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

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.