DEGS1
delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 1 | DEGS-1, DES1, Des-1, FADS7, MLD

This gene encodes a member of the membrane fatty acid desaturase family which is responsible for inserting double bonds into specific positions in fatty acids. This protein contains three His-containing consensus motifs that are characteristic of a group of membrane fatty acid desaturases. It is predicted to be a multiple membrane-spanning protein localized to the endoplasmic reticulum. Overexpression of this gene inhibited biosynthesis of the EGF receptor, suggesting a possible role of a fatty acid desaturase in regulating biosynthetic processing of the EGF receptor. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]

Developmental clusters: GC5
Biological processes 28 terms
Expression (TPM)
DEGS1 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating DEGS1 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for DEGS1. 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 = DEGS1 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 DEGS1

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of DEGS1, 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
chr1:223,992,339–223,993,214 190.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 350
chr1:224,113,911–224,114,795 69.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 853
chr1:224,175,702–224,175,939 7.3 kb Proximal (<10kb) 45
chr1:224,182,841–224,184,249 13 bp At TSS Multiome 901
chr1:224,329,851–224,330,705 147.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 865
chr1:224,356,549–224,357,612 173.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 791
chr1:224,434,594–224,435,312 251.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 865

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the DEGS1 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.

chr1:223,982,339 – 224,445,312
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq