EGR1
early growth response 1 | 225, AT225, G0S30, KROX-24, NGFI-A, TIS8, ZIF-268, ZIF268

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the EGR family of C2H2-type zinc-finger proteins. It is a nuclear protein and functions as a transcriptional regulator. The products of target genes it activates are required for differentitation and mitogenesis. Studies suggest this is a cancer suppressor gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]

Developmental clusters: GC3
Biological processes 81 terms
DNA binding (GO:0003677)DNA binding (GO:0003677)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, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981)DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981)RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978)RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978)RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978)RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000977)RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000977)cellular response to gamma radiation (GO:0071480)cellular response to heparin (GO:0071504)cellular response to interleukin-8 (GO:0098759)cellular response to mycophenolic acid (GO:0071506)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin (GO:0000785)circadian regulation of gene expression (GO:0032922)circadian regulation of gene expression (GO:0032922)circadian temperature homeostasis (GO:0060086)circadian temperature homeostasis (GO:0060086)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)double-stranded methylated DNA binding (GO:0010385)enzyme binding (GO:0019899)estrous cycle (GO:0044849)estrous cycle (GO:0044849)glomerular mesangial cell proliferation (GO:0072110)hemi-methylated DNA-binding (GO:0044729)histone acetyltransferase binding (GO:0035035)interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0070498)locomotor rhythm (GO:0045475)locomotor rhythm (GO:0045475)long-term memory (GO:0007616)negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway (GO:0090090)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 chemokine production (GO:0032722)positive regulation of chemokine production (GO:0032722)positive regulation of gene expression (GO:0010628)positive regulation of gene expression via chromosomal CpG island demethylation (GO:0044029)positive regulation of gene expression via chromosomal CpG island demethylation (GO:0044029)positive regulation of glomerular metanephric mesangial cell proliferation (GO:0072303)positive regulation of hormone biosynthetic process (GO:0046886)positive regulation of hormone biosynthetic process (GO:0046886)positive regulation of interleukin-1 beta production (GO:0032731)positive regulation of interleukin-1 beta production (GO:0032731)positive regulation of miRNA transcription (GO:1902895)positive regulation of post-translational protein modification (GO:1901875)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)promoter-specific chromatin binding (GO:1990841)protein binding (GO:0005515)regulation of neuron apoptotic process (GO:0043523)regulation of neuron apoptotic process (GO:0043523)regulation of progesterone biosynthetic process (GO:2000182)regulation of progesterone biosynthetic process (GO:2000182)regulation of protein sumoylation (GO:0033233)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)response to glucose (GO:0009749)response to hypoxia (GO:0001666)response to hypoxia (GO:0001666)response to insulin (GO:0032868)response to ischemia (GO:0002931)response to ischemia (GO:0002931)sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0043565)sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding (GO:1990837)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)zinc ion binding (GO:0008270)
Expression (TPM)
EGR1 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating EGR1 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for EGR1. 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 = EGR1 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 EGR1

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of EGR1, 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
chr5:138,463,424–138,467,199 at TSS At TSS 1117

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the EGR1 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.

chr5:138,453,424 – 138,477,199
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq