ATF5
activating transcription factor 5

Enables several functions, including DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity; and tubulin binding activity. Involved in several processes, including fat cell differentiation; regulation of DNA-templated transcription; and regulation of cell cycle process. Located in centrosome; cytosol; and nucleoplasm. Part of RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Developmental clusters: GC3
Biological processes 47 terms
DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001228)DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001228)DNA-binding transcription factor activity (GO:0003700)DNA-binding transcription factor activity (GO:0003700)DNA-binding transcription factor activity (GO:0003700)DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981)RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000977)RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000977)centrosome (GO:0005813)centrosome (GO:0005813)cerebellar granule cell precursor proliferation (GO:0021930)cerebellar granule cell precursor proliferation (GO:0021930)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin binding (GO:0003682)chromatin binding (GO:0003682)circadian rhythm (GO:0007623)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytosol (GO:0005829)fat cell differentiation (GO:0045444)fat cell differentiation (GO:0045444)kinase binding (GO:0019900)negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045892)negative regulation of apoptotic process (GO:0043066)negative regulation of cell cycle G2/M phase transition (GO:1902750)negative regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008285)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)protein binding (GO:0005515)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of apoptotic process (GO:0042981)regulation of centrosome cycle (GO:0046605)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0043565)sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0043565)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)transcription regulator complex (GO:0005667)tubulin binding (GO:0015631)
Expression (TPM)
ATF5 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating ATF5 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for ATF5. 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 = ATF5 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 ATF5

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of ATF5, 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
chr19:49,928,884–49,930,473 at TSS At TSS 1141
chr19:49,937,724–49,938,146 8.5 kb Proximal (<10kb) 444

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the ATF5 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.

chr19:49,918,884 – 49,948,146
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq