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TFE3 transcription factor binding to IGHM enhancer 3 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 7030, updated on 5-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
TFE3provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
transcription factor binding to IGHM enhancer 3provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:11752
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000068323 MIM:314310; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11752
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
TFEA; RCCP2; RCCX1; MRXSPF; bHLHe33
Summary
This gene encodes a basic helix-loop-helix domain-containing transcription factor that binds MUE3-type E-box sequences in the promoter of genes. The encoded protein promotes the expression of genes downstream of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) signaling. This gene may be involved in chromosomal translocations in renal cell carcinomas and other cancers, resulting in the production of fusion proteins. Translocation partners include PRCC (papillary renal cell carcinoma), NONO (non-POU domain containing, octamer-binding), and ASPSCR1 (alveolar soft part sarcoma chromosome region, candidate 1), among other genes. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2013]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in fat (RPKM 31.1), adrenal (RPKM 17.6) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Location:
Xp11.23
Exon count:
12
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) X NC_000023.11 (49028726..49043357, complement)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) X NC_060947.1 (48440314..48454961, complement)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) X NC_000023.10 (48886237..48900883, complement)

Chromosome X - NC_000023.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 12141 Neighboring gene potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily D member 1 Neighboring gene GRIP1 associated protein 1 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chrX:48840212-48840468 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 9113 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 29627 Neighboring gene CRISPRi-FlowFISH-validated HDAC6 regulatory element 4 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 2669 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chrX:48900209-48901072 Neighboring gene CRISPRi-FlowFISH-validated PQBP1 regulatory element 4 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 13918 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 20833 Neighboring gene coiled-coil domain containing 120 Neighboring gene PRA1 domain family member 2

  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Replication interactions

Interaction Pubs
Knockdown of transcription factor binding to IGHM enhancer 3 (TFE3) by siRNA inhibits HIV-1 replication in HeLa-derived TZM-bl cells PubMed

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables DNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
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
 
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein dimerization activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in adaptive immune response IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in humoral immune response IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in humoral immune response ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in immune system process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in lysosome organization IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of brown fat cell differentiation ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cell adhesion IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulation of osteoclast differentiation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
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 cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in cytosol IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in lysosomal membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in lysosomal membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in lysosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
is_active_in nucleus IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
is_active_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in nucleus IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
Preferred Names
transcription factor E3
Names
class E basic helix-loop-helix protein 33
transcription factor E family, member A
transcription factor for IgH enhancer
transcription factor for immunoglobulin heavy-chain enhancer 3

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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_016297.2 RefSeqGene

    Range
    5104..19735
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001282142.2NP_001269071.1  transcription factor E3 isoform 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001269071.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) uses an alternate splice site in the 5' region, and initiates translation at a downstream in-frame start codon, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (2) has a shorter N-terminus, compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AL161985, BM904206, HY157114
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    B4DIA5
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    pfam11851
    Location:327468
    DUF3371; Domain of unknown function (DUF3371)
    pfam15951
    Location:8161
    MITF_TFEB_C_3_N; MITF/TFEB/TFEC/TFE3 N-terminus
    cd18928
    Location:232322
    bHLHzip_TFE3; basic Helix-Loop-Helix-zipper (bHLHzip) domain found in transcription factor E3 (TFE3) and similar proteins
  2. NM_006521.6NP_006512.2  transcription factor E3 isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_006512.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longer transcript and encodes the longer isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AL161985, BC026027, BM904206, HY157114
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS14315.3
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A8MZL6, P19532, Q5JU74, Q92757, Q92758, Q99964
    Related
    ENSP00000314129.7, ENST00000315869.8
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    pfam11851
    Location:432573
    DUF3371; Domain of unknown function (DUF3371)
    pfam15951
    Location:113266
    MITF_TFEB_C_3_N; MITF/TFEB/TFEC/TFE3 N-terminus
    cd18928
    Location:337427
    bHLHzip_TFE3; basic Helix-Loop-Helix-zipper (bHLHzip) domain found in transcription factor E3 (TFE3) and similar proteins

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_000023.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    49028726..49043357 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_024452432.2XP_024308200.1  transcription factor E3 isoform X1

    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd00083
    Location:344378
    HLH; Helix-loop-helix domain, found in specific DNA- binding proteins that act as transcription factors; 60-100 amino acids long. A DNA-binding basic region is followed by two alpha-helices separated by a variable loop region; HLH forms homo- and heterodimers, ...
    pfam15951
    Location:113265
    MITF_TFEB_C_3_N; MITF/TFEB/TFEC/TFE3 N-terminus

RNA

  1. XR_007068199.1 RNA Sequence

Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

Genomic

  1. NW_025791820.1 Reference GRCh38.p14 PATCHES

    Range
    187561..202192 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054333412.1XP_054189387.1  transcription factor E3 isoform X1

RNA

  1. XR_008485836.1 RNA Sequence

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060947.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    48440314..48454961 complement
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054327658.1XP_054183633.1  transcription factor E3 isoform X1

RNA

  1. XR_008485505.1 RNA Sequence