ETV4
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Also known as E1A-FE1AFPEA3
Summary
ETV4 (ETS variant transcription factor 4, HGNC:3493) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 17q21.31, encoding ETS translocation variant 4 (P43268). Transcriptional activator. In precision oncology, ETV4 Overexpression is associated with resistance to Trametinib in Pancreatic Cancer (CIViC Level D); 1 further curated variant–drug associations are listed below.
Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of keratinocyte differentiation and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in chromosome and nucleolus.
Source: NCBI Gene 2118 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 38 total
- Precision-oncology evidence (CIViC): 2 curated variant–drug associations
- Cancer driver (intOGen): activating (oncogene-like) across 1 cancer types
- Transcription factor: yes — 69 downstream targets (CollecTRI)
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001079675
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:3493 |
| Approved symbol | ETV4 |
| Name | ETS variant transcription factor 4 |
| Location | 17q21.31 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | E1A-F, E1AF, PEA3 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000175832 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| OMIM | 600711 |
| Entrez | 2118 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 20 — 17 protein_coding, 3 retained_intron
ENST00000319349, ENST00000393664, ENST00000538265, ENST00000545089, ENST00000545954, ENST00000585508, ENST00000586764, ENST00000586826, ENST00000587151, ENST00000590236, ENST00000591713, ENST00000857843, ENST00000857844, ENST00000922774, ENST00000922775, ENST00000922776, ENST00000922777, ENST00000922778, ENST00000922779, ENST00000922780
RefSeq mRNA: 8 — MANE Select: NM_001079675
NM_001079675, NM_001261437, NM_001261438, NM_001261439, NM_001369366, NM_001369367, NM_001369368, NM_001986
CCDS: CCDS11465, CCDS58553, CCDS59292
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000319349 — 13 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001278883 | 43529504 | 43529676 |
| ENSE00001278889 | 43529884 | 43529952 |
| ENSE00001278900 | 43530107 | 43530181 |
| ENSE00001278908 | 43532674 | 43532939 |
| ENSE00001279292 | 43546185 | 43546340 |
| ENSE00002357228 | 43529135 | 43529236 |
| ENSE00002947874 | 43527846 | 43528743 |
| ENSE00003471192 | 43536426 | 43536479 |
| ENSE00003490351 | 43533187 | 43533348 |
| ENSE00003510996 | 43544975 | 43545022 |
| ENSE00003594758 | 43545274 | 43545367 |
| ENSE00003597089 | 43545558 | 43545668 |
| ENSE00003665992 | 43533859 | 43533985 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 171 present calls, max score 91.68.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 21.7964 / max 573.3093, expressed in 1343 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (15 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 166254 | 9.8331 | 1170 |
| 166244 | 2.9157 | 657 |
| 166247 | 2.4329 | 667 |
| 166249 | 1.9236 | 628 |
| 166245 | 0.9662 | 416 |
| 166243 | 0.8800 | 372 |
| 166250 | 0.5995 | 301 |
| 166253 | 0.5951 | 298 |
| 166248 | 0.4936 | 254 |
| 166251 | 0.4591 | 222 |
Top tissues by expression
278 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| primordial germ cell in gonad | CL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:0000991 | 91.68 | gold quality |
| type B pancreatic cell | CL:0000169 | 89.88 | gold quality |
| olfactory bulb | UBERON:0002264 | 89.69 | gold quality |
| tongue squamous epithelium | UBERON:0006919 | 89.48 | silver quality |
| lower esophagus mucosa | UBERON:0035834 | 87.11 | gold quality |
| vena cava | UBERON:0004087 | 87.06 | gold quality |
| triceps brachii | UBERON:0001509 | 83.49 | gold quality |
| parotid gland | UBERON:0001831 | 83.48 | gold quality |
| gluteal muscle | UBERON:0002000 | 83.18 | silver quality |
| pituitary gland | UBERON:0000007 | 82.94 | gold quality |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 82.71 | gold quality |
| adenohypophysis | UBERON:0002196 | 82.56 | gold quality |
| cervix squamous epithelium | UBERON:0006922 | 82.47 | gold quality |
| diaphragm | UBERON:0001103 | 81.70 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis | UBERON:0004511 | 81.69 | gold quality |
| nasal cavity epithelium | UBERON:0005384 | 81.55 | gold quality |
| gingival epithelium | UBERON:0001949 | 81.53 | gold quality |
| male germ cell | CL:0000015 | 81.39 | gold quality |
| pharyngeal mucosa | UBERON:0000355 | 81.22 | silver quality |
| subthalamic nucleus | UBERON:0001906 | 80.85 | gold quality |
| sperm | CL:0000019 | 80.40 | gold quality |
| ventral tegmental area | UBERON:0002691 | 79.98 | gold quality |
| dorsal plus ventral thalamus | UBERON:0001897 | 79.82 | gold quality |
| myocardium | UBERON:0002349 | 79.69 | gold quality |
| lateral globus pallidus | UBERON:0002476 | 79.54 | gold quality |
| cardia of stomach | UBERON:0001162 | 79.50 | gold quality |
| vastus lateralis | UBERON:0001379 | 79.18 | gold quality |
| left ventricle myocardium | UBERON:0006566 | 79.15 | gold quality |
| lateral nuclear group of thalamus | UBERON:0002736 | 79.00 | gold quality |
| esophagus mucosa | UBERON:0002469 | 78.55 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 2 experiment(s), a significant marker in 2.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-MTAB-10018 | yes | 95.30 |
| E-ANND-3 | yes | 3.22 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: yes
Downstream targets (CollecTRI)
69 targets.
| Target | Regulation |
|---|---|
| ABCB1 | Unknown |
| AGTR1 | Activation |
| BAX | Unknown |
| BDKRB1 | Unknown |
| CAV1 | Unknown |
| CCL2 | Repression |
| CCND2 | Activation |
| CCND3 | Activation |
| CDKN1A | Activation |
| CXCL8 | Activation |
| CXCR4 | Unknown |
| DUSP6 | Unknown |
| EGLN1 | Unknown |
| EGR2 | Unknown |
| EP300 | Activation |
| ERBB2 | Repression |
| ETS1 | Activation |
| ETV4 | Unknown |
| FGF10 | Unknown |
| GALT | |
| GBA1 | Unknown |
| GGT1 | Unknown |
| GLI3 | Activation |
| GPX5 | Unknown |
| HPGD | Activation |
| MEP1B | Unknown |
| MIR21 | |
| MMP1 | Unknown |
| MMP13 | Unknown |
| MMP14 | Activation |
JASPAR motifs
| Motif | Name | Family |
|---|---|---|
| MA0764.1 | ETV4 | Ets-related |
| MA0764.2 | ETV4 | Ets-related |
| MA0764.3 | ETV4 | Ets-related |
| MA0764.4 | ETV4 | Ets-related |
JASPAR matrix evidence (PMIDs): PMID:20517297, PMID:25866208
Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): E2F1, ESR1, ETS1, ETV4
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
48 targeting ETV4, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-3689D | 100.00 | 66.14 | 1181 |
| HSA-MIR-6851-5P | 100.00 | 65.63 | 1294 |
| HSA-MIR-5696 | 99.98 | 72.36 | 4487 |
| HSA-MIR-6793-5P | 99.97 | 65.95 | 758 |
| HSA-MIR-2110 | 99.96 | 66.68 | 1930 |
| HSA-MIR-4729 | 99.69 | 72.18 | 4233 |
| HSA-MIR-7156-5P | 99.64 | 68.81 | 1369 |
| HSA-MIR-298 | 99.63 | 67.56 | 1916 |
| HSA-MIR-4516 | 99.61 | 67.78 | 3390 |
| HSA-MIR-3942-3P | 99.57 | 69.03 | 2854 |
| HSA-MIR-3128 | 99.50 | 67.85 | 1258 |
| HSA-MIR-6727-3P | 99.49 | 65.92 | 1333 |
| HSA-MIR-4273 | 99.45 | 67.93 | 1206 |
| HSA-MIR-4722-3P | 99.35 | 65.22 | 1099 |
| HSA-MIR-664A-3P | 99.22 | 71.08 | 2696 |
| HSA-MIR-361-3P | 99.19 | 66.45 | 1381 |
| HSA-MIR-6734-3P | 99.15 | 66.27 | 1627 |
| HSA-MIR-328-5P | 99.08 | 64.65 | 1000 |
| HSA-MIR-6868-5P | 99.06 | 65.69 | 1284 |
| HSA-MIR-6871-5P | 98.90 | 66.67 | 671 |
| HSA-MIR-4477A | 98.83 | 69.75 | 2952 |
| HSA-MIR-6885-5P | 98.71 | 64.33 | 902 |
| HSA-MIR-12114 | 98.70 | 63.45 | 730 |
| HSA-MIR-7114-5P | 98.51 | 67.87 | 1349 |
| HSA-MIR-6878-5P | 98.49 | 67.91 | 2142 |
| HSA-MIR-2117 | 98.48 | 67.97 | 1307 |
| HSA-MIR-4436B-3P | 98.25 | 65.26 | 1494 |
| HSA-MIR-6735-5P | 98.24 | 65.36 | 1488 |
| HSA-MIR-7843-5P | 98.12 | 65.26 | 1421 |
| HSA-MIR-6880-5P | 98.08 | 65.59 | 1282 |
Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)
- PEA3 has a central role in tumor progression in ovarian carcinoma (PMID:12684413)
- No association of E1AF levels with HER2/neu mRNA levels, hormone receptor status, histological grade, tumor size, lymph node involvement or prognosis was found. (PMID:12779089)
- role in ovarian and breast malignancies and suggests that it may be target for therapeutic intervention (PMID:15387369)
- PEA3, by its capacity to up-regulate the epithelial marker MUC4 and to down-regulate the ErbB-2 oncogene, appears as a key regulator of the differentiation/proliferation balance in pancreatic cancer cells. (PMID:15461591)
- E1AF has an essential role in the activation of the human GalT I gene in highly metastatic lung cancer cells (PMID:15611127)
- E1AF was modified by ubiquitin through the C-terminal region and ubiquitinated E1AF aggregated in nuclear dots, and the inhibition of proteasome-activated transcription from E1AF target promoters (PMID:15629152)
- important role in the early stage of colorectal carcinogenesis (PMID:15695237)
- E1AF positively regulates transcription from MT1-MMP genes, which plays an important role in invasion and metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue by converting pro-MMP-2 into active-MMP-2 (PMID:15756447)
- results suggest E1A-F is overexpressed in early stages of human CRC development and may be an important factor in the overexpression of COX-2 and MMP-7 (PMID:15800927)
- The ETV4 protein was localised to nuclei of spermatogonia and revealed an intense staining in seminoma cells. (PMID:16158187)
- E1AF is a housekeeping gene, whose expression is controlled in specific tissues. (PMID:16297865)
- Overexpression of ETV4 is identified in 2 of 98 cases of prostate cancer. (PMID:16585160)
- These results provide evidence for the antitumor activity of PEA3 in human breast cancers. (PMID:16652376)
- These data suggest that ETV4 and Myeov may provide novel targets for therapeutic intervention. (PMID:16678123)
- By manipulating LPP levels, we show that it acts to upregulate the transactivation capacity of PEA3. (PMID:16738319)
- PEA3 expression is not correlated with HER-2/neu expression in breast cancer tumor tissues (PMID:16752078)
- PEA3 and c-Jun stimulate synergistically the HER2/neu gene transcription with p300 (PMID:16786139)
- PEA3 stabilization due to LKB1 inactivation could lead to epithelial/mesenchymal transition and greater lung cancer invasion potential. (PMID:16912160)
- Overexpression of PEA3 is associated with breast tumour progression (PMID:17060941)
- E1AF increases cell cycle progression via upregulation of Cyclin D3 transcription, which elicits a new mechanism of breast cancer growth and a new mechanism of Cyclin D3 transcription. (PMID:17467662)
- These results suggest that PEA3 is regulated by EGFR and that the elevated PEA3 expression detected in human ovarian cancer may divert cells to a more invasive phenotype by regulating MMP-9 and MMP-14. (PMID:17475671)
- Our results indicate that PIASy negatively regulates E1AF-mediated transcription by both E1AF sumoylation in a dependent and independent fashion. (PMID:17585876)
- This report describes a new mechanism of glioma invasion involving a cooperative effort between E1AF and Sp1 transcription factors. (PMID:17938207)
- E1AF plays a crucial role in the invasion and metastasis of malignant melanoma through up-regulating the MT1-MMP expression (PMID:18425363)
- The two novel ETV4 fusion partners possess as predominant common characteristics androgen-induction and prostate-specific expression. (PMID:18451133)
- Detection of ETS fusion gene by RT-PCR is feasible on formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded samples. (PMID:18474293)
- E1AF overexpression markedly enhanced mithramycin A-induced Huh-7 cell apoptosis and the expression of pro-apoptotic protein Bax depending on its DNA-binding domain. (PMID:18510939)
- E1AF is correlated significantly with tumor progression of human rectal cancer and may be an important factor in rectal cancer progression. (PMID:18511876)
- SRC-3/AIB1 directly regulates transcription of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-13 through its coactivation of AP-1 and PEA3. (PMID:18593949)
- In 560 human breast tumors, AIB1 expression was found to be positively associated with PEA3, MMP2, and MMP9. (PMID:18644862)
- activation of E1AF provides a means for E2F1 to induce cell apoptosis in response to DNA damage (PMID:18687701)
- A ubiquitously expressed, androgen-insensitive gene, DDX5, fused in frame with ETV4, leading to the expression of a DDX5-ETV4 fusion protein was identified in prostate cancer. (PMID:18794152)
- Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay demonstrated that PEA3 could bind to the VEGF promoter in the cells transfected with PEA3 expression vector (PMID:19129951)
- Sumoylation of PEA3 plays a positive role in PEA3-mediated transcriptional activation and the ERK MAP kinase pathway cooperates with rather than antagonizes this process. (PMID:19307308)
- Increased PEA3 is associated with metastatic lymph node sites in non-small-cell lung cancer. (PMID:19483189)
- Increased expression of E1AF is involved a tumor aggression in prostate neoplasms, a finding that may be influenced by the regulation of MMP-7. (PMID:19845529)
- Knockdown of MyoD and PEA3 attenuated MDR1 expression and increased the sensitivity of multidrug resistant cancer cells to cytotoxic drugs that were transported by P-gp in SGC7901/VCR cells. (PMID:20980337)
- human capicua represses mRNA expression for PEA3 (polyoma enhancer activator 3) Ets transcription factors ETV1, ETV4 and ETV5 (PMID:21087211)
- Study shows that the ERK-PEA3-MMP-1 axis is upregulated in oesophageal adenocarcinoma cells and is a potentially important driver of the metastatic progression of oesophageal adenocarcinomas. (PMID:21143918)
- study concludes that in breast cancer cells, ERbeta and PEA3 play important roles in tumor invasion by regulating IL-8 expression, and HER2 maybe the upstream of ERbeta and PEA3 - IL-8 pathway (PMID:21266854)
Cross-species orthologs
4 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | etv4 | ENSDARG00000018303 |
| mus_musculus | Etv4 | ENSMUSG00000017724 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Etv4 | ENSRNOG00000020792 |
| drosophila_melanogaster | Ets96B | FBGN0039225 |
Paralogs (28): ETV1 (ENSG00000006468), ETV7 (ENSG00000010030), SPI1 (ENSG00000066336), ELF4 (ENSG00000102034), ETV2 (ENSG00000105672), ERF (ENSG00000105722), ELF2 (ENSG00000109381), ELK3 (ENSG00000111145), ETV3 (ENSG00000117036), ELF1 (ENSG00000120690), SPDEF (ENSG00000124664), ELK1 (ENSG00000126767), ETS1 (ENSG00000134954), EHF (ENSG00000135373), ELF5 (ENSG00000135374), ETV6 (ENSG00000139083), FLI1 (ENSG00000151702), GABPA (ENSG00000154727), ERG (ENSG00000157554), ETS2 (ENSG00000157557), ELK4 (ENSG00000158711), ELF3 (ENSG00000163435), FEV (ENSG00000163497), SPIC (ENSG00000166211), ETV5 (ENSG00000244405), ETV3L (ENSG00000253831), ERFL (ENSG00000268041), SPIB (ENSG00000269404)
Protein
Protein identifiers
ETS translocation variant 4 — P43268 (reviewed: P43268)
Alternative names: Adenovirus E1A enhancer-binding protein, E1A-F, Polyomavirus enhancer activator 3 homolog
All UniProt accessions (3): P43268, B7Z5F4, K7EMW0
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Function. Transcriptional activator. Regulates the positioning of motor neurons within the lateral medial column of the spinal cord and controls the terminal arborization of specific motor neuron axons within their target muscles. Required for the expression of CDH8 and SEMA3E in ETV4-expressing motor neurons and for the exclusion of CDH7 expression from these neurons. May play a role in keratinocyte differentiation. (Microbial infection) Binds to the enhancer of the adenovirus E1A gene and acts as a transcriptional activator; the core-binding sequence is 5’-[AC]GGA[AT]GT-3'.
Subcellular location. Nucleus.
Tissue specificity. Expressed in keratinocytes.
Post-translational modifications. Sumoylated; enhanced upon ERK/MAP kinase pathway activation, it positively regulates the transcriptional activator capacity. Sumoylation at Lys-96 probably requires phosphorylation at Ser-101. Transiently polysumoylated and desumoylated by SENP1. Sumoylation is a prerequisite to polyubiquitination which in turn increases proteasomal-mediated degradation. Probably polyubiquitinated by RNF4 and deubiquitinated by USP2.
Similarity. Belongs to the ETS family.
Isoforms (3)
| UniProt ID | Names | Canonical? |
|---|---|---|
| P43268-1 | 1 | yes |
| P43268-2 | 2 | |
| P43268-3 | 3 |
RefSeq proteins (8): NP_001073143, NP_001248366, NP_001248367, NP_001248368, NP_001356295, NP_001356296, NP_001356297, NP_001977 (=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR000418 | Ets_dom | Domain |
| IPR006715 | ETS_PEA3_N | Domain |
| IPR036388 | WH-like_DNA-bd_sf | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR036390 | WH_DNA-bd_sf | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR046328 | ETS_fam | Family |
Pfam: PF00178, PF04621
UniProt features (39 total): mutagenesis site 11, cross-link 6, helix 5, modified residue 4, strand 4, splice variant 2, sequence variant 2, chain 1, DNA-binding region 1, region of interest 1, sequence conflict 1, turn 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
3 structures.
| PDB | Method | Resolution (Å) |
|---|---|---|
| 4CO8 | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 1.05 |
| 5ILU | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 1.1 |
| 4UUV | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 2.8 |
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-P43268-F1 | 57.00 | 0.18 |
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 (10): 226, 260, 322, 101, 140, 149, 214, 6, 96, 139
Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (11):
| Position | Phenotype |
|---|---|
| 96 | altered sumoylation pattern. loss of sumoylation, ubiquitination and transcriptional activator function; when associated |
| 98 | loss of polysumoylation and ubiquitination; when associated with a-228; a-262; a-324 and a-443. |
| 101 | loss of sumoylation at k-96. |
| 101 | normal sumoylation at k-96. |
| 102 | loss of sumoylation at k-96. |
| 226 | altered sumoylation pattern. loss of sumoylation, ubiquitination and transcriptional activator function; when associated |
| 228 | loss of polysumoylation and ubiquitination; when associated with a-98; a-262; a-324 and a-443. |
| 260 | altered sumoylation pattern. loss of sumoylation, ubiquitination and transcriptional activator function; when associated |
| 262 | loss of polysumoylation and ubiquitination; when associated with a-98; a-228; a-324 and a-443. |
| 324 | loss of polysumoylation and ubiquitination; when associated with a-98; a-228; a-262 and a-443. |
| 443 | loss of polysumoylation and ubiquitination; when associated with a-98; a-228; a-262 and a-324. |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
1 pathways
| ID | Pathway |
|---|---|
| R-HSA-5687128 | MAPK6/MAPK4 signaling |
MSigDB gene sets: 214 (showing top):
GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_EPITHELIAL_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION, TGGTGCT_MIR29A_MIR29B_MIR29C, E2F_Q4_01, GOBP_EPITHELIUM_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_KERATINOCYTE_DIFFERENTIATION, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_EPIDERMIS_DEVELOPMENT, LI_WILMS_TUMOR, CMYB_01, AREB6_01, FOXO4_01, AP2_Q3, USF_C, HERNANDEZ_MITOTIC_ARREST_BY_DOCETAXEL_2_UP, PATIL_LIVER_CANCER, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_EPITHELIAL_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION
GO Biological Process (5): regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357), cell differentiation (GO:0030154), positive regulation of keratinocyte differentiation (GO:0045618), positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944), regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)
GO Molecular Function (8): 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), sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0043565)
GO Cellular Component (5): chromatin (GO:0000785), nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), chromosome (GO:0005694), nucleolus (GO:0005730)
Reactome top-level categories
Rollup of top-1 pathways:
| Category | Pathways |
|---|---|
| MAPK family signaling cascades | 1 |
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding | 3 |
| regulation of DNA-templated transcription | 2 |
| transcription by RNA polymerase II | 2 |
| regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | 2 |
| cellular anatomical structure | 2 |
| nuclear lumen | 2 |
| intracellular membraneless organelle | 2 |
| cellular developmental process | 1 |
| keratinocyte differentiation | 1 |
| positive regulation of epidermal cell differentiation | 1 |
| regulation of keratinocyte differentiation | 1 |
| positive regulation of multicellular organismal process | 1 |
| positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription | 1 |
| DNA-templated transcription | 1 |
| regulation of gene expression | 1 |
| regulation of RNA biosynthetic process | 1 |
| cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding | 1 |
| chromatin | 1 |
| DNA-binding transcription factor activity | 1 |
| DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific | 1 |
| DNA-binding transcription activator activity | 1 |
| positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | 1 |
| double-stranded DNA binding | 1 |
| sequence-specific DNA binding | 1 |
| nucleic acid binding | 1 |
| transcription cis-regulatory region binding | 1 |
| transcription regulator activity | 1 |
| binding | 1 |
| DNA binding | 1 |
| chromosome | 1 |
| intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
1610 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETV4 | EWSR1 | Q01844 | 819 |
| ETV4 | TMPRSS2 | O15393 | 782 |
| ETV4 | SLC45A3 | Q96JT2 | 753 |
| ETV4 | CD99 | P14209 | 731 |
| ETV4 | GDNF | P39905 | 719 |
| ETV4 | EPPIN | O95925 | 714 |
| ETV4 | LPP | Q93052 | 696 |
| ETV4 | SCGB2A2 | Q13296 | 691 |
| ETV4 | NCOA3 | Q9Y6Q9 | 637 |
| ETV4 | CANT1 | Q8WVQ1 | 626 |
| ETV4 | PATZ1 | Q9HBE1 | 622 |
| ETV4 | MMP14 | P50281 | 602 |
| ETV4 | NCOA1 | Q15788 | 600 |
| ETV4 | DUSP6 | Q16828 | 589 |
| ETV4 | FUS | P35637 | 586 |
IntAct
18 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFE2L2 | ETV4 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.630 |
| ETV4 | tax | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| tax | ETV4 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| COP1 | ETS2 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.460 |
| ETV4 | CARM1 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.400 |
| ETV4 | ERF | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.400 |
| ETV4 | HOXD4 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.370 |
| ATXN1 | ETV4 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.370 |
| HTT | ETV4 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.370 |
| ETV4 | FLOT1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| ETV4 | BCL9 | psi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity) | 0.270 |
BioGRID (81): STK11 (Affinity Capture-Western), ETV4 (Affinity Capture-Western), ETV4 (Two-hybrid), ETV4 (Biochemical Activity), JUN (Two-hybrid), CARM1 (Affinity Capture-MS), ETV4 (Affinity Capture-RNA), RFWD2 (Affinity Capture-Western), ETV4 (Two-hybrid), HIF1A (FRET), EPAS1 (FRET), ETV4 (Two-hybrid), ETV4 (Two-hybrid), ETV4 (Two-hybrid), ETV4 (Affinity Capture-Western)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0PJS5, A1YG01, A2D4R4, A2D649, A2T6H5, A2T6Z0, A3KNJ3, A7Y7W3, A8K830, F6W2R2, F8VPY8, O15353, O42506, O43186, O54751, P14653, P17919, P28322, P31276, P32243, P40646, P43268, P57082, P70056, P80206, P83758, Q00288, Q06710, Q08820, Q16633, Q1KL10, Q28GC4, Q28IU6, Q2KJA4, Q4G112, Q503Z8, Q64693, Q66IK1, Q66IT9, Q7T1C0
Diamond homologs: A0A1W2PQ73, A0JN51, A1A4L6, A1YF15, A1YG61, A1YG91, A2D4Z7, A2T737, A2T762, A3FEM2, A4GTP4, A8WFJ9, O00321, O01519, O70132, O70273, O95238, P01105, P10157, P11308, P11536, P13474, P14921, P15036, P15037, P15062, P18755, P18756, P19102, P19419, P20105, P26323, P27577, P28322, P28324, P29773, P29774, P29775, P29776, P32519
SIGNOR signaling
3 interactions.
| A | Effect | B | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETV4 | “up-regulates quantity by expression” | POU5F1 | “transcriptional regulation” |
| ETV4 | “up-regulates quantity by expression” | VIM | “transcriptional regulation” |
| STK11 | “down-regulates quantity by destabilization” | ETV4 | phosphorylation |
Disease & clinical
Cancer significance
From intOGen — cancer-driver classification: activating (oncogene-like) across 1 cancer types — NBL.
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
38 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 15 |
| Likely benign | 3 |
| Benign | 15 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
1958 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 17:43528739:GCCAC:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43528740:CCAC:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43528740:CCACC:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43528741:CAC:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43528741:CACC:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43528742:AC:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43528742:ACCTA:A | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 17:43528743:CC:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43528744:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43528746:A:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43529182:G:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43529505:T:TA | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43529674:CTC:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43529952:CCT:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43529954:T:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43530179:CAT:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43530180:AT:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43530181:TC:T | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 17:43530182:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43536417:TCTAC:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 17:43536418:CTACT:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 17:43536419:TAC:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 17:43536420:ACTC:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 17:43536421:CT:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 17:43536422:TCAC:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 17:43536423:CACG:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 17:43536424:A:AC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43536425:C:CC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43536425:CG:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 17:43544971:TCA:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
AlphaMissense
3163 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 17:43528714:A:C | F420L | 1.000 |
| 17:43528714:A:T | F420L | 1.000 |
| 17:43528715:A:C | F420C | 1.000 |
| 17:43528715:A:G | F420S | 1.000 |
| 17:43528716:A:C | F420V | 1.000 |
| 17:43528716:A:G | F420L | 1.000 |
| 17:43528716:A:T | F420I | 1.000 |
| 17:43528722:A:C | Y418D | 1.000 |
| 17:43528722:A:G | Y418H | 1.000 |
| 17:43528722:A:T | Y418N | 1.000 |
| 17:43528727:T:C | Y416C | 1.000 |
| 17:43528728:A:C | Y416D | 1.000 |
| 17:43528728:A:G | Y416H | 1.000 |
| 17:43528731:G:A | R415C | 1.000 |
| 17:43528731:G:T | R415S | 1.000 |
| 17:43528736:C:A | G413V | 1.000 |
| 17:43528736:C:T | G413D | 1.000 |
| 17:43528737:C:G | G413R | 1.000 |
| 17:43529135:C:A | K410N | 1.000 |
| 17:43529135:C:G | K410N | 1.000 |
| 17:43529136:T:A | K410M | 1.000 |
| 17:43529137:T:C | K410E | 1.000 |
| 17:43529137:T:G | K410Q | 1.000 |
| 17:43529139:T:G | Q409P | 1.000 |
| 17:43529142:A:C | M408R | 1.000 |
| 17:43529142:A:G | M408T | 1.000 |
| 17:43529142:A:T | M408K | 1.000 |
| 17:43529145:A:C | I407S | 1.000 |
| 17:43529145:A:G | I407T | 1.000 |
| 17:43529145:A:T | I407N | 1.000 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000120669 (17:43542923 C>A), RS1000169011 (17:43540181 G>T), RS1000198090 (17:43539997 C>A), RS1000352705 (17:43546194 G>A), RS1000475188 (17:43534585 T>C), RS1000580136 (17:43527956 G>A), RS1000741888 (17:43540945 T>C), RS1000986415 (17:43539381 C>A,T), RS1001212469 (17:43533628 T>G), RS1001273887 (17:43530771 A>G), RS1001451141 (17:43547733 A>C), RS1001882311 (17:43536274 G>A), RS1001895727 (17:43541348 C>T), RS1002017036 (17:43542013 C>G,T), RS1002034398 (17:43547772 C>T)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene MIM:600711 | 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: no
Clinical evidence (CIViC)
Drug × variant × indication: 2 predictive associations from 2 curated evidence items; also 1 prognostic.
| Variant | Therapy | Indication | Effect | Level | CIViC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETV4 Overexpression | Trametinib | Pancreatic Cancer | Resistance | CIViC D | EID5119 |
| ETV4 Overexpression | Trametinib | Lung Cancer | Resistance | CIViC D | EID5121 |
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
74 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Resveratrol | affects cotreatment, decreases expression, decreases activity, increases expression | 4 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | decreases expression, increases expression | 4 |
| bisphenol A | decreases methylation, affects expression, decreases expression | 3 |
| (+)-JQ1 compound | decreases expression, affects cotreatment | 3 |
| Estradiol | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 3 |
| entinostat | increases expression, affects cotreatment | 2 |
| Copper | affects cotreatment, decreases expression, affects binding | 2 |
| Doxorubicin | decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| Formaldehyde | decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| Tobacco Smoke Pollution | decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| Tunicamycin | decreases expression | 2 |
| Aflatoxin B1 | increases expression, increases methylation | 2 |
| Cadmium Chloride | decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| aristolochic acid I | increases expression | 1 |
| TAK-243 | increases sumoylation | 1 |
| sotorasib | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| dicrotophos | increases expression | 1 |
| methylmercuric chloride | increases expression | 1 |
| quinomethionate | affects expression | 1 |
| hydroxyhydroquinone | increases expression | 1 |
| beta-lapachone | decreases expression | 1 |
| mono-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate | increases expression | 1 |
| sulforaphane | increases expression | 1 |
| sodium arsenite | affects splicing, decreases expression | 1 |
| perfluorooctanoic acid | increases expression | 1 |
| potassium chromate(VI) | increases expression | 1 |
| cupric chloride | increases expression | 1 |
| hydroquinone | increases expression | 1 |
| avobenzone | increases expression | 1 |
| kahweol | increases expression | 1 |
Cellosaurus cell lines
7 cell lines: 4 cancer cell line, 3 embryonic stem cell
First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):
| Cellosaurus | Name | Category | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVCL_A1N7 | SEES3-1V human ETV4, clone1 | Embryonic stem cell | Male |
| CVCL_A1N8 | SEES3-1V human ETV4, clone2 | Embryonic stem cell | Male |
| CVCL_A1N9 | SEES3-1V human ETV4, clone3 | Embryonic stem cell | Male |
| CVCL_D1MG | Abcam K-562 ETV4 KO | Cancer cell line | Female |
| CVCL_D2J1 | Abcam Raji ETV4 KO | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_F679 | NCR-EW3 | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_UQ48 | Abcam Jurkat ETV4 KO | Cancer cell line | Male |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
- Associated diseases: malignant pancreatic neoplasm, lung carcinoma
- Biomarker drugs (CIViC) (drugs whose response is associated with variants in this gene — CIViC predictive evidence, not targeting): Trametinib
- Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): exocrine pancreatic carcinoma, lung cancer, lung carcinoma, malignant pancreatic neoplasm