CNTFR
ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor

This gene encodes a member of the type 1 cytokine receptor family. The encoded protein is the ligand-specific component of a tripartite receptor for ciliary neurotrophic factor, which plays a critical role in neuronal cell survival, differentiation and gene expression. Binding of ciliary neurotrophic factor to the encoded protein recruits the transmembrane components of the receptor, gp130 and leukemia inhibitory factor receptor, facilitating signal transduction. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in this gene may be associated with variations in muscle strength, as well as early onset of eating disorders. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011]

Developmental clusters: GC3
Biological processes 41 terms
CNTFR-CLCF1 complex (GO:0097059)CNTFR-CLCF1 complex (GO:0097059)apical plasma membrane (GO:0016324)ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor activity (GO:0004897)ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor activity (GO:0004897)ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor activity (GO:0004897)ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor activity (GO:0004897)ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor activity (GO:0004897)ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor complex (GO:0070110)ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor complex (GO:0070110)ciliary neurotrophic factor-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0070120)ciliary neurotrophic factor-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0070120)cytokine activity (GO:0005125)cytokine activity (GO:0005125)cytokine binding (GO:0019955)cytokine receptor activity (GO:0004896)cytokine receptor activity (GO:0004896)cytokine-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0019221)external side of plasma membrane (GO:0009897)external side of plasma membrane (GO:0009897)external side of plasma membrane (GO:0009897)extracellular region (GO:0005576)extrinsic component of membrane (GO:0019898)humanin receptor complex (GO:7770013)interleukin-11 binding (GO:0019970)interleukin-11 receptor activity (GO:0004921)interleukin-11-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0038154)membrane (GO:0016020)negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process (GO:0043524)negative regulation of oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation (GO:0070446)nervous system development (GO:0007399)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein carrier activity (GO:0140597)protein-containing complex (GO:0032991)signal transduction (GO:0007165)signaling receptor activity (GO:0038023)signaling receptor binding (GO:0005102)
Expression (TPM)
CNTFR — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating CNTFR 0 TFs

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

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of CNTFR, 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
chr9:34,328,711–34,329,961 260.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 768
chr9:34,363,597–34,364,212 226.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 104
chr9:34,374,953–34,375,681 214.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 432
chr9:34,376,008–34,377,655 213.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 779
chr9:34,379,248–34,381,674 209.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 763
chr9:34,456,881–34,459,235 131.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 704
chr9:34,522,211–34,523,972 66.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 473
chr9:34,577,374–34,578,752 12.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 204
chr9:34,585,537–34,586,582 3.1 kb Proximal (<10kb) 78
chr9:34,589,298–34,591,068 307 bp At TSS Multiome 258
chr9:34,591,283–34,592,013 1.7 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 368
chr9:34,593,042–34,593,237 3.3 kb Proximal (<10kb) 118
chr9:34,611,663–34,612,738 22.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 680
chr9:34,612,834–34,613,263 23.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 343
chr9:34,620,108–34,620,704 30.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 467
chr9:34,628,770–34,629,308 38.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 216
chr9:34,637,123–34,638,475 47.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 872
chr9:34,646,247–34,647,338 56.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 857
chr9:34,651,771–34,652,431 62.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 669
chr9:34,664,346–34,666,446 75.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 707
chr9:34,674,895–34,675,574 85.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 372
chr9:34,701,127–34,701,863 111.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 390

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the CNTFR 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.

chr9:34,318,711 – 34,711,863
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq