ACSS2
acyl-CoA synthetase short chain family member 2 | ACS, ACSA, AceCS, dJ1161H23.1, ACAS2

This gene encodes a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the activation of acetate for use in lipid synthesis and energy generation. The protein acts as a monomer and produces acetyl-CoA from acetate in a reaction that requires ATP. Expression of this gene is regulated by sterol regulatory element-binding proteins, transcription factors that activate genes required for the synthesis of cholesterol and unsaturated fatty acids. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2009]

Developmental clusters: GC6
Biological processes 30 terms
Expression (TPM)
ACSS2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating ACSS2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for ACSS2. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = ACSS2 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to ACSS2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of ACSS2, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr20:34,676,509–34,677,593 199.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 954
chr20:34,703,810–34,705,103 172.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 903
chr20:34,708,877–34,710,404 166.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 576
chr20:34,824,452–34,825,860 51.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 852
chr20:34,872,384–34,873,259 3.7 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 817
chr20:34,874,110–34,874,535 2.3 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 357
chr20:34,875,878–34,877,081 190 bp At TSS Multiome 852
chr20:34,955,039–34,956,224 79.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 1031
chr20:34,960,537–34,961,054 84.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 275
chr20:34,979,568–34,980,289 103.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 149
chr20:35,092,320–35,093,398 216.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1139
chr20:35,146,563–35,147,734 270.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 992
chr20:35,171,731–35,172,358 295.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 383
chr20:35,174,680–35,175,277 298.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 635
chr20:35,262,839–35,263,582 386.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 336
chr20:35,269,197–35,269,766 392.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 447
chr20:35,277,415–35,278,519 401.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 575

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the ACSS2 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr20:34,666,509 – 35,288,519
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq