ELAVL1

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Also known as HuRHuaMelG

Summary

ELAVL1 (ELAV like RNA binding protein 1, HGNC:3312) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 19p13.2, encoding ELAV-like protein 1 (Q15717). RNA-binding protein that binds to the 3’-UTR region of mRNAs and increases their stability. It is a selective cancer dependency (DepMap: 15.4% of cell lines).

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the ELAVL family of RNA-binding proteins that contain several RNA recognition motifs, and selectively bind AU-rich elements (AREs) found in the 3’ untranslated regions of mRNAs. AREs signal degradation of mRNAs as a means to regulate gene expression, thus by binding AREs, the ELAVL family of proteins play a role in stabilizing ARE-containing mRNAs. This gene has been implicated in a variety of biological processes and has been linked to a number of diseases, including cancer. It is highly expressed in many cancers, and could be potentially useful in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy.

Source: NCBI Gene 1994 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 24 total
  • Druggable target: yes — 1 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
  • Cancer dependency (DepMap): dependent in 15.4% of screened cell lines
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_001419

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:3312
Approved symbolELAVL1
NameELAV like RNA binding protein 1
Location19p13.2
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesHuR, Hua, MelG
Ensembl geneENSG00000066044
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM603466
Entrez1994

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 17 — 16 protein_coding, 1 retained_intron

ENST00000407627, ENST00000593807, ENST00000595499, ENST00000596154, ENST00000596459, ENST00000883214, ENST00000883215, ENST00000883216, ENST00000883217, ENST00000883218, ENST00000883219, ENST00000883220, ENST00000934544, ENST00000934545, ENST00000934546, ENST00000958865, ENST00000958866

RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_001419 NM_001419

CCDS: CCDS12193

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000407627 — 6 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE0000067164979675657967790
ENSE0000067165179810837981186
ENSE0000095410579737257973878
ENSE0000154698579585737963807
ENSE0000311978680054958005641
ENSE0000359344679916447991831

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 289 present calls, max score 98.06.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 24.0343 / max 159.1385, expressed in 1814 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (2 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
17892723.74861814
1789250.2857119

Top tissues by expression

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

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
endothelial cellCL:000011598.06gold quality
secondary oocyteCL:000065597.88gold quality
oocyteCL:000002396.34gold quality
pericardiumUBERON:000240795.87gold quality
mucosa of sigmoid colonUBERON:000499395.81gold quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305395.54gold quality
corpus epididymisUBERON:000435995.45gold quality
periodontal ligamentUBERON:000826695.42gold quality
renal medullaUBERON:000036295.28gold quality
parotid glandUBERON:000183195.25gold quality
colonic mucosaUBERON:000031795.21gold quality
caput epididymisUBERON:000435895.15gold quality
palpebral conjunctivaUBERON:000181294.98gold quality
cauda epididymisUBERON:000436094.96gold quality
pharyngeal mucosaUBERON:000035594.93gold quality
urethraUBERON:000005794.70gold quality
embryoUBERON:000092294.66gold quality
seminal vesicleUBERON:000099894.66gold quality
choroid plexus epitheliumUBERON:000391194.66gold quality
mucosa of paranasal sinusUBERON:000503094.32gold quality
superficial temporal arteryUBERON:000161494.31gold quality
adult organismUBERON:000702394.23gold quality
heart right ventricleUBERON:000208094.19gold quality
cardia of stomachUBERON:000116294.11gold quality
esophagus squamous epitheliumUBERON:000692094.04gold quality
epithelium of esophagusUBERON:000197694.03gold quality
mammary ductUBERON:000176594.01gold quality
body of tongueUBERON:001187693.80gold quality
cartilage tissueUBERON:000241893.72gold quality
trabecular bone tissueUBERON:000248393.71gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

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

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes9.73

Regulation

Is transcription factor: yes

Downstream targets (CollecTRI)

1 targets.

TargetRegulation
LRP6Activation

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): ATF2, CDK1, MYC, NFKB, RELA, SMAD1, SP1, SSRP1, TGIF1, TP53, ZFP36

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

292 targeting ELAVL1, 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-1277-5P100.0073.955056
HSA-MIR-9-5P100.0072.282361
HSA-MIR-3163100.0077.238605
HSA-MIR-3646100.0073.565283
HSA-MIR-5692A100.0074.406850
HSA-LET-7A-3P100.0074.033932
HSA-LET-7B-3P100.0074.083913
HSA-LET-7F-1-3P100.0074.023928
HSA-MIR-98-3P100.0074.083907
HSA-MIR-5011-5P100.0083.465820
HSA-MIR-10401-5P99.9965.79948
HSA-MIR-366299.9973.825684
HSA-MIR-513B-5P99.9969.962150
HSA-MIR-428299.9975.366408
HSA-MIR-6759-5P99.9966.54785
HSA-MIR-150-5P99.9966.691976
HSA-MIR-548AW99.9972.573559
HSA-MIR-569699.9872.364487
HSA-MIR-1213699.9872.815713
HSA-MIR-548P99.9872.253784
HSA-MIR-998599.9872.112939
HSA-MIR-485-3P99.9870.681585
HSA-MIR-539-3P99.9870.741616
HSA-MIR-314899.9775.066478
HSA-MIR-548AN99.9770.912817
HSA-MIR-60799.9773.625593
HSA-MIR-548AJ-3P99.9673.385345
HSA-MIR-548X-3P99.9673.385345
HSA-MIR-551B-5P99.9671.283493

Functional genomics

DepMap (CRISPR cell-line fitness): dependent in 15.4% of screened cell lines.

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • role in c-fos mRNA export (PMID:11729309)
  • A 40-bp RNA element that mediates stabilization of vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA by HuR. (HuR RNA binding protein) (PMID:11834731)
  • Results show that AMP-activated kinase (AMPK), an enzyme involved in responding to metabolic stresses, potently regulates the levels of cytoplasmic HuR. (PMID:11971974)
  • The binding of HuR, CP1, and CP2 to AR mRNA suggests a role for each of these proteins in the post-transcriptional regulation of AR expression in cancer cells. (PMID:12011088)
  • Data show that the RNA-binding protein HuR is specifically methylated on Arg(217) by coactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1). (PMID:12237300)
  • Highly selective actions of HuR in antagonizing AU-rich element-mediated mRNA destabilization. (PMID:12242302)
  • p21(WAF1) protein expression is mediated by stabilization of p21(WAF1) mRNA elicited via multiple 3’-UTR cis-elements. HuR binds at least one of these elements, does not appear to be a modulator of p21(WAF1) expression or growth inhibition in this system (PMID:12431987)
  • AMP-activated protein kinase activation can cause premature fibroblast senescence through mechanisms that likely involve reduced HuR function. (PMID:12730239)
  • The 3’ UTR of p53 was found to be a target of the RNA-binding protein HuR in a UVC-dependent manner in vitro and in vivo. HuR plays a role in binding to the p53 mRNA and enhancing its translation (PMID:12821781)
  • HADHB, HuR, and CP1 are novel REN mRNA-binding proteins that target a cis-element in the 3’-UTR of REN mRNA and regulate renin production (PMID:12933794)
  • HuR has a role in enhancing VHL-mediated p53 translation (PMID:14517280)
  • HuR and MK2 have roles in regulating the expression of uPA and uPAR genes at the posttranscriptional level (PMID:14517288)
  • Overexpression of HuR in bronchial epithelial cells significantly increases the expression and stability of eotaxin mRNA and protein. (PMID:14530362)
  • HuR-regulated target mRNA expression contributes to colon cancer growth. (PMID:14562043)
  • AUF1 p40, HuR, and the 3’UTR of the CTR mRNA transcript could be involved in posttranscriptional regulation of CTR mRNA expression. (PMID:14715706)
  • Transportin-2 mediates nuclear import of HuR protein in vitro (PMID:14981248)
  • an HuR target RNA motif and a general strategy for identifying target motifs for RNA-binding proteins (PMID:14981256)
  • composition and fate (stability, translation) of HuR- and/or AUF1-containing ribonucleoprotein complexes depend on the target mRNA of interest, RNA-binding protein abundance, stress condition, and subcellular compartment (PMID:15257295)
  • Overexpression of HuR in tumor tissue may be part of a regulatory pathway that controls the mRNA in breast cancer (PMID:15328200)
  • Results point to importin alpha1 as a critical downstream target of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and key mediator of AMPK-triggered HuR nuclear import. (PMID:15342649)
  • PGA2 stabilizes the p21 mRNA through an ERK-independent increase in cytoplasmic HuR levels and an ERK-dependent association of HuR with the p21 mRNA (PMID:15371446)
  • IL-8 RNA from IL-1beta-stimulated cytoplasmic extract revealed a 20-fold greater association of transcript with the stabilizing factor HuR in breast csancer cells. (PMID:15514971)
  • HuR contributes to regulating human vascular smooth muscle cell growth and homeostasis in pathologies associated with vascular smooth muscle proliferation (PMID:15824116)
  • The function of HuR as a 5’-UTR-binding protein and dual-purpose translation repressor may be critical for the precise regulation of type I insulin-like growth factor receptor expression. (PMID:15914670)
  • coordinated regulation of mRNA stability by HuR and AUF1 proteins contributes to the observed increase in ATF3 expression following amino acid limitation (PMID:16109718)
  • HuR is a key mediator of posttranscriptional regulation and expression of the SLC11A1 gene. (PMID:16135804)
  • c-Yes 3’-UTR contains at least three newly identified adenine/uridine-rich elements (AREs) which are bound specifically by ARE-binding proteins HuR and AUF1. (PMID:16289864)
  • HuR-mediated mRNA stabilization, stimulated by integrin engagement and controlled at the level of HuR nuclear export, is critically involved in T cell activation (PMID:16455966)
  • the HuR-CRM1 axis affects the nucleocytoplasmic translocation of CD83 mRNA under regular physiological conditions (PMID:16484227)
  • The mRNAs for GM-CSF and TNF-alpha - established ARE-containing targets for HuR-mediated regulation - were upregulated by LPL-mediated lipolysis in ECAP. (PMID:16494882)
  • HUR maintains cytochrome c biosynthesis. (PMID:16581801)
  • role for HuR in protecting kidney epithelia from injury during ischemic stress (PMID:16788138)
  • Results describe the gene expression of tristetraprolin, T-cell intracellular antigen and Hu antigen R in synovial tissues from rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients. (PMID:16820934)
  • adenosine/uridine (AU)-rich element-binding protein HuR (Hu antigen R) interacts with the beta-F1-ATPase mRNA through an AU-rich sequence located to the 3’-UTR. (PMID:16890199)
  • HuR critically contributes to cyclin E1 overexpression and its growth-promoting function in breast cancer cells. (PMID:16912169)
  • IL-10 sensitivity to TNF depends on the ability of IL-10 to inhibit the expression and mRNA-stabilizing protein HuR and via IL-10 mediated repression of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activation (PMID:16935932)
  • Activation of NADPH oxidase and MAPK-signaling pathway contribute to HuR-mediated stabilization of TLR4 mRNA induced by LPS in human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs). Stimulation of HASMCs with LPS increased the cytosolic HuR level in vitro. (PMID:16990552)
  • The RNA-binding protein HuR regulates the stability and translation of target mRNAs, while no HuR mutations have been found in cancer, a link between HuR and malignant transformation has been suggested in cancers of the breast, colon, lung and ovary. (PMID:17132932)
  • the signal sequences in APRIL that mediate its intracellular trafficking and provide evidence that this protein ligand of HuR is an important player in the post-transcriptional regulation of CD83 expression (PMID:17178712)
  • HuR-dependent regulation of RNase-L enhances its antiviral activity, demonstrating the functional significance of this regulation (PMID:17237228)

Cross-species orthologs

4 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioelavl1aENSDARG00000038695
danio_rerioelavl1bENSDARG00000101744
mus_musculusElavl1ENSMUSG00000040028
rattus_norvegicusElavl1ENSRNOG00000001069

Paralogs (24): PABPC1 (ENSG00000070756), RBMS2 (ENSG00000076067), PABPC4 (ENSG00000090621), PABPC1L (ENSG00000101104), ELAVL2 (ENSG00000107105), RBM24 (ENSG00000112183), TARDBP (ENSG00000120948), HNRNPR (ENSG00000125944), RBM38 (ENSG00000132819), SYNCRIP (ENSG00000135316), SF3B4 (ENSG00000143368), RBMS3 (ENSG00000144642), PABPC3 (ENSG00000151846), RBMS1 (ENSG00000153250), RBM45 (ENSG00000155636), ELAVL4 (ENSG00000162374), PABPC5 (ENSG00000174740), PUF60 (ENSG00000179950), PABPC1L2B (ENSG00000184388), PABPC1L2A (ENSG00000186288), RBM34 (ENSG00000188739), ELAVL3 (ENSG00000196361), RBM14 (ENSG00000239306), PABPC4L (ENSG00000254535)

Protein

Protein identifiers

ELAV-like protein 1Q15717 (reviewed: Q15717)

Alternative names: Hu-antigen R

All UniProt accessions (3): Q15717, M0QZR9, M0R055

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. RNA-binding protein that binds to the 3’-UTR region of mRNAs and increases their stability. Involved in embryonic stem cell (ESC) differentiation: preferentially binds mRNAs that are not methylated by N6-methyladenosine (m6A), stabilizing them, promoting ESC differentiation. Has also been shown to be capable of binding to m6A-containing mRNAs and contributes to MYC stability by binding to m6A-containing MYC mRNAs. Binds to poly-U elements and AU-rich elements (AREs) in the 3’-UTR of target mRNAs. Binds avidly to the AU-rich element in FOS and IL3/interleukin-3 mRNAs. In the case of the FOS AU-rich element, binds to a core element of 27 nucleotides that contain AUUUA, AUUUUA, and AUUUUUA motifs. Binds preferentially to the 5’-UUUU[AG]UUU-3’ motif in vitro. With ZNF385A, binds the 3’-UTR of p53/TP53 mRNA to control their nuclear export induced by CDKN2A. Hence, may regulate p53/TP53 expression and mediate in part the CDKN2A anti-proliferative activity. May also bind with ZNF385A the CCNB1 mRNA. Increases the stability of the leptin mRNA harboring an AU-rich element (ARE) in its 3’ UTR.

Subunit / interactions. Monomer and homodimer (in vitro). Interacts with ANP32A. Interacts with ZNF385A; the interaction is indirect and mRNA-dependent and may regulate p53/TP53 expression. Identified in a mRNP complex, at least composed of DHX9, DDX3X, ELAVL1, HNRNPU, IGF2BP1, ILF3, PABPC1, PCBP2, PTBP2, STAU1, STAU2, SYNCRIP and YBX1. Interacts with AGO1 and AGO2. Interacts with IGF2BP1; the interaction is enhanced by SEPIN14P20 peptide RBPR. Interacts with IGF2BP2 and IGF2BP3. Interacts with HNRNPL. Interacts with DHX36; this interaction occurs in a RNA-dependent manner. Interacts with ILF3; this interaction occurs in a RNA-dependent manner. Interacts with PLEKHN1. Interacts with SHFL; the interaction increases in presence of RNA. Interacts with YBX1; interaction recruits ELAVL1 on C5-methylcytosine (m5C)-containing mRNAs, thereby promoting mRNA stability. Interacts with FXR1.

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Stress granule. P-body.

Tissue specificity. Ubiquitous. Detected in brain, liver, thymus and muscle.

Post-translational modifications. Phosphorylated by MAPKAPK2. Phosphorylated by PRKCD. Methylated at Arg-217 by CARM1 in macrophages in response to LPS challenge.

Domain organisation. The first RRM (RNA recognition motif) domain is essential for binding to AU-rich elements.

Similarity. Belongs to the RRM elav family.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q15717-11yes
Q15717-22

RefSeq proteins (1): NP_001410* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000504RRM_domDomain
IPR002343Hud_Sxl_RNAFamily
IPR006548ELAD_HU_SFFamily
IPR012677Nucleotide-bd_a/b_plait_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR034996HuR_RRM2Domain
IPR035979RBD_domain_sfHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF00076

UniProt features (47 total): strand 13, modified residue 11, helix 9, mutagenesis site 3, domain 3, turn 3, initiator methionine 1, chain 1, cross-link 1, splice variant 1, sequence conflict 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

11 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
6GD3X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.35
4FXVX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.9
6GC5X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.9
6GD2X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.9
3HI9X-RAY DIFFRACTION2
4ED5X-RAY DIFFRACTION2
6G2KX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.01
6GD1X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.01
4EGLX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.9
9W2FELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.4
5SZWSOLUTION NMR

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q15717-F180.130.57

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 (12): 202, 206, 217, 217, 221, 318, 191, 2, 2, 100, 158, 197

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (3):

PositionPhenotype
158decreases phosphorylation by prkcd.
221decreases phosphorylation by prkcd. nearly abolishes phosphorylation by prkcd and translocation from the nucleus into th
318decreases phosphorylation by prkcd. nearly abolishes phosphorylation by prkcd and translocation from the nucleus into th

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

2 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-450520HuR (ELAVL1) binds and stabilizes mRNA
R-HSA-9918481Dengue Virus-Host Interactions

MSigDB gene sets: 362 (showing top): ATF_B, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_AUTOPHAGY, PAX4_01, GOBP_VACUOLE_ORGANIZATION, GOBP_INTRACELLULAR_PROTEIN_TRANSPORT, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_MRNA_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, TTTGTAG_MIR520D, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_SUPEROXIDE_ANION_GENERATION, GOBP_3_UTR_MEDIATED_MRNA_STABILIZATION, GOBP_MACROMOLECULE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_SUPEROXIDE_METABOLIC_PROCESS, DARWICHE_SKIN_TUMOR_PROMOTER_UP, MITSIADES_RESPONSE_TO_APLIDIN_DN, DARWICHE_PAPILLOMA_RISK_LOW_UP, DARWICHE_PAPILLOMA_RISK_HIGH_UP

GO Biological Process (16): lncRNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing (GO:0000512), protein import into nucleus (GO:0006606), cell population proliferation (GO:0008283), response to glucose (GO:0009749), positive regulation of autophagy (GO:0010508), positive regulation of superoxide anion generation (GO:0032930), positive regulation of translation (GO:0045727), positive regulation of autophagosome size (GO:0045772), mRNA stabilization (GO:0048255), protein homooligomerization (GO:0051260), negative regulation of miRNA-mediated gene silencing (GO:0060965), mRNA destabilization (GO:0061157), 3’-UTR-mediated mRNA stabilization (GO:0070935), regulation of stem cell population maintenance (GO:2000036), post-transcriptional gene silencing (GO:0016441), regulation of mRNA stability (GO:0043488)

GO Molecular Function (11): RNA binding (GO:0003723), double-stranded RNA binding (GO:0003725), mRNA binding (GO:0003729), mRNA 3’-UTR binding (GO:0003730), protein kinase binding (GO:0019901), miRNA binding (GO:0035198), mRNA 3’-UTR AU-rich region binding (GO:0035925), protein homodimerization activity (GO:0042803), lncRNA binding (GO:0106222), nucleic acid binding (GO:0003676), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (13): P-body (GO:0000932), nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), endoplasmic reticulum (GO:0005783), cytosol (GO:0005829), cytoplasmic stress granule (GO:0010494), membrane (GO:0016020), sarcoplasm (GO:0016528), cytoplasmic vesicle (GO:0031410), postsynapse (GO:0098794), glutamatergic synapse (GO:0098978), ribonucleoprotein complex (GO:1990904)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-2 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Regulation of mRNA stability by proteins that bind AU-rich elements1
Dengue Virus Infection1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure5
cytoplasm4
RNA binding3
regulation of mRNA stability2
negative regulation of gene expression2
binding2
cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule2
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle2
synapse2
regulatory ncRNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing1
intracellular protein transport1
protein localization to nucleus1
import into nucleus1
establishment of protein localization to organelle1
cellular process1
response to hexose1
autophagy1
positive regulation of catabolic process1
regulation of autophagy1
regulation of superoxide anion generation1
superoxide anion generation1
positive regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolic process1
translation1
regulation of translation1
positive regulation of gene expression1
positive regulation of protein metabolic process1
regulation of autophagosome size1
RNA stabilization1
negative regulation of mRNA catabolic process1
protein complex oligomerization1
miRNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing1
regulation of miRNA-mediated gene silencing1
negative regulation of post-transcriptional gene silencing by regulatory ncRNA1
RNA destabilization1
positive regulation of mRNA catabolic process1
mRNA stabilization1
stem cell population maintenance1
regulation of developmental process1
regulation of multicellular organismal process1
post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

3760 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
ELAVL1AGO2Q9UKV8993
ELAVL1UFC1Q9Y3C8987
ELAVL1PABPN1Q86U42978
ELAVL1TIA1P31483968
ELAVL1TIAL1Q01085945
ELAVL1IGF2BP1Q9NZI8943
ELAVL1ANP32AP39687904
ELAVL1G3BP1Q13283883
ELAVL1HNRNPDP07029876
ELAVL1IGF2BP3O00425860
ELAVL1HNRNPCP07910852
ELAVL1PABPC1P11940848
ELAVL1ZFP36P26651837
ELAVL1YBX1P16990835
ELAVL1FMR1Q06787833

IntAct

272 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
PIK3CAPIK3R2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.900
HNRNPCKPNA3psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.850
CFTRESYT2psi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.710
ATXN1ELAVL1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.670
IGF2BP1IGF2BP3psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.640
NCBP1KPNA3psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.640
TARDBPELAVL1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.610
IGF2BP1SYNCRIPpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.580
IGF2BP1ELAVL1psi-mi:“MI:0403”(colocalization)0.580
ELAVL1SDCBPpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
HNRNPDHNRNPDLpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.560
TUBB3POTEFpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
DLDPDHBpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
NHNRNPDLpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530

BioGRID (2346): HDAC6 (Affinity Capture-Western), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), TRAF3IP2 (Affinity Capture-Western), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), SDCBP (Two-hybrid), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-MS), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-MS), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-MS), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-MS), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-MS), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-MS), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-MS), ELAVL1 (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A0R4IEW8, A4QNI8, B5DF91, O01671, O09032, O17310, O61374, O64380, O95758, O97018, P16914, P19339, P26378, P26599, P42731, P70372, P86049, Q12926, Q14576, Q15717, Q1JQ73, Q24668, Q28FX0, Q28GD4, Q29099, Q5R9H4, Q5R9Z6, Q5U259, Q5YD48, Q60899, Q60900, Q61701, Q6DEY7, Q6GLB5, Q6GR16, Q6YZW2, Q7SZT7, Q8CH84, Q8GZ26, Q8LFS6

Diamond homologs: A0A0R4IEW8, A4QNI8, A8NS61, A8WLV5, B3M3R5, B3NGA1, B4HUE4, B4IX08, B4KX02, B4LFQ9, B4MM23, B4PIS2, B4QRJ0, B5DF91, B8BCZ8, O01671, O04425, O09032, O17310, O61374, O75821, O89086, O97018, P16914, P19339, P19683, P23241, P26378, P28644, P29558, P49310, P60824, P60825, P60826, P70372, P98179, Q04836, Q12926, Q14011, Q14498

SIGNOR signaling

12 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
PRKCDup-regulatesELAVL1phosphorylation
MAPKAPK2up-regulatesELAVL1phosphorylation
MAPK14up-regulatesELAVL1phosphorylation
ELAVL1“up-regulates quantity”ADAM10“post transcriptional regulation”
CHUK“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”ELAVL1phosphorylation
CHEK2“up-regulates activity”ELAVL1phosphorylation
CHEK2“down-regulates activity”ELAVL1phosphorylation
MAPK15“down-regulates activity”ELAVL1phosphorylation
CDK1“down-regulates activity”ELAVL1phosphorylation

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 170 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
mRNA Polyadenylation1813.1×1e-12
Processing of Capped Intron-Containing Pre-mRNA1510.2×4e-09
mRNA Splicing - Major Pathway188.1×2e-09
mRNA Splicing87.3×2e-03
Macroautophagy76.7×6e-03
Dengue Virus-Host Interactions155.7×1e-05
Metabolism of RNA113.8×9e-03
Viral Infection Pathways143.6×3e-03

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
positive regulation of cytoplasmic translation532.4×5e-05
alternative mRNA splicing, via spliceosome522.0×3e-04
translational initiation614.1×4e-04
RNA processing912.9×8e-06
regulation of alternative mRNA splicing, via spliceosome812.8×4e-05
mitophagy612.5×8e-04
mRNA stabilization512.0×4e-03
intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway511.7×4e-03

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance13
Likely benign0
Benign2

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

1475 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
19:7963804:GAACC:Gacceptor_loss1.0000
19:7963805:AACC:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
19:7963806:ACCT:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
19:7963808:C:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
19:7963809:T:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
19:7973719:TGGTA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
19:7973720:GGTAC:Gdonor_loss1.0000
19:7973721:GTAC:Gdonor_loss1.0000
19:7973722:TA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
19:7973723:A:Tdonor_loss1.0000
19:7973724:CCTGT:Cdonor_loss1.0000
19:7981081:A:ATdonor_loss1.0000
19:7981183:TGTCC:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
19:7981184:GTCC:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
19:7981185:TCCT:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
19:7981186:CCTG:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
19:7981187:C:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
19:7981188:T:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
19:7981189:G:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
19:7991682:T:TAdonor_gain1.0000
19:7991714:AT:Adonor_gain1.0000
19:7991827:AAAAT:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
19:7991828:AAAT:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
19:7991829:AAT:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
19:7991830:AT:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
19:7991830:ATCT:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
19:7991831:TCT:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
19:7991832:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
19:7991832:C:CGacceptor_loss1.0000
19:7963808:C:CCacceptor_gain0.9900

AlphaMissense

2165 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
19:7963504:T:AK320N1.000
19:7963504:T:GK320N1.000
19:7963505:T:AK320I1.000
19:7963506:T:CK320E1.000
19:7963507:G:CF319L1.000
19:7963507:G:TF319L1.000
19:7963508:A:GF319S1.000
19:7963509:A:GF319L1.000
19:7963512:A:GS318P1.000
19:7963514:A:TV317D1.000
19:7963520:A:GL315S1.000
19:7963550:A:GL305P1.000
19:7963562:G:TA301D1.000
19:7963563:C:GA301P1.000
19:7963569:C:GA299P1.000
19:7963571:G:TA298D1.000
19:7963572:C:GA298P1.000
19:7963588:C:AM292I1.000
19:7963588:C:GM292I1.000
19:7963588:C:TM292I1.000
19:7963595:A:TV290E1.000
19:7963596:C:TV290M1.000
19:7963597:A:CF289L1.000
19:7963597:A:TF289L1.000
19:7963598:A:CF289C1.000
19:7963598:A:GF289S1.000
19:7963599:A:CF289V1.000
19:7963599:A:GF289L1.000
19:7963599:A:TF289I1.000
19:7963601:C:AG288V1.000

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000036976 (19:7994702 C>T), RS1000041193 (19:7958792 T>C), RS1000089472 (19:7996163 A>C,G), RS1000112037 (19:7983860 G>A), RS1000213826 (19:8000873 G>A), RS1000268263 (19:7988591 G>A), RS1000290086 (19:7958711 C>T), RS1000291745 (19:8005709 C>A,G,T), RS1000315850 (19:8000449 C>T), RS1000320999 (19:7988407 C>T), RS1000323938 (19:8005827 C>A,T), RS1000345155 (19:7959181 G>A,T), RS1000380716 (19:7989216 C>T), RS1000398803 (19:7983538 G>A), RS1000469084 (19:7964668 C>A)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:603466 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

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

GWAS associations

0 associations (top):

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL1250379 (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: 74,559 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL50QUERCETIN374,559

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

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

12 measured of 12 human assays (12 total across all organisms); most potent 12 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValue
cid_5992379IC502700 nM
2-keto-3-pyridazin-3-yl-propionic acid ethyl esterIC504600 nM
cid_3034178IC5014700 nM
cid_247668IC5016700 nM
cid_374010IC5017400 nM
cid_83851IC5021700 nM
3,5-bis(2,5-dioxo-1-pyrrolyl)benzoic acidIC5026900 nM
5-Amino-2-p-toluidinobenzenesulfonic acidIC5041000 nM
6-[(8-chloro-4-hydroxy-3-{[4-hydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)benzene]amido}-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)oxy]-5-hydroxy-3-methoxy-2,2-dimethyloxan-4-yl 5-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylateIC5041900 nM
6-penta-1,3-diynyl-2-pyranoneIC5044400 nM
MLS002707303IC5069600 nM
1-hydroxy-N-(3-nitrophenyl)-2-naphthalenecarboxamideIC5097400 nM

ChEMBL bioactivities

47 potent at pChembl≥5 of 58 total, top 45 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
11.00Kd0.01nMDEHYDROMUTACTIN
10.00Kd0.1nMCHEMBL1240928
10.00Kd0.1nMDEHYDROMUTACTIN
8.22Kd6nMDEHYDROMUTACTIN
8.05Kd9nMDEHYDROMUTACTIN
7.97Kd10.69nMCHEMBL3752910
7.97ED5010.69nMCHEMBL3752910
7.89Ki12.8nMCHEMBL4075458
7.85Kd14nMCHEMBL1240928
7.82Ki15nMCHEMBL4064932
7.39Ki41nMCHEMBL4095060
7.32Ki48nMCHEMBL4100171
7.30Ki50nMDIHYDROTANSHINONE I
7.26Ki55nMCHEMBL4105230
7.25Ki56nMCHEMBL4073526
7.17IC5068nMDIHYDROTANSHINONE I
7.09Ki81nMCHEMBL4094161
7.07Kd85nMOKICENONE
7.05Kd90nMOKICENONE
6.83IC50149nMDIHYDROTANSHINONE I
6.64Kd230nMCHEMBL1240928
6.46Ki350nMCHEMBL1499653
6.42IC50380nMCHEMBL4061748
6.38Kd420nMCHEMBL1240928
6.24Ki570nMCHEMBL1522581
6.23Ki590nMCHEMBL1330249
6.10Ki800nMCHEMBL1390568
5.98Ki1050nMCHEMBL1309685
5.96Ki1100nMCHEMBL1398194
5.85IC501400nMQUERCETIN
5.62IC502400nMCHEMBL1499653
5.47Ki3400nMCHEMBL1499653
5.43IC503700nMCHEMBL1522581
5.40IC504000nMCHEMBL1330249
5.35Kd4500nMCHEMBL4075458
5.34Ki4600nMCHEMBL1522581
5.29Ki5100nMCHEMBL1330249
5.29IC505100nMCHEMBL1390568
5.21IC506210nMCHEMBL4095140
5.19Ki6500nMCHEMBL1390568
5.18IC506600nMCHEMBL1309685
5.17IC506700nMCHEMBL1398194
5.16Ki6900nMCHEMBL1309685
5.14Ki7300nMCHEMBL1398194
5.09IC508200nMCHEMBL1499653

PubChem BioAssay actives

46 with measured affinity, of 126 total; 21 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
6-(4,5-dihydroxy-2-methylnaphthalen-1-yl)-4-hydroxypyran-2-one507005: Inhibition of recombinant full length HuR assessed as protein dimerization with TMR-labeled A/U-rich element of COX2 by confocal fluctuation spectroscopykd<0.0001uM
5,8-dihydroxy-3-methyl-9H-benzo[f][2]benzofuran-4-one507002: Inhibition of recombinant HuR RRM1/RRM2 domain assessed as protein dimerization with TMR-labeled A/U-rich element of TNFalpha by confocal fluctuation spectroscopykd0.0001uM
4-methyl-3-[(1-methyl-6-pyridin-3-ylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide2148314: Binding affinity to human ELAVL1 incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assaykd0.0107uM
1-(benzenesulfonyl)-3-phenylindole-4,5-dione1489663: Binding affinity to human full length recombinant His-tagged HuR expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta DH5alpha assessed as inhibition of interaction with single-strand Bi-AU RNA probe by AlphaScreen assayki0.0128uM
1-(benzenesulfonyl)-7-(4-methoxyphenyl)sulfanyl-3-phenylindole-4,5-dione1489663: Binding affinity to human full length recombinant His-tagged HuR expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta DH5alpha assessed as inhibition of interaction with single-strand Bi-AU RNA probe by AlphaScreen assayki0.0150uM
1-(benzenesulfonyl)-7-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenylindole-4,5-dione1489663: Binding affinity to human full length recombinant His-tagged HuR expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta DH5alpha assessed as inhibition of interaction with single-strand Bi-AU RNA probe by AlphaScreen assayki0.0410uM
1-(4-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl-3-phenylindole-4,5-dione1489663: Binding affinity to human full length recombinant His-tagged HuR expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta DH5alpha assessed as inhibition of interaction with single-strand Bi-AU RNA probe by AlphaScreen assayki0.0480uM
(1R)-1,6-dimethyl-1,2-dihydronaphtho[1,2-g][1]benzofuran-10,11-dione1489663: Binding affinity to human full length recombinant His-tagged HuR expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta DH5alpha assessed as inhibition of interaction with single-strand Bi-AU RNA probe by AlphaScreen assayki0.0500uM
1-(benzenesulfonyl)-7-(3-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenylindole-4,5-dione1489663: Binding affinity to human full length recombinant His-tagged HuR expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta DH5alpha assessed as inhibition of interaction with single-strand Bi-AU RNA probe by AlphaScreen assayki0.0550uM
1-methylsulfonyl-3-phenylindole-4,5-dione1489663: Binding affinity to human full length recombinant His-tagged HuR expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta DH5alpha assessed as inhibition of interaction with single-strand Bi-AU RNA probe by AlphaScreen assayki0.0560uM
N-[4-(4,5-dioxo-3-phenylindol-1-yl)sulfonylphenyl]acetamide1489663: Binding affinity to human full length recombinant His-tagged HuR expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta DH5alpha assessed as inhibition of interaction with single-strand Bi-AU RNA probe by AlphaScreen assayki0.0810uM
4,6,9-trihydroxy-8-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-anthracen-1-one507008: Binding affinity to recombinant full length HuR assessed as protein dimerization with TMR-labeled A/U-rich element of IL-2 by confocal fluctuation spectroscopykd0.0850uM
5,7-dimethoxy-8-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-oxo-3-pyrrolidin-1-ylpropyl]-4-phenylchromen-2-one1450469: Inhibition of ELAV1 (unknown origin)-ARE sequence of Mushashi1 transcript complex formation after 2 hrs by fluorescence polarization assayki0.3500uM
2-amino-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-oxoethyl]sulfanyl-4-[4-(phenoxymethyl)phenyl]pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile1450466: Inhibition of ELAV1 (unknown origin)-ARE TNFalpha complex formation after 20 mins by liquid scintillation counting methodic500.3800uM
3-(5,7-dimethoxy-2-oxo-4-phenylchromen-8-yl)-N,N-diethyl-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propanamide1450469: Inhibition of ELAV1 (unknown origin)-ARE sequence of Mushashi1 transcript complex formation after 2 hrs by fluorescence polarization assayki0.5700uM
3-(5,7-dimethoxy-2-oxo-4-phenylchromen-8-yl)-N,N-diethyl-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)propanamide1450469: Inhibition of ELAV1 (unknown origin)-ARE sequence of Mushashi1 transcript complex formation after 2 hrs by fluorescence polarization assayki0.5900uM
5,7-dimethoxy-8-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-morpholin-4-yl-3-oxopropyl]-4-phenylchromen-2-one1450469: Inhibition of ELAV1 (unknown origin)-ARE sequence of Mushashi1 transcript complex formation after 2 hrs by fluorescence polarization assayki0.8000uM
8-[1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-3-oxo-3-pyrrolidin-1-ylpropyl]-5,7-dimethoxy-4-phenylchromen-2-one1450469: Inhibition of ELAV1 (unknown origin)-ARE sequence of Mushashi1 transcript complex formation after 2 hrs by fluorescence polarization assayki1.0500uM
5,7-dimethoxy-8-[3-oxo-3-pyrrolidin-1-yl-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)propyl]-4-phenylchromen-2-one1450469: Inhibition of ELAV1 (unknown origin)-ARE sequence of Mushashi1 transcript complex formation after 2 hrs by fluorescence polarization assayki1.1000uM
Quercetin1450466: Inhibition of ELAV1 (unknown origin)-ARE TNFalpha complex formation after 20 mins by liquid scintillation counting methodic501.4000uM
2-[[6-amino-3,5-dicyano-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-pyridinyl]sulfanyl]-N-(4-chlorophenyl)acetamide1450466: Inhibition of ELAV1 (unknown origin)-ARE TNFalpha complex formation after 20 mins by liquid scintillation counting methodic506.2100uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

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

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
sodium arsenitedecreases degradation, decreases expression, increases expression, affects binding, increases phosphorylation (+4 more)6
trichostatin Aaffects cotreatment, affects localization, decreases expression4
Valproic Acidaffects expression, decreases expression, increases expression4
deoxynivalenolaffects cotreatment, decreases degradation, affects localization, increases activity, increases reaction (+5 more)2
4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamideaffects cotreatment, increases expression, decreases expression2
Antimycin Adecreases reaction, decreases expression, decreases localization, affects binding2
Tretinoindecreases expression2
1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridiniumincreases expression, affects reaction, increases cleavage, increases secretion, increases reaction2
GLX351322decreases expression, decreases reaction1
quinonedecreases expression1
2,4,6-tribromophenolincreases expression1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
4-biphenylamineaffects expression, affects reaction, affects lipidation1
decabromobiphenyl etherincreases expression1
2-butenaldecreases expression1
tetrabromobisphenol Aincreases expression1
3-methyladeninedecreases expression, decreases reaction, decreases stability1
butylidenephthalidedecreases expression1
AICA ribonucleotideaffects binding, decreases reaction, decreases localization1
hydroquinonedecreases expression, decreases reaction, increases degradation, increases reaction1
cyclic 3’,5’-uridine monophosphateaffects binding1
epigallocatechin gallateincreases expression1
arsenic trichlorideincreases reaction, affects binding1
di-n-butylphosphoric acidaffects expression1
1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane N,N,N’,N’-tetraacetic acid acetoxymethyl esterdecreases reaction, increases phosphorylation1
benzyloxycarbonylleucyl-leucyl-leucine aldehydeincreases expression1
perfluorooctane sulfonic aciddecreases expression1
Go 6976decreases reaction, increases phosphorylation1
4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-(4-pyridyl)imidazoledecreases stability, decreases expression, decreases reaction1
deguelindecreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

54 unique, capped per target: 53 binding, 1 functional

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL1243881BindingInhibition of recombinant HuR RRM1/RRM2 domain assessed as protein interaction with TMR-labeled A/U-rich element of IL-2 by confocal fluctuation spectroscopyIdentification and mechanistic characterization of low-molecular-weight inhibitors for HuR. — Nat Chem Biol
CHEMBL3562061FunctionalPubChem BioAssay. Identify HuR specific inhibitors. (Class of assay: confirmatory)PubChem BioAssay data set

Cellosaurus cell lines

7 cell lines: 7 cancer cell line

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

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_B0YTAbcam SW480 ELAVL1 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D7PAUbigene A-549 ELAVL1 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_KT68HeLa SilenciX HuRCancer cell lineFemale
CVCL_SL83HAP1 ELAVL1 (-) 1Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_SL84HAP1 ELAVL1 (-) 2Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_SL85HAP1 ELAVL1 (-) 3Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_SL86HAP1 ELAVL1 (-) 4Cancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

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

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