TCF24
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Also known as bHLHa25
Summary
TCF24 (transcription factor 24, HGNC:32275) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 8q13.1, encoding Transcription factor 24 (Q7RTU0). Putative transcription factor.
Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in developmental process and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be located in nucleus.
Source: NCBI Gene 100129654 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 1
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 33 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001193502
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:32275 |
| Approved symbol | TCF24 |
| Name | transcription factor 24 |
| Location | 8q13.1 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | bHLHa25 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000261787 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 100129654 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 7 — 6 protein_coding, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined
ENST00000563496, ENST00000566129, ENST00000929798, ENST00000929799, ENST00000961614, ENST00000961615, ENST00000961616
RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_001193502
NM_001193502
CCDS: CCDS59103
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000563496 — 4 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00002576651 | 66961376 | 66961788 |
| ENSE00002587628 | 66962329 | 66962591 |
| ENSE00002619575 | 66946501 | 66948164 |
| ENSE00002629006 | 66961877 | 66961987 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth broad, 67 present calls, max score 78.75.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 0.1880 / max 17.9522, expressed in 62 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (1 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 93427 | 0.1880 | 62 |
Top tissues by expression
208 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 78.75 | silver quality |
| right uterine tube | UBERON:0001302 | 63.25 | gold quality |
| islet of Langerhans | UBERON:0000006 | 59.83 | gold quality |
| heart left ventricle | UBERON:0002084 | 58.69 | gold quality |
| cardiac ventricle | UBERON:0002082 | 58.07 | gold quality |
| right atrium auricular region | UBERON:0006631 | 55.56 | gold quality |
| cardiac atrium | UBERON:0002081 | 55.16 | gold quality |
| lower lobe of lung | UBERON:0008949 | 53.85 | silver quality |
| heart | UBERON:0000948 | 53.15 | gold quality |
| hindlimb stylopod muscle | UBERON:0004252 | 53.09 | gold quality |
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 51.72 | gold quality |
| mucosa of stomach | UBERON:0001199 | 51.63 | gold quality |
| apex of heart | UBERON:0002098 | 51.17 | gold quality |
| adult mammalian kidney | UBERON:0000082 | 50.49 | gold quality |
| testis | UBERON:0000473 | 50.24 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 49.68 | gold quality |
| olfactory segment of nasal mucosa | UBERON:0005386 | 48.21 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue | UBERON:0001134 | 47.55 | gold quality |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | CL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:0000991 | 47.40 | gold quality |
| muscle of leg | UBERON:0001383 | 46.47 | gold quality |
| gastrocnemius | UBERON:0001388 | 46.36 | gold quality |
| kidney | UBERON:0002113 | 45.95 | gold quality |
| fallopian tube | UBERON:0003889 | 45.90 | gold quality |
| muscle tissue | UBERON:0002385 | 45.52 | gold quality |
| skin of hip | UBERON:0001554 | 45.34 | gold quality |
| body of stomach | UBERON:0001161 | 45.10 | gold quality |
| nasal cavity mucosa | UBERON:0001826 | 44.29 | gold quality |
| stomach | UBERON:0000945 | 44.00 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis | UBERON:0004511 | 43.37 | gold quality |
| secondary oocyte | CL:0000655 | 42.57 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 0.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | no | 2.11 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
84 targeting TCF24, 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-4476 | 100.00 | 68.18 | 2030 |
| HSA-MIR-6876-5P | 100.00 | 67.68 | 2126 |
| HSA-MIR-190A-3P | 100.00 | 80.35 | 5520 |
| HSA-MIR-9-5P | 100.00 | 72.28 | 2361 |
| HSA-MIR-5692B | 100.00 | 71.32 | 2622 |
| HSA-MIR-5692C | 100.00 | 71.32 | 2622 |
| HSA-MIR-656-3P | 100.00 | 72.15 | 2788 |
| HSA-MIR-548AW | 99.99 | 72.57 | 3559 |
| HSA-MIR-3185 | 99.99 | 68.12 | 1959 |
| HSA-MIR-12136 | 99.98 | 72.81 | 5713 |
| HSA-MIR-3692-3P | 99.98 | 70.27 | 2139 |
| HSA-MIR-607 | 99.97 | 73.62 | 5593 |
| HSA-MIR-548AJ-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
| HSA-MIR-548X-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
| HSA-MIR-146A-5P | 99.96 | 68.93 | 988 |
| HSA-MIR-146B-5P | 99.96 | 69.13 | 977 |
| HSA-MIR-23A-3P | 99.95 | 74.24 | 3163 |
| HSA-MIR-23B-3P | 99.95 | 74.24 | 3163 |
| HSA-MIR-23C | 99.95 | 73.92 | 3192 |
| HSA-MIR-141-3P | 99.94 | 72.79 | 2421 |
| HSA-MIR-200A-3P | 99.94 | 72.68 | 2420 |
| HSA-MIR-7153-5P | 99.94 | 68.89 | 1006 |
| HSA-MIR-6744-5P | 99.93 | 66.82 | 748 |
| HSA-MIR-374A-5P | 99.90 | 71.34 | 2923 |
| HSA-MIR-374B-5P | 99.90 | 69.98 | 2734 |
| HSA-MIR-627-3P | 99.90 | 71.42 | 3316 |
| HSA-MIR-153-5P | 99.89 | 73.86 | 6317 |
| HSA-MIR-5003-3P | 99.85 | 69.29 | 2517 |
| HSA-MIR-369-3P | 99.85 | 70.52 | 2264 |
| HSA-MIR-548AR-3P | 99.85 | 71.26 | 3889 |
Cross-species orthologs
8 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | TCF24 | ENSDARG00000086944 |
| mus_musculus | Tcf24 | ENSMUSG00000099032 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Tcf24 | ENSRNOG00000087348 |
| drosophila_melanogaster | twi | FBGN0003900 |
| drosophila_melanogaster | HLH54F | FBGN0022740 |
| drosophila_melanogaster | Hand | FBGN0032209 |
| drosophila_melanogaster | CG33557 | FBGN0053557 |
| caenorhabditis_elegans | WBGENE00001953 |
Paralogs (13): HAND1 (ENSG00000113196), TCF21 (ENSG00000118526), TWIST1 (ENSG00000122691), TCF15 (ENSG00000125878), FERD3L (ENSG00000146618), TCF23 (ENSG00000163792), HAND2 (ENSG00000164107), PTF1A (ENSG00000168267), MSC (ENSG00000178860), FIGLA (ENSG00000183733), BHLHA9 (ENSG00000205899), TWIST2 (ENSG00000233608), SCX (ENSG00000260428)
Protein
Protein identifiers
Transcription factor 24 — Q7RTU0 (reviewed: Q7RTU0)
All UniProt accessions (1): Q7RTU0
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Function. Putative transcription factor.
Subunit / interactions. Efficient DNA binding requires dimerization with another bHLH protein.
Subcellular location. Nucleus.
RefSeq proteins (1): NP_001180431* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR011598 | bHLH_dom | Domain |
| IPR036638 | HLH_DNA-bd_sf | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR050283 | E-box_TF_Regulators | Family |
Pfam: PF00010
UniProt features (6 total): compositionally biased region 3, chain 1, domain 1, region of interest 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q7RTU0-F1 | 68.14 | 0.30 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 28 (showing top):
GSE18804_SPLEEN_MACROPHAGE_VS_BRAIN_TUMORAL_MACROPHAGE_DN, chr8q13, GOMF_PROTEIN_DIMERIZATION_ACTIVITY, GOMF_SEQUENCE_SPECIFIC_DNA_BINDING, GOMF_TRANSCRIPTION_REGULATOR_ACTIVITY, MIR23A_3P_MIR23B_3P, MIR23C, MIR548AW, MIR374A_5P, MIR141_3P, MIR200A_3P, MIR374B_5P, MIR519A_2_5P_MIR520B_5P, MIR4297, GSE10463_CD40L_AND_VA347_VS_CD40L_IN_DC_DN
GO Biological Process (2): regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357), developmental process (GO:0032502)
GO Molecular Function (5): RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000977), DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981), protein dimerization activity (GO:0046983), DNA binding (GO:0003677), protein binding (GO:0005515)
GO Cellular Component (1): nucleus (GO:0005634)
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| regulation of DNA-templated transcription | 1 |
| transcription by RNA polymerase II | 1 |
| biological_process | 1 |
| transcription cis-regulatory region binding | 1 |
| chromatin | 1 |
| RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding | 1 |
| DNA-binding transcription factor activity | 1 |
| regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | 1 |
| protein binding | 1 |
| nucleic acid binding | 1 |
| binding | 1 |
| intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
262 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCF24 | OLFML2A | Q68BL7 | 506 |
| TCF24 | ERICH2 | A1L162 | 472 |
| TCF24 | ZNF24 | P17028 | 436 |
| TCF24 | GRTP1 | Q5TC63 | 400 |
| TCF24 | ASCL5 | Q7RTU5 | 389 |
| TCF24 | ARHGAP42 | A6NI28 | 375 |
| TCF24 | RNF144A | P50876 | 373 |
| TCF24 | MAD2L1BP | Q15013 | 373 |
| TCF24 | MIER2 | Q8N344 | 363 |
| TCF24 | PPP1R42 | Q7Z4L9 | 363 |
| TCF24 | ARHGAP32 | A7KAX9 | 356 |
| TCF24 | MALSU1 | Q96EH3 | 340 |
| TCF24 | PRDM9 | Q9NQV7 | 323 |
| TCF24 | ANKRD9 | Q96BM1 | 322 |
| TCF24 | ASCL4 | Q6XD76 | 318 |
IntAct
9 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGEC3 | TCF24 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TCF24 | MAGEC3 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TCF4 | TCF24 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TCF4 | CBFA2T3 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.530 |
| TCF4 | CBFA2T3 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| TCF24 | TCF4 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
BioGRID (7): TCF24 (Affinity Capture-MS), TCF24 (Affinity Capture-MS), TCF24 (Protein-RNA), TCF24 (Two-hybrid), TCF24 (Two-hybrid), TCF24 (Affinity Capture-MS), TCF24 (Affinity Capture-MS)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A286YF58, A0A494C0N9, A0A494C0Y3, A0A7I2V3R4, A2VDX9, A5A769, A5PJP1, A6NIN4, A6NJG2, A6NLJ0, C9JTQ0, O14492, O15370, O35182, O43541, O88940, P0DPE3, P28283, P58267, Q12870, Q14681, Q29RM6, Q2KJ18, Q53LP3, Q60539, Q60756, Q64124, Q6F5E0, Q6QNY0, Q6XD76, Q7RTU0, Q7RTU7, Q80WY3, Q80XF7, Q86Y97, Q8BY98, Q8K025, Q8N912, Q8NCU7, Q8WY41
Diamond homologs: A8E5T6, B6VQA1, O13125, O13126, O16867, O35437, O42202, O42606, O43680, O57598, O60682, O73615, O73823, O88940, O93507, O96004, O96642, P13903, P17542, P22091, P24899, P26687, P46581, P48985, P48987, P57100, P57101, P57102, P59101, P61295, P61296, P70661, P79765, P79782, P97831, P97832, Q02575, Q02576, Q02577, Q0VCE2
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
33 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 32 |
| Likely benign | 0 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
415 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 8:66948162:TTT:T | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 8:66961370:GCTTA:G | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 8:66961371:CTTA:C | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 8:66961372:TTAC:T | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 8:66961373:TAC:T | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 8:66961375:C:CG | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 8:66962332:T:A | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 8:66948164:TC:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9800 |
| 8:66948165:C:CG | acceptor_loss | 0.9800 |
| 8:66948166:T:G | acceptor_loss | 0.9800 |
| 8:66961377:TTG:T | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 8:66948160:CATTT:C | acceptor_gain | 0.9700 |
| 8:66948165:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 0.9700 |
| 8:66948167:G:C | acceptor_loss | 0.9700 |
| 8:66961276:C:T | acceptor_gain | 0.9700 |
| 8:66948163:TT:T | acceptor_gain | 0.9600 |
| 8:66957831:C:CT | donor_gain | 0.9500 |
| 8:66957832:T:TT | donor_gain | 0.9500 |
| 8:66961922:G:A | donor_gain | 0.9400 |
| 8:66948168:AAAAA:A | acceptor_loss | 0.9100 |
| 8:66961374:A:AC | donor_gain | 0.9100 |
| 8:66961375:C:CC | donor_gain | 0.9100 |
| 8:66961375:CCT:C | donor_gain | 0.9000 |
| 8:66948175:T:TC | acceptor_gain | 0.8900 |
| 8:66948362:CAG:C | acceptor_gain | 0.8900 |
| 8:66948363:AGA:A | acceptor_gain | 0.8900 |
| 8:66962321:CCCCT:C | donor_loss | 0.8900 |
| 8:66962322:CCCTC:C | donor_loss | 0.8900 |
| 8:66962323:CCTCA:C | donor_loss | 0.8900 |
| 8:66962324:CTCA:C | donor_loss | 0.8900 |
AlphaMissense
1043 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 8:66948159:C:A | W132C | 1.000 |
| 8:66948159:C:G | W132C | 1.000 |
| 8:66948161:A:G | W132R | 1.000 |
| 8:66948161:A:T | W132R | 1.000 |
| 8:66961464:A:G | L101P | 1.000 |
| 8:66961473:A:T | I98N | 1.000 |
| 8:66961505:C:A | K87N | 1.000 |
| 8:66961505:C:G | K87N | 1.000 |
| 8:66961507:T:C | K87E | 1.000 |
| 8:66961551:A:G | L72P | 1.000 |
| 8:66961559:G:C | F69L | 1.000 |
| 8:66961559:G:T | F69L | 1.000 |
| 8:66961561:A:G | F69L | 1.000 |
| 8:66961477:A:C | Y97D | 0.999 |
| 8:66961485:G:T | A94D | 0.999 |
| 8:66961486:C:G | A94P | 0.999 |
| 8:66961488:A:G | L93P | 0.999 |
| 8:66961494:A:G | L91P | 0.999 |
| 8:66961494:A:T | L91Q | 0.999 |
| 8:66961500:T:A | D89V | 0.999 |
| 8:66961503:A:G | L88P | 0.999 |
| 8:66961506:T:A | K87M | 0.999 |
| 8:66961507:T:G | K87Q | 0.999 |
| 8:66961509:G:A | S86F | 0.999 |
| 8:66961509:G:T | S86Y | 0.999 |
| 8:66961551:A:T | L72Q | 0.999 |
| 8:66961560:A:C | F69C | 0.999 |
| 8:66961560:A:G | F69S | 0.999 |
| 8:66961572:A:G | L65P | 0.999 |
| 8:66961592:C:A | E58D | 0.999 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000100945 (8:66954040 A>T), RS1000552692 (8:66953680 C>G), RS1000577152 (8:66948542 T>C), RS1000952695 (8:66958058 A>C), RS1001178986 (8:66954984 C>T), RS1001447262 (8:66959818 C>T), RS1001497666 (8:66946479 G>A), RS1001555807 (8:66953604 G>C), RS1001608181 (8:66953192 G>A,T), RS1001616699 (8:66961276 C>G), RS1001923873 (8:66959370 A>G), RS1001953710 (8:66959821 T>C), RS1002025595 (8:66948939 A>C), RS1002110230 (8:66948258 G>A,T), RS1002174946 (8:66954869 G>A,T)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene `` | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
1 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST007354_2 | Intracranial aneurysm | 3.000000e-16 |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
12 total (human), top 12 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Valproic Acid | affects expression, increases expression | 3 |
| entinostat | increases expression, affects cotreatment | 2 |
| triadimefon | increases expression | 1 |
| S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)cysteine | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 1 |
| 4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamide | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 1 |
| abrine | increases expression | 1 |
| dorsomorphin | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 1 |
| Arsenic Trioxide | decreases expression | 1 |
| Cadmium | increases expression | 1 |
| Lipopolysaccharides | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 1 |
| Tobacco Smoke Pollution | increases expression | 1 |
| Antirheumatic Agents | increases expression | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
- Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): brain aneurysm