DBP

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Also known as DABP

Summary

DBP (D-box binding PAR bZIP transcription factor, HGNC:2697) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 19q13.33, encoding D site-binding protein (Q10586). This transcriptional activator recognizes and binds to the sequence 5’-RTTAYGTAAY-3’ found in the promoter of genes such as albumin, CYP2A4 and CYP2A5.

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the PAR bZIP transcription factor family and binds to specific sequences in the promoters of several genes, such as albumin, CYP2A4, and CYP2A5. The encoded protein can bind DNA as a homo- or heterodimer and is involved in the regulation of some circadian rhythm genes.

Source: NCBI Gene 1628 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 7
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 57 total
  • Transcription factor: yes — 37 downstream targets (CollecTRI)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_001352

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:2697
Approved symbolDBP
NameD-box binding PAR bZIP transcription factor
Location19q13.33
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesDABP
Ensembl geneENSG00000105516
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM124097
Entrez1628

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 5 — 4 protein_coding, 1 retained_intron

ENST00000222122, ENST00000593500, ENST00000594723, ENST00000599385, ENST00000601104

RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_001352 NM_001352

CCDS: CCDS12728

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000222122 — 4 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000009531684863558048635990
ENSE000031580784863685648637379
ENSE000031901314863003048631052
ENSE000036834244863344448633655

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 267 present calls, max score 95.07.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 14.8334 / max 141.1626, expressed in 1590 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (13 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
1818908.94791318
1818881.3106621
1818890.9638517
1818820.8831486
1818840.6890343
1818810.6719337
1818830.3740199
1818910.2500137
1818920.167067
1818800.166458

Top tissues by expression

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

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489095.07gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224594.43gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212994.38gold quality
right adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582793.25gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281093.18gold quality
right adrenal glandUBERON:000123393.15gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203792.86gold quality
caudate nucleusUBERON:000187392.84gold quality
nucleus accumbensUBERON:000188292.45gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045192.07gold quality
putamenUBERON:000187492.05gold quality
left adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582591.97gold quality
left adrenal glandUBERON:000123491.11gold quality
adrenal cortexUBERON:000123590.46gold quality
cingulate cortexUBERON:000302790.11gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983590.04gold quality
skin of legUBERON:000151189.94gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219689.80gold quality
granulocyteCL:000009489.51gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141689.42gold quality
adrenal glandUBERON:000236989.15gold quality
frontal cortexUBERON:000187088.97gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354088.96gold quality
frontal lobeUBERON:001652588.96gold quality
amygdalaUBERON:000187688.84gold quality
dorsolateral prefrontal cortexUBERON:000983488.55gold quality
neocortexUBERON:000195088.42gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425288.23gold quality
left lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000112088.17gold quality
pituitary glandUBERON:000000787.79gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

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

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-GEOD-137537yes13.72
E-ANND-3yes3.89

Regulation

Is transcription factor: yes

Downstream targets (CollecTRI)

37 targets.

TargetRegulation
ACKR1Unknown
ADH1AActivation
ADH1BActivation
ADH1CActivation
AFP
AGTUnknown
ALB
ALDOBActivation
ANGPT1
ARNT
BMAL1
C7
CDKN2A
CISH
CREBBP
CYP2A13
CYP2E1
CYP3A4Activation
CYP7A1Activation
EP300Unknown
ESR1
FGF2
HP
IGFBP1
IGKV2D-26
JTB
PAPSS2
PCK1
PER1
PER2

JASPAR motifs

MotifNameFamily
MA0639.1DBPCEBP-related
MA0639.2DBPCEBP-related

JASPAR matrix evidence (PMIDs): PMID:21458520

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): BHLHE41, BMAL1, CEBPA, CLOCK, HLF, HNF1A, NR1I2, TEF

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

19 targeting DBP, 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-548C-3P99.9974.017587
HSA-MIR-6721-5P99.9368.922981
HSA-MIR-4728-5P99.8569.394718
HSA-MIR-6785-5P99.8268.684428
HSA-MIR-92A-2-5P99.7567.012164
HSA-MIR-149-3P99.7268.223963
HSA-MIR-6883-5P99.6968.053785
HSA-MIR-7106-5P99.5367.473574
HSA-MIR-1212399.5271.792990
HSA-MIR-513C-5P99.5068.421730
HSA-MIR-514B-5P99.5068.191766
HSA-MIR-20A-3P99.4469.101575
HSA-MIR-302A-5P99.3968.211913
HSA-MIR-520E-5P99.2768.901513
HSA-MIR-892C-5P99.1670.562116
HSA-MIR-429299.1665.571767
HSA-MIR-6791-5P99.1665.921844
HSA-MIR-506-5P98.0267.411065
HSA-MIR-597-3P96.4668.031035

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 7)

  • Lean individuals exhibited significant (P < 0.05) temporal changes of core clock (PER1, PER2, PER3, CRY2, BMAL1, and DBP) and metabolic (REVERBalpha, RIP140, and PGC1alpha) genes. (PMID:21411511)
  • the expression of DBP and MAPK in epilepsy patients was upregulated, suggesting a possible pathogenetic role in IE. (PMID:25503293)
  • Vitamin D binding protein and risk of renal cell carcinoma in the prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian cancer screening trial. (PMID:31659740)
  • The Association Between VDR and GC Polymorphisms and Lung Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (PMID:32255717)
  • Expression of clock gene Dbp in omental and mesenteric adipose tissue in patients with type 2 diabetes. (PMID:32816832)
  • Opposing functions of circadian protein DBP and atypical E2F family E2F8 in anti-tumor Th9 cell differentiation. (PMID:36241625)
  • N6-methyladenosine-modified DBT alleviates lipid accumulation and inhibits tumor progression in clear cell renal cell carcinoma through the ANXA2/YAP axis-regulated Hippo pathway. (PMID:36860124)

Cross-species orthologs

8 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriodbpbENSDARG00000057652
danio_reriodbpaENSDARG00000063014
mus_musculusDbpENSMUSG00000059824
rattus_norvegicusDbpENSRNOG00000021027
drosophila_melanogasterPdp1FBGN0016694
drosophila_melanogasterCG7786FBGN0034096
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00011130
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00017535

Paralogs (2): HLF (ENSG00000108924), TEF (ENSG00000167074)

Protein

Protein identifiers

D site-binding proteinQ10586 (reviewed: Q10586)

Alternative names: Albumin D box-binding protein, Albumin D-element-binding protein, Tax-responsive enhancer element-binding protein 302

All UniProt accessions (3): Q10586, M0QXP1, M0QXW3

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. This transcriptional activator recognizes and binds to the sequence 5’-RTTAYGTAAY-3’ found in the promoter of genes such as albumin, CYP2A4 and CYP2A5. It is not essential for circadian rhythm generation, but modulates important clock output genes. May be a direct target for regulation by the circadian pacemaker component clock. May affect circadian period and sleep regulation.

Subunit / interactions. Binds DNA as a homodimer or a heterodimer. Can form a heterodimer with TEF.

Subcellular location. Nucleus.

Tissue specificity. Ubiquitously expressed. Expressed in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) and in most peripheral tissues, with a strong circadian rhythmicity.

Similarity. Belongs to the bZIP family. PAR subfamily.

RefSeq proteins (1): NP_001343* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR004827bZIPDomain
IPR040223PAR_bZIPFamily
IPR046347bZIP_sfHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF07716

UniProt features (15 total): compositionally biased region 5, region of interest 5, sequence conflict 2, chain 1, domain 1, modified residue 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

0 structures.

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q10586-F171.350.36

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 (1): 86

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

1 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-9931510Phosphorylated BMAL1:CLOCK (ARNTL:CLOCK) activates expression of core clock genes

MSigDB gene sets: 279 (showing top): RNGTGGGC_UNKNOWN, GOBP_HEPATICOBILIARY_SYSTEM_DEVELOPMENT, WANG_CLIM2_TARGETS_UP, MYOGENIN_Q6, RORA1_01, YAO_HOXA10_TARGETS_VIA_PROGESTERONE_UP, MODULE_66, MODULE_118, CAIRO_HEPATOBLASTOMA_CLASSES_DN, GERY_CEBP_TARGETS, HOWLIN_PUBERTAL_MAMMARY_GLAND, SHETH_LIVER_CANCER_VS_TXNIP_LOSS_PAM6, MODULE_171, MCBRYAN_PUBERTAL_BREAST_3_4WK_UP, MODULE_301

GO Biological Process (5): liver development (GO:0001889), regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357), positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944), rhythmic process (GO:0048511), regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)

GO Molecular Function (8): RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000977), RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978), DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981), DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001228), sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding (GO:1990837), DNA binding (GO:0003677), DNA-binding transcription factor activity (GO:0003700), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (3): chromatin (GO:0000785), nucleus (GO:0005634), RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex (GO:0090575)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-1 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Circadian clock1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding3
regulation of DNA-templated transcription2
transcription by RNA polymerase II2
regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II2
transcription cis-regulatory region binding2
gland development1
hepaticobiliary system development1
positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription1
biological_process1
DNA-templated transcription1
regulation of gene expression1
regulation of RNA biosynthetic process1
cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding1
chromatin1
DNA-binding transcription factor activity1
DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific1
DNA-binding transcription activator activity1
positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II1
double-stranded DNA binding1
sequence-specific DNA binding1
nucleic acid binding1
transcription regulator activity1
binding1
chromosome1
cellular anatomical structure1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1
transcription regulator complex1
nuclear protein-containing complex1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

738 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
DBPBMAL1O00327716
DBPPDXKO00764714
DBPNR1D1P20393696
DBPCRY1Q16526687
DBPTSHBP01222680
DBPSRPX2O60687640
DBPPER2O15055632
DBPCRY2Q49AN0627
DBPCLOCKO15516609
DBPALBP02768597
DBPPER3P56645593
DBPTLE6Q9H808588
DBPTLE2Q04725586
DBPA0A087WTN9A0A087WTN9584
DBPNPAS2Q99743573

IntAct

21 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
DBPDDIT3psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.650
DDIT3DBPpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.650
DDIT3DBPpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.650
DBPDDIT3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.650
HLFDBPpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.590
DBPHLFpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.590
HLFDBPpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.590
DBPCEBPGpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
CEBPADBPpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
DBPDBPpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
BATFDBPpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
BATF3DBPpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
DBPATF3psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
DBPBATFpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
DBPBATF2psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
DBPBATF3psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
DBPpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
CEBPGpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
JUNpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
DBPClockpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.000

BioGRID (18): DBP (Two-hybrid), DBP (Affinity Capture-MS), DBP (Affinity Capture-RNA), DBP (Affinity Capture-RNA), DBP (FRET), DBP (FRET), DBP (FRET), BATF3 (FRET), BATF2 (FRET), BATF (FRET), ATF3 (FRET), EPAS1 (FRET), CEBPA (FRET), CEBPG (FRET), DDIT3 (FRET)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A1W2PPE3, A0A2R8Y2Y2, A0A494C0N9, A0A494C0Y3, A0A7I2V3R4, A0JNN8, A2VDX9, A5A769, A5PJP1, A6QPM6, A8MTW9, C9JTQ0, O15370, O35182, O43541, O70218, O75474, O89113, O94850, P0C7X2, P0DPE3, P28283, P37318, P37319, P70339, Q04890, Q10586, Q32PF6, Q5BLP8, Q5T230, Q5U5M8, Q5VY09, Q60925, Q6IQX8, Q6NZ36, Q6NZY7, Q6QNY0, Q6ZSJ8, Q7TNS8, Q80WY3

Diamond homologs: A0A5F9ZHS7, O08750, P16443, P41224, P97516, Q08D88, Q10586, Q10587, Q16534, Q16649, Q32PF6, Q5FW38, Q60925, Q64709, Q66J36, Q68EL6, Q6IMZ0, Q8BW74, Q90Z72, Q92172, Q94126, Q9JLC6

SIGNOR signaling

6 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
DBP“up-regulates quantity by expression”ALDOB“transcriptional regulation”
DBP“up-regulates quantity by expression”CYP3A4“transcriptional regulation”
DBPup-regulatesGluconeogenesis
DBP“up-regulates quantity by expression”Aldolase“transcriptional regulation”
CLOCK/BMAL1“up-regulates quantity by expression”DBP“transcriptional regulation”
DBP“up-regulates quantity by expression”CYP7A1“transcriptional regulation”

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance42
Likely benign3
Benign1

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

567 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
19:48631048:TCATC:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48631049:CATC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48631049:CATCC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48631050:ATC:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48631051:TC:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48631052:CC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48631052:CCTG:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
19:48631053:C:CAacceptor_loss1.0000
19:48631053:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48631053:C:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48631056:C:CTacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48631057:A:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48633440:TCA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
19:48633441:CA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
19:48633443:CCTT:Cdonor_gain1.0000
19:48633655:CC:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
19:48633655:CCT:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48633656:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48633656:C:CGacceptor_loss1.0000
19:48633657:T:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48633657:T:TCacceptor_gain1.0000
19:48631054:T:Aacceptor_loss0.9900
19:48633442:A:ACdonor_gain0.9900
19:48633443:C:CCdonor_gain0.9900
19:48633475:G:Adonor_gain0.9900
19:48633651:CAGGC:Cacceptor_gain0.9900
19:48633652:AGGC:Aacceptor_gain0.9900
19:48633653:GGC:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
19:48633654:GC:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
19:48633656:C:Tacceptor_gain0.9900

AlphaMissense

2033 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
19:48630925:A:GL297P1.000
19:48630935:T:CN294D1.000
19:48630946:A:GL290P1.000
19:48630946:A:TL290Q1.000
19:48630948:G:CF289L1.000
19:48630948:G:TF289L1.000
19:48630949:A:GF289S1.000
19:48630950:A:GF289L1.000
19:48630956:C:GA287P1.000
19:48630958:C:GR286P1.000
19:48630967:A:CI283R1.000
19:48630967:A:GI283T1.000
19:48630967:A:TI283K1.000
19:48630969:C:AQ282H1.000
19:48630969:C:GQ282H1.000
19:48630970:T:GQ282P1.000
19:48630972:G:CN281K1.000
19:48630972:G:TN281K1.000
19:48630973:T:AN281I1.000
19:48630975:C:AE280D1.000
19:48630975:C:GE280D1.000
19:48630976:T:AE280V1.000
19:48630976:T:GE280A1.000
19:48630977:C:TE280K1.000
19:48630978:C:AK279N1.000
19:48630978:C:GK279N1.000
19:48630980:T:CK279E1.000
19:48630982:A:GL278P1.000
19:48630985:C:GR277P1.000
19:48630989:G:CR276G1.000

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000184091 (19:48635832 A>G), RS1000188827 (19:48636088 G>A,T), RS1000393717 (19:48630499 G>T), RS1000474293 (19:48634608 C>A,G,T), RS1000524671 (19:48634747 G>A), RS1000743617 (19:48630144 T>C,G), RS1000762813 (19:48634639 CG>C), RS1001582568 (19:48629877 G>A,C,T), RS1001687773 (19:48635533 G>C), RS1001741857 (19:48635693 C>A,T), RS1002026500 (19:48634289 G>A), RS1002078688 (19:48634569 G>A,C), RS1002174230 (19:48637741 T>A,C,G), RS1002509892 (19:48636347 G>T), RS1003145124 (19:48631108 G>C)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:124097 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

7 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST001241_6Bipolar disorder3.000000e-06
GCST001729_25Crohn’s disease1.000000e-15
GCST002485_1Elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen levels2.000000e-12
GCST010134_4Non-oily fish consumption3.000000e-16
GCST010135_4Oily fish consumption2.000000e-16
GCST010140_48Pork consumption2.000000e-16
GCST90002388_377Lymphocyte count4.000000e-12

EFO canonical traits (3, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0005760serum carcinoembryonic antigen measurement
EFO:0008111diet measurement
EFO:0004587lymphocyte count

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

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

CTD chemical–gene interactions

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

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Estradiolaffects cotreatment, decreases expression3
Nickeldecreases expression2
Tobacco Smoke Pollutiondecreases expression2
afuresertibincreases expression1
FR900359decreases phosphorylation1
bisphenol Aincreases expression1
2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-onedecreases expression1
beta-lapachoneincreases expression1
tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphatedecreases expression1
sodium arseniteincreases expression1
benzo(e)pyreneincreases methylation1
avobenzoneincreases expression1
di-n-butylphosphoric acidaffects expression1
perfluorooctane sulfonic aciddecreases expression1
perfluoro-n-nonanoic aciddecreases expression1
entinostataffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamideaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
abrineincreases expression1
dorsomorphinaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
KL001decreases expression1
Air Pollutantsdecreases expression, increases abundance1
Benzo(a)pyrenedecreases expression1
Leadaffects expression1
Methapyrileneincreases methylation1
Niclosamideincreases expression1
Prednisolonedecreases expression1
Silicon Dioxidedecreases expression1
Thiramdecreases expression1
Cyclosporinedecreases expression1
Aflatoxin B1increases methylation1

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

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

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