KLF2

KLF transcription factor 2

Summary

This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the Kruppel family of transcription factors. The encoded zinc finger protein is expressed early in mammalian development and is found in many different cell types. The protein acts to bind the CACCC box found in the promoter of target genes to activate their transcription. It plays a role in many processes during development and disease including adipogenesis, embryonic erythropoiesis, epithelial integrity, inflammation and t-cell viability. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2017]

Known Variants28 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs374531719:16,435,445G/Abenign
rs117287032819:16,435,771A/Guncertain significance
rs251291102019:16,435,799G/Cuncertain significance
rs724886419:16,435,853T/Cbenign
rs251291181519:16,436,103T/Cuncertain significance
rs251291189319:16,436,118T/Cuncertain significance
rs90162344319:16,436,177C/Guncertain significance
rs75535762919:16,436,214C/Guncertain significance
rs57577262619:16,436,225G/Auncertain significance
rs374531819:16,436,262T/Cbenign
rs76838200419:16,436,267C/Tuncertain significance
rs117126583019:16,436,312G/Auncertain significance
rs98260289819:16,436,342G/Auncertain significance
rs209188656919:16,436,348G/Cuncertain significance
rs374531919:16,436,376G/Abenign
rs140639081219:16,436,381C/Tuncertain significance
rs92553218119:16,436,387G/Auncertain significance
rs209188683619:16,436,399G/Auncertain significance
rs93551032619:16,436,401G/Tuncertain significance
rs251291332619:16,436,466A/Cuncertain significance
rs102693562119:16,436,486G/Auncertain significance
rs140365140319:16,436,513G/Tuncertain significance
rs4558603719:16,436,569G/Asynonymous variant
rs251291385619:16,436,603G/Cuncertain significance
rs251291429919:16,436,725G/Alikely benign
rs1533619:16,438,013A/Cbenign
rs1108602919:16,438,661T/G
rs236247519:16,439,835A/Cregulatory region variant

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.