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SP4 Sp4 transcription factor [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 6671, updated on 6-May-2021

Summary

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Official Symbol
SP4provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
Sp4 transcription factorprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:11209
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000105866 MIM:600540
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
HF1B; SPR-1
Summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a transcription factor that can bind to the GC promoter region of a variety of genes, including those of the photoreceptor signal transduction system. The encoded protein binds to the same sites in promoter CpG islands as does the transcription factor SP1, although its expression is much more restricted compared to that of SP1. This gene may be involved in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. [provided by RefSeq, May 2016]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 3.6), thyroid (RPKM 3.0) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
7p15.3
Exon count:
10
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
109.20210226 current GRCh38.p13 (GCF_000001405.39) 7 NC_000007.14 (21428083..21514822)
105.20201022 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 7 NC_000007.13 (21467701..21554440)

Chromosome 7 - NC_000007.14Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene argininosuccinate synthetase 1 pseudogene 11 Neighboring gene RNA, U1 small nuclear 15, pseudogene Neighboring gene microRNA 1183 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC105375183 Neighboring gene dynein axonemal heavy chain 11 Neighboring gene VISTA enhancer hs294

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Expression

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  • 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

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Role played by the SP4 gene in schizophrenia and major depressive disorder in the Han Chinese population. Chen J, et al. Br J Psychiatry, 2016 May. PMID 26450579
  2. Transcription factor SP4 phosphorylation is altered in the postmortem cerebellum of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia subjects. Pinacho R, et al. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 2015 Oct. PMID 26049820, Free PMC Article
  3. Phosphorylation of transcription factor specificity protein 4 is increased in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of first-episode psychosis. Pinacho R, et al. PLoS One, 2015. PMID 25915526, Free PMC Article
  4. Genetics and expression analysis of the specificity protein 4 gene (SP4) in patients with Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Villa C, et al. J Alzheimers Dis, 2012. PMID 22614877
  5. The transcription factor SP4 is reduced in postmortem cerebellum of bipolar disorder subjects: control by depolarization and lithium. Pinacho R, et al. Bipolar Disord, 2011 Aug-Sep. PMID 22017217, Free PMC Article

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See citations in PubMed for homologs of this gene provided by HomoloGene

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Sp1, Sp3 and Sp4 are non-oncogene addiction (NOA) genes and are attractive drug targets for individual and combined cancer chemotherapies.
    Title: Specificity protein (Sp) transcription factors Sp1, Sp3 and Sp4 are non-oncogene addiction genes in cancer cells.
  2. Common risk factors in the SP4 gene are associated with schizophrenia, although not with MDD, in the Han Chinese population.
    Title: Role played by the SP4 gene in schizophrenia and major depressive disorder in the Han Chinese population.
  3. IN TMD patients, a novel locus at genome-wide level of significance (rs73460075, OR = 0.56, P = 3.8 x 10(-8)) in the intron of the dystrophin gene DMD (X chromosome), and a suggestive locus on chromosome 7 (rs73271865, P = 2.9 x 10(-7)) upstream of the Sp4 Transcription Factor ( SP4) gene were identified in the discovery cohort, but neither of these was replicated.
    Title: GWAS Identifies New Loci for Painful Temporomandibular Disorder: Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
  4. Results indicate that SP4 S770 phosphorylation is increased in the cerebellum in bipolar disorder that committed suicide and in severe schizophrenia, and may be part of a degradation signal that controls Sp4 abundance in cerebellar granule neurons
    Title: Transcription factor SP4 phosphorylation is altered in the postmortem cerebellum of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia subjects.
  5. O-GlcNAc modification of Sp3 and Sp4, but not Sp2 transcription factors negatively regulates their transcriptional activities.
    Title: O-GlcNAc modification of Sp3 and Sp4 transcription factors negatively regulates their transcriptional activities.
  6. Results found that SP4 S770 phosphorylation was significantly increased in lymphocytes in first-episode psychosis compared to controls.
    Title: Phosphorylation of transcription factor specificity protein 4 is increased in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of first-episode psychosis.
  7. The results of this study suggest that SP4 and SP1 upregulation may be part of the mechanisms deregulated downstream of glutamate signalling pathways in schizophrenia
    Title: Increased SP4 and SP1 transcription factor expression in the postmortem hippocampus of chronic schizophrenia.
  8. This study shows reduced SP4 protein levels in first-episode psychosis in lymphocytes, suggesting that these transcription factors are potential peripheral biomarkers of psychotic spectrum disorders in the early stages.
    Title: Reduced expression of SP1 and SP4 transcription factors in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in first-episode psychosis.
  9. This study showed that SP1, SP3 and SP4 protein levels inversely correlated with negative symptoms in the cerebellum.
    Title: Analysis of Sp transcription factors in the postmortem brain of chronic schizophrenia: a pilot study of relationship to negative symptoms.
  10. Significantly increased SP4 relative expression levels are observed in patients with Alzheimer's disease, compared with controls.
    Title: Genetics and expression analysis of the specificity protein 4 gene (SP4) in patients with Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
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Phenotypes

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Associated conditions

Description Tests
Genetic variants at 6p21.1 and 7p15.3 are associated with risk of multiple cancers in Han Chinese.
GeneReviews: Not available
Genome-wide association study of recurrent early-onset major depressive disorder.
GeneReviews: Not available
Novel loci for major depression identified by genome-wide association study of Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression and meta-analysis of three studies.
GeneReviews: Not available

Variation

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Genotypes

HIV-1 interactions

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Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
Tat tat Sp4 is an activator of the HIV-1 LTR promoter, suggesting an indirect interaction to enhance HIV-1 Tat-mediated transactivation of the viral promoter PubMed

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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Markers

Homology

Clone Names

  • MGC130008, MGC130009

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
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enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific ISA
Inferred from Sequence Alignment
more info
  
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 PubMed 
enables identical protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables metal ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables sequence-specific DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
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acts_upstream_of_or_within_positive_effect regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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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 nucleoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
  

General protein information

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Preferred Names
transcription factor Sp4

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_050737.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    5050..91789
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001326542.2 → NP_001313471.1  transcription factor Sp4 isoform 2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) uses an alternate splice junction in the 5' end compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (2) is shorter at the N-terminus compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC004595, BF438799
    Related
    ENSP00000496957.1, ENST00000649633.1
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    COG5048
    Location:645 → 716
    COG5048; FOG: Zn-finger [General function prediction only]
    sd00017
    Location:632 → 654
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam00096
    Location:690 → 712
    zf-C2H2; Zinc finger, C2H2 type
    pfam13465
    Location:676 → 699
    zf-H2C2_2; Zinc-finger double domain

  2. NM_001326543.2 → NP_001313472.1  transcription factor Sp4 isoform 3

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) uses an alternate splice junction in the 5' end compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (3) is shorter at the N-terminus compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC004595, AK289728, BC109301, BF438799
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q02446
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q32M51
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    sd00017
    Location:336 → 358
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam00096
    Location:394 → 416
    zf-C2H2; Zinc finger, C2H2 type
    pfam13465
    Location:380 → 403
    zf-H2C2_2; Zinc-finger double domain
    cl41773
    Location:1 → 335
    SP1-4_N; N-terminal domain of transcription factor Specificity Proteins (SP) 1-4

  3. NM_003112.5 → NP_003103.2  transcription factor Sp4 isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_003103.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longest isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC004595, AK289728, BF438799
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS5373.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q02446
    Related
    ENSP00000222584.3, ENST00000222584.8
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    sd00017
    Location:649 → 671
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam00096
    Location:707 → 729
    zf-C2H2; Zinc finger, C2H2 type
    pfam13465
    Location:693 → 716
    zf-H2C2_2; Zinc-finger double domain

RNA

  1. NR_137166.2 RNA Sequence

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) differs in the 3' end compared to variant 1. This variant is represented as non-coding because the predicted protein does not meet RefSeq quality criteria.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC004595, AK289728, BF516188

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: Homo sapiens Updated Annotation Release 109.20210226

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Reference GRCh38.p13 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000007.14 Reference GRCh38.p13 Primary Assembly

    Range
    21428083..21514822
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_005249829.4 → XP_005249886.1  transcription factor Sp4 isoform X2

    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    sd00017
    Location:649 → 671
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam00096
    Location:677 → 701
    zf-C2H2; Zinc finger, C2H2 type

  2. XM_011515486.2 → XP_011513788.1  transcription factor Sp4 isoform X1

    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    sd00017
    Location:649 → 671
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam00096
    Location:677 → 701
    zf-C2H2; Zinc finger, C2H2 type
    cl41773
    Location:32 → 648
    SP1-4_N; N-terminal domain of transcription factor Specificity Proteins (SP) 1-4

  3. XM_017012557.1 → XP_016868046.1  transcription factor Sp4 isoform X3

  4. XM_011515487.2 → XP_011513789.1  transcription factor Sp4 isoform X4

Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q02446.2 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:Q02446

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