ASCL2
achaete-scute family bHLH transcription factor 2 | ASH2, HASH2, bHLHa45

This gene is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix (BHLH) family of transcription factors. It activates transcription by binding to the E box (5'-CANNTG-3'). Dimerization with other BHLH proteins is required for efficient DNA binding. Involved in the determination of the neuronal precursors in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Biological processes 40 terms
DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001228)DNA-binding transcription factor activity (GO:0003700)DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981)DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981)DNA-binding transcription repressor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001227)DNA-binding transcription repressor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001227)E-box binding (GO:0070888)E-box binding (GO:0070888)RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978)RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex (GO:0090575)RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000977)RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000977)T follicular helper cell differentiation (GO:0061470)bHLH transcription factor binding (GO:0043425)chorionic trophoblast cell development (GO:0060719)chromatin (GO:0000785)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)negative regulation of Schwann cell proliferation (GO:0010626)negative regulation of T-helper 1 cell differentiation (GO:0045626)negative regulation of T-helper 17 cell differentiation (GO:2000320)negative regulation of T-helper 2 cell differentiation (GO:0045629)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)neuron differentiation (GO:0030182)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)placenta development (GO:0001890)positive regulation of T cell migration (GO:2000406)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)protein dimerization activity (GO:0046983)regulation of neurogenesis (GO:0050767)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)response to hypoxia (GO:0001666)sensory organ development (GO:0007423)sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0043565)sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding (GO:1990837)spongiotrophoblast layer development (GO:0060712)stem cell population maintenance (GO:0019827)
Expression (TPM)
ASCL2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating ASCL2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for ASCL2. 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 = ASCL2 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 ASCL2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of ASCL2, 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
chr11:2,268,914–2,270,615 at TSS At TSS 562

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the ASCL2 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.

chr11:2,258,914 – 2,280,615
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq