KLF5

KLF transcription factor 5

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the Kruppel-like factor subfamily of zinc finger proteins. The encoded protein is a transcriptional activator that binds directly to a specific recognition motif in the promoters of target genes. This protein acts downstream of multiple different signaling pathways and is regulated by post-translational modification. It may participate in both promoting and suppressing cell proliferation. Expression of this gene may be changed in a variety of different cancers and in cardiovascular disease. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2013]

Known Variants32 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs798904113:73,627,676T/C
rs953014113:73,628,708A/Gupstream gene variant
rs1184194513:73,630,059G/Cregulatory region variant
rs5809048513:73,631,519
rs204461099313:73,633,491G/Auncertain significance
rs99059574913:73,633,520C/Tuncertain significance
rs250228122013:73,633,586C/Tuncertain significance
rs89743375613:73,633,603C/Guncertain significance
rs204461321113:73,633,631C/Tuncertain significance
rs204461391913:73,633,673C/Tuncertain significance
rs139668529413:73,633,674C/Tuncertain significance
rs55735319813:73,633,683C/Tuncertain significance
rs77914354213:73,633,725A/Cuncertain significance
rs126346606113:73,636,017A/Cuncertain significance
rs14881901713:73,636,050A/Guncertain significance
rs213910376613:73,636,101C/Auncertain significance
rs250228843213:73,636,102A/Cuncertain significance
rs204463880213:73,636,114A/Guncertain significance
rs76206131613:73,636,290G/Tuncertain significance
rs77738482913:73,636,351A/Cuncertain significance
rs11550389913:73,636,392C/Guncertain significance
rs131985375713:73,636,459G/Cuncertain significance
rs3596704113:73,636,482A/Gbenign
rs74827592013:73,636,549C/Tuncertain significance
rs13918204013:73,636,590A/Guncertain significance
rs20019585513:73,636,621A/Cuncertain significance
rs36923062313:73,636,761A/Guncertain significance
rs204464673113:73,636,837T/Apathogenic
rs11579777113:73,638,643A/Cregulatory region variant
rs953014313:73,639,371G/Aregulatory region variant
rs204475592313:73,649,889G/Tuncertain significance
rs36768490013:73,649,966A/Guncertain significance

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.