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IRF4 interferon regulatory factor 4 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 3662, updated on 10-Dec-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
IRF4provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
interferon regulatory factor 4provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:6119
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000137265 MIM:601900; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6119
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
MUM1; LSIRF; SHEP8; NF-EM5
Summary
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the IRF (interferon regulatory factor) family of transcription factors, characterized by an unique tryptophan pentad repeat DNA-binding domain. The IRFs are important in the regulation of interferons in response to infection by virus, and in the regulation of interferon-inducible genes. This family member is lymphocyte specific and negatively regulates Toll-like-receptor (TLR) signaling that is central to the activation of innate and adaptive immune systems. A chromosomal translocation involving this gene and the IgH locus, t(6;14)(p25;q32), may be a cause of multiple myeloma. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2010]
Expression
Broad expression in lymph node (RPKM 13.5), bone marrow (RPKM 12.6) and 14 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
6p25.3
Exon count:
10
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 6 NC_000006.12 (391752..411443)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 6 NC_060930.1 (250136..269771)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 6 NC_000006.11 (391752..411443)

Chromosome 6 - NC_000006.12Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC105374870 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23813 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23814 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak5614 silencer Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr6:281277-281431 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23815 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23816 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancers GRCh37_chr6:291666-292166 and GRCh37_chr6:292167-292667 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23818 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr6:293614-293770 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23819 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23820 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23821 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23822 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16803 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16804 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr6:314342-314521 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23823 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23824 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23827 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23826 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23825 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23828 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:324055-324866 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23829 Neighboring gene BRD4-independent group 4 enhancer GRCh37_chr6:329543-330742 Neighboring gene dual specificity phosphatase 22 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23830 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23831 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23832 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16805 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23833 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:342926-343426 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23834 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23835 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:351472-352326 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23836 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23837 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:361141-361640 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23838 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:373619-374192 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak5616 silencer Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:378942-379888 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23839 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23841 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16806 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16807 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16808 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16813 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16812 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16811 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16810 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16809 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23842 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23843 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23844 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23845 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23846 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23847 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23848 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23852 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23851 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23850 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23849 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr6:434746-434910 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak5617 silencer Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16814 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23854 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak5618 silencer Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr6:517255-517445 Neighboring gene exocyst complex component 2 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:551909-552730 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr6:557275-557462 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr6:563721-564920 Neighboring gene MED14-independent group 3 enhancer GRCh37_chr6:582671-583870 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23855 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 16815 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 23856 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:659114-660062 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:660063-661010 Neighboring gene MARK2 pseudogene 18 Neighboring gene HUS1 checkpoint clamp component B

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Phenotypes

Associated conditions

Description Tests
Skin/hair/eye pigmentation, variation in, 8
MedGen: C2673265 OMIM: 611724 GeneReviews: Not available
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EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
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Genetic determinants of hair, eye and skin pigmentation in Europeans.
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Genome-wide association studies identify several new loci associated with pigmentation traits and skin cancer risk in European Americans.
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Genome-wide association study identifies multiple risk loci for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study of serum albumin:globulin ratio in Korean populations.
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Identification of common variants influencing risk of the tauopathy progressive supranuclear palsy.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Multiple common variants for celiac disease influencing immune gene expression.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Web-based, participant-driven studies yield novel genetic associations for common traits.
EBI GWAS Catalog

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in T cell activation NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in T-helper 17 cell lineage commitment ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in chromatin remodeling IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in defense response to protozoan ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in immune system process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in myeloid dendritic cell differentiation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of toll-like receptor signaling pathway IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-10 production IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-13 production IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-2 production IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-4 production IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of T-helper cell differentiation NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in chromatin ISA
Inferred from Sequence Alignment
more info
 
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in cytosol TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
located_in membrane HDA PubMed 
located_in nucleoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
part_of nucleosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in nucleus IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in nucleus IC
Inferred by Curator
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
interferon regulatory factor 4
Names
lymphocyte-specific interferon regulatory factor
multiple myeloma oncogene 1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_027728.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    5014..24705
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001195286.2 → NP_001182215.1  interferon regulatory factor 4 isoform 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001182215.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) uses an alternate in-frame acceptor splice site at an internal coding exon compared to variant 1, resulting in an isoform (2) that is 1 aa shorter than isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AL512308, AL589962, AW197089, BG230623, BM551611, KF458069, U52682, U63738
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS93847.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    F2Z3D5
    Related
    ENSP00000512940.1, ENST00000696871.1
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    pfam00605
    Location:23 → 128
    IRF; Interferon regulatory factor transcription factor
    pfam10401
    Location:249 → 417
    IRF-3; Interferon-regulatory factor 3
  2. NM_002460.4 → NP_002451.2  interferon regulatory factor 4 isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_002451.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) encodes the longer isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AL512308, AL589962, AW197089, BC015752, BG230623, BM551611, KF458069, U52682, U63738
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS4469.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q15306, Q5VUI7, Q99660
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    F2Z3D5
    Related
    ENSP00000370343.4, ENST00000380956.9
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    pfam00605
    Location:23 → 128
    IRF; Interferon regulatory factor transcription factor
    pfam10401
    Location:250 → 418
    IRF-3; Interferon-regulatory factor 3

RNA

  1. NR_046000.3 RNA Sequence

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) contains an alternate 3' splice pattern, compared to variant 1. This variant is represented as non-coding because the use of the 5'-most expected translational start codon, as used in variant 1, renders the transcript a candidate for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD).
    Source sequence(s)
    AL512308, AL589962, AW197089, D78261, KF458069, U52682

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000006.12 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    391752..411443
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_006715090.3 → XP_006715153.1  interferon regulatory factor 4 isoform X1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_006715153.1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    F2Z3D5
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    pfam00605
    Location:23 → 128
    IRF; Interferon regulatory factor transcription factor
    pfam10401
    Location:214 → 382
    IRF-3; Interferon-regulatory factor 3
  2. XM_047418730.1 → XP_047274686.1  interferon regulatory factor 4 isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    F2Z3D5

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060930.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    250136..269771
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054355349.1 → XP_054211324.1  interferon regulatory factor 4 isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    F2Z3D5
  2. XM_054355350.1 → XP_054211325.1  interferon regulatory factor 4 isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    F2Z3D5

Suppressed Reference Sequence(s)

The following Reference Sequences have been suppressed. Explain

  1. NR_036585.1: Suppressed sequence

    Description
    NR_036585.1: This RefSeq was permanently suppressed because currently there is support for the transcript.