FERMT2
FERM domain containing kindlin 2 | KIND2, UNC112B, mig-2, PLEKHC1

Enables several functions, including phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate binding activity; protein serine/threonine kinase binding activity; and type I transforming growth factor beta receptor binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cell surface receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of cellular component biogenesis; and positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction. Acts upstream of or within cell adhesion and protein localization to cell junction. Located in several cellular components, including adherens junction; cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane; and focal adhesion. Biomarker of acute myeloid leukemia. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Member of: DE-4 DE-4.27 Developmental clusters: GC2
Biological processes 75 terms
I band (GO:0031674)SMAD binding (GO:0046332)Wnt signaling pathway (GO:0016055)actin binding (GO:0003779)actin filament binding (GO:0051015)adherens junction (GO:0005912)adherens junction maintenance (GO:0034334)adherens junction maintenance (GO:0034334)cell adhesion (GO:0007155)cell adhesion (GO:0007155)cell cortex (GO:0005938)cell junction (GO:0030054)cell surface (GO:0009986)cell-matrix adhesion (GO:0007160)cell-matrix adhesion (GO:0007160)cell-matrix adhesion (GO:0007160)cell-matrix adhesion (GO:0007160)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane (GO:0009898)cytoskeleton (GO:0005856)cytosol (GO:0005829)cytosol (GO:0005829)focal adhesion (GO:0005925)focal adhesion (GO:0005925)focal adhesion (GO:0005925)focal adhesion (GO:0005925)focal adhesion assembly (GO:0048041)focal adhesion assembly (GO:0048041)focal adhesion assembly (GO:0048041)integrin activation (GO:0033622)integrin activation (GO:0033622)integrin binding (GO:0005178)integrin-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0007229)integrin-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0007229)lamellipodium membrane (GO:0031258)limb development (GO:0060173)membrane (GO:0016020)negative regulation of fat cell differentiation (GO:0045599)negative regulation of fat cell differentiation (GO:0045599)negative regulation of vascular permeability (GO:0043116)negative regulation of vascular permeability (GO:0043116)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate binding (GO:0005547)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade (GO:0070374)positive regulation of Rho protein signal transduction (GO:0035025)positive regulation of cell migration (GO:0030335)positive regulation of cell migration (GO:0030335)positive regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (GO:0010718)positive regulation of focal adhesion assembly (GO:0051894)positive regulation of integrin activation (GO:0033625)positive regulation of mesenchymal stem cell proliferation (GO:1902462)positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation (GO:0045669)positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation (GO:0045669)positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction (GO:0051897)positive regulation of protein localization to nucleus (GO:1900182)positive regulation of stress fiber assembly (GO:0051496)positive regulation of substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading (GO:1900026)positive regulation of wound healing, spreading of epidermal cells (GO:1903691)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein kinase binding (GO:0019901)protein localization to cell junction (GO:1902414)protein localization to membrane (GO:0072657)protein localization to membrane (GO:0072657)protein serine/threonine kinase activator activity (GO:0043539)protein serine/threonine kinase binding (GO:0120283)regulation of cell morphogenesis (GO:0022604)stress fiber (GO:0001725)substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading (GO:0034446)substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading (GO:0034446)transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway (GO:0007179)type I transforming growth factor beta receptor binding (GO:0034713)
Expression (TPM)
FERMT2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating FERMT2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for FERMT2. 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 = FERMT2 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 FERMT2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of FERMT2, 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
chr14:52,694,713–52,696,105 255.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 749
chr14:52,706,745–52,707,707 243.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 713
chr14:52,729,614–52,730,927 221.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 803
chr14:52,790,881–52,792,384 159.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 1077
chr14:52,827,263–52,828,172 123.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 103
chr14:52,835,079–52,835,883 115.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 369
chr14:52,852,332–52,854,201 97.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 475
chr14:52,950,305–52,952,252 172 bp At TSS Multiome 746
chr14:52,954,374–52,954,865 3.3 kb Proximal (<10kb) 198
chr14:53,151,675–53,153,814 202.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 835
chr14:53,180,073–53,181,385 230.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 192
chr14:53,217,268–53,218,117 266.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 507

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the FERMT2 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.

chr14:52,684,713 – 53,228,117
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq