0000078Abnormality of the genital system
HP:0000079Abnormality of the urinary system
HP:0000119Abnormality of the genitourinary system
HP:0000151Aplasia of the uterus
HP:0000153Abnormality of the mouth
HP:0000159Abnormal lip morphology
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0000188Short upper lip
HP:0000202Orofacial cleft
HP:0000204Cleft upper lip
HP:0000218High palate
HP:0000238Hydrocephalus
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000268Dolichocephaly
HP:0000278Retrognathia
HP:0000286Epicanthus
HP:0000288Abnormality of the philtrum
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0000322Short philtrum
HP:0000347Micrognathia
HP:0000348High forehead
HP:0000358Posteriorly rotated ears
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0000377Abnormal pinna morphology
HP:0000384Preauricular skin tag
HP:0000389Chronic otitis media

GWAS associations

2 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST008833_15Type 2 diabetes8.000000e-12
GCST010118_33Type 2 diabetes9.000000e-42

MeSH disease descriptors (3)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
D008607Intellectual DisabilityC10.597.606.360; C23.888.592.604.646; F01.700.687; F03.625.539
D008831MicrocephalyC05.660.207.620; C10.500.507.400.500; C16.131.621.207.620; C16.131.666.507.400.500
D054877Wolf-Hirschhorn SyndromeC16.131.077.944; C16.131.260.985; C16.320.180.985

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

PubChem BioAssay actives

9 with measured affinity, of 10 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.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
(2Z)-2-hydroxyimino-3-phenylpropanoic acid1801145: CtBP2 ITC from Article 10.1021/cb500820b: “Structure-guided design of a high affinity inhibitor to human CtBP.”kd0.3700uM
Nadide1802396: Equilibrium Dialysis from Article 10.1074/jbc.M113.493569: “Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-induced multimerization of the co-repressor CtBP1 relies on a switching tryptophan.”kd0.3900uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

59 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Cadmiumincreases abundance, increases expression, decreases expression3
Ozoneaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance, affects expression3
Cadmium Chloridedecreases expression, increases abundance, increases expression3
bisphenol Adecreases expression, increases expression2
sodium arseniteincreases abundance, increases expression2
methacrylaldehydeincreases oxidation, increases abundance, affects cotreatment2
Acroleinaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance2
Air Pollutantsincreases oxidation, affects expression, affects cotreatment, increases abundance2
Arsenicincreases abundance, increases expression, affects methylation2
Estradioldecreases expression, affects cotreatment2
Valproic Aciddecreases expression2
TAK-243decreases sumoylation1
alpha-pineneaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance1
trichostatin Aaffects expression1
arsenitedecreases expression1
mono-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalateincreases methylation, increases abundance1
11-nor-delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acidaffects methylation, increases abundance1
cobaltous chloridedecreases expression1
pyrrolidine dithiocarbamic acidaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, decreases reaction1
perfluorooctanoic aciddecreases expression1
4-aminophenylarsenoxideaffects binding, decreases reaction1
beta-methylcholineaffects expression1
di-n-butylphosphoric acidaffects expression1
perfluorooctane sulfonic aciddecreases expression1
CGP 52608affects binding, increases reaction1
perfluoro-n-nonanoic aciddecreases expression1
4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamideaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
perfluorohexanesulfonic aciddecreases expression1
bisphenol Sdecreases methylation1
LDN 193189affects cotreatment, increases expression1

Cellosaurus cell lines

10 cell lines: 10 embryonic stem cell

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_A0T5SEES3-1V human CTBP1, clone1Embryonic stem cellMale
CVCL_A0T6SEES3-1V human CTBP1, clone2Embryonic stem cellMale
CVCL_A0T7SEES3-1V human CTBP1, clone3Embryonic stem cellMale
CVCL_C7FLUKERe008-A-4Embryonic stem cellFemale
CVCL_C7FMUKERe008-A-5Embryonic stem cellFemale
CVCL_C7FNUKERe008-A-6Embryonic stem cellFemale
CVCL_C7FPUKERe008-A-7Embryonic stem cellFemale
CVCL_C7FQUKERe008-A-8Embryonic stem cellFemale
CVCL_C7FRUKERe008-A-9Embryonic stem cellFemale
CVCL_C9GZWAe009-A-98Embryonic stem cellFemale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

212 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

TrialPhaseStatusTitle
NCT05657860PHASE4COMPLETEDGuanfacine Extended Release for the Reduction of Aggression and Self-injurious Behavior Associated With Prader-Willi Syndrome
NCT05744479PHASE4RECRUITINGMetformin for Antipsychotic-induced Weight Gain in Adults With Intellectual Disability
NCT06107829PHASE4WITHDRAWNValbenazine Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia in Adults With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
NCT06997198PHASE4NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDeutetrabenazine Treatment for Tardive Dyskinesia in Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
NCT02270736PHASE3COMPLETEDClinical Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of NT 201 Compared to Placebo in the Treatment of Chronic Troublesome Drooling Associated With Neurological Disorders and/or Intellectual Disability
NCT02304302PHASE2COMPLETEDDown Syndrome Memantine Follow-up Study
NCT03862950PHASE2COMPLETEDA Trial of Metformin in Individuals With Fragile X Syndrome (Met)
NCT04529226PHASE2UNKNOWNStudy to Compare Clozapine vs Treatment as Usual in People With Intellectual Disability & Treatment-resistant Psychosis
NCT04821856PHASE2COMPLETEDEvaluation of the Effectiveness of Cannabidiol in Treating Severe Behavioural Problems in Children and Adolescents With Intellectual Disability
NCT05273320PHASE1COMPLETEDClinical Trial of Nabilone for Aggression in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
NCT05301361PHASE1ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONSensitivity of the NIH Toolbox to Stimulant Treatment in Intellectual Disabilities
NCT06016764PHASE1COMPLETEDUse of MRI and cTBS for Catatonia in Autism
NCT06586827PHASE1COMPLETEDImpact of Competency-Based Training and Technical Assistance Employment Outcomes of Individuals With ID/DD
NCT07531940PHASE1NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEscalating Doses of Memantine in Down Syndrome (MEDS-123)
NCT01793168Not specifiedRECRUITINGRare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
NCT05518188PHASE1/PHASE2RECRUITINGMelpida: Recombinant Adeno-associated Virus (serotype 9) Encoding a Codon Optimized Human AP4M1 Transgene (hAP4M1opt)
NCT00001639Not specifiedCOMPLETEDEvaluation of Patients With Unresolved Chromosome Abnormalities
NCT01151462Not specifiedWITHDRAWNPostnatal HCMV Infection in Very Preterm Infants. Implications, Morbidity, Growth and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.
NCT01565005Not specifiedCOMPLETEDMicrocephaly Genetic Deficiency in Neural Progenitors
NCT02510170Not specifiedCOMPLETEDFetal and Maternal Head Circumference During Pregnancy in Israeli Population
NCT02741882Not specifiedCOMPLETEDZika and Microcephaly: Case-control Study
NCT02943304Not specifiedCOMPLETEDNeurodevelopment Outcome of Newborns Exposed to Zika Virus (ZIKV) in Utero
NCT03255369Not specifiedUNKNOWNVertical Exposure to Zika Virus and Its Consequences for Child Neurodevelopment (ZIKVIRUSIFF)
NCT03325946Not specifiedRECRUITINGThe FBRI VTC Neuromotor Research Clinic
NCT03330600Not specifiedCOMPLETEDEfficacy of Aquatic Physiotherapy in Children With Microcephaly by Zika Virus Congenital Syndrome
NCT03548779Not specifiedCOMPLETEDNorth Carolina Genomic Evaluation by Next-generation Exome Sequencing, 2
NCT03651687Not specifiedCOMPLETEDGuangzhou Surveillance and Clinical Study in Microcephaly (GSCSM)
NCT03922594Not specifiedTERMINATEDSurveillance of Zika-related Microcephaly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
NCT04816175Not specifiedCOMPLETEDIntensive Therapy for Children With Microcephaly, Hyperkinetic Movements, or Global Developmental Delay
NCT05322980Not specifiedCOMPLETEDSummary of Infants Weighing 500 Grams or Less
NCT06019182Not specifiedRECRUITINGMEHMO Natural History and Biomarkers
NCT06566066Not specifiedRECRUITINGRegister for Patients With Thyroid Hormone Resistance.
NCT03479476PHASE2/PHASE3COMPLETEDA Trial of Metformin in Individuals With Fragile X Syndrome
NCT02616796PHASE1/PHASE2COMPLETEDEffects of Social Gaze Training on Brain and Behavior in Fragile X Syndrome
NCT06860672EARLY_PHASE1RECRUITINGClinical Trial of the Dual Vector Base Editor for the Treatment of the CHD3-R1025W Mutation
NCT00597948Not specifiedCOMPLETEDHealthy Lifestyles for People With Intellectual Disabilities
NCT01087320Not specifiedRECRUITINGGenome Medical Sequencing for Gene Discovery
NCT01652963Not specifiedUNKNOWNPicture-based Computerised Assessment and Training of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Skills
NCT01695395Not specifiedCOMPLETEDMental Health Care Provision for Adults With Intellectual Disability and a Mental Disorder
NCT01867554Not specifiedCOMPLETEDResearch and Characterization of New Genes Involved in Intellectual Disability