TCF7L2

Gene Information
 
Gene Symbol
TCF7L2
 
Aliases
TCF-4, TCF4
 
Entrez Gene ID
 
Gene Name
Transcription factor 7 like 2
 
Chromosomal Location
10q25.2-q25.3
 
HGNC ID
 
Summary
This gene encodes a high mobility group (HMG) box-containing transcription factor that plays a key role in the Wnt signaling pathway. The protein has been implicated in blood glucose homeostasis. Genetic variants of this gene are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Several transcript variants encoding multiple different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2010]
 
RefSeq DNA
 
RefSeq mRNA
  e!Ensembl
Gene
Transcript  
Protein

SNPs

SNP Id
Upstream Sequence
SNP
Downstream Sequence Functional Significance References
rs11196236 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaGCAGGGG
C/G
CGGGGACAGGGCAGGAGCCCATTCC Intron variant 19351735, 22301903, 23935130
rs11196229 CGATTACTACGCCTACAGCCCTGTGC
A/G
GGAGCGGGACGCCCACTCCGTCCTC Intron variant 19351735
rs7903146 TGAGCTTTGATGAGCCTCAGAAGAAC
G/T
CCATGGCCCACAGGAATTCTACGCA Intron variant 24611738, 23935130, 18958766
rs12255372 CTGCTCTTCAGCTCCCAGAGTCACCA
A/G
TGGTTCCACTTACATACTTGTCCCT Intron variant 24611738
rs290487 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaGCAGGGG
C/G
CGGGGACAGGGCAGGAGCCCATTCC Intron variant 22296403

Gene Ontology (GO)

GO ID Ontology Function Evidence Reference
GO:0000122 Biological process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA 12799378
GO:0001568 Biological process Blood vessel development IMP 15578569
GO:0006355 Biological process Regulation of transcription, DNA-templated IBA 21873635
GO:0006357 Biological process Regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IBA 21873635
GO:0006357 Biological process Regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA 9727977
Protein Information
 
Protein Name
Transcription factor 7-like 2, HMG box transcription factor 4, T-cell factor 4, T-cell-specific transcription factor 4, hTCF-4, transcription factor 7-like 2 (T-cell specific, HMG-box)
 
Function
 
Refseq Proteins
 
UniProt
 
PDB
Pathways
 
KEGG
 
Reactome
 

Wnt signaling pathway
Hippo signaling pathway
Adherens junction
Melanogenesis
Cushing syndrome
Human papillomavirus infection
Pathways in cancer
Colorectal cancer
Endometrial cancer
Prostate cancer
Thyroid cancer
Basal cell carcinoma
Acute myeloid leukemia
Breast cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Gastric cancer
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)

 

Formation of the beta-catenin:TCF transactivating complex
Deactivation of the beta-catenin transactivating complex
Synthesis, secretion, and inactivation of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1)
Ca2+ pathway
Binding of TCF/LEF:CTNNB1 to target gene promoters
Repression of WNT target genes
TCF7L2 mutants don't bind CTBP
Transcriptional Regulation by VENTX
RUNX3 regulates WNT signaling

Interactions
 
STRING MINT IntAct
ENSP00000263408 P02748
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Associated Diseases

Disease groupDisease NameReferences
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Failure
Coronary heart disease
Arteriosclerosis
Atrial Fibrillation
Endocrine System Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
References
 
 
PubMed ID Associated gene/s Associated condition Genetic Mutation Diagnostic Criteria Association with PCOS Ethnicity Conclusion
NCF2,SERPINA1,ITGAX,TAB2,IGF2R,TXNIP 
Diabetes mellitus, inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, and infertility in the granulosa cells,follicular growth arrest and metabolic disorders 
 
 
Related 
 
Real-time quantitative PCR confirmed higher expression of NCF2 (2.13-fold), TCF7L2 (1.92-fold), and SERPINA1 (5.35-fold). Increased expression of inflammation genes ITGAX (3.68-fold) and TAB2 (1.86-fold) was confirmed in PCOS non-IR 
 
Type 2 diabetes,impairment of glucose homeostasis 
SNPs rs11196218 and rs290487 of the TCF7L2 gene 
 
Related 
Chinese population- 430 PCOS patients and 360 controls 
The data suggests that the TCF7L2 variants may confer an increased risk for early impairment of glucose homeostasis in PCOS 
 
Type 2 diabetes mellitus 
58 single nucleotide polymorphisms mapping to TCF7L2(associated SNP's-rs11196236,rs11196229) 
NICHD, Rotterdam, Androgen Excess Society criteria 
Related 
European ancestry-624 PCOS and 553 control women  
We have observed evidence of association with two independent TCF7L2 loci in a PCOS cohort: 
KCNJ11 E23K variants 
Hyperinsulinemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus 
TCF7L2 rs7903146(C/T) 
 
Related 
Greek population-183 PCOS patients and 148 healthy controls 
These data provide evidence that the rs7903146 variant of the TCF7L2 gene might influence PCOS predisposition, while no association is observed between the E23K variant of KCNJ11 and susceptibility to PCOS and related traits. 
 
PCOS 
rs4506565, rs7903146, rs12243326, and rs12255372  
 
Weak or Unrelated 
119 Tunisian women with PCOS (mean age 29.8 4.7years), and 150 control women (mean age 30.6 5.9years) 
The data suggest that there is weak or no contribution of TCF7L2 gene polymorphism to PCOS in Tunisian women. Further studies with larger samples are necessary to confirm this observation. 

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