FLCN
folliculin | BHD, DENND8B, MGC17998, MGC23445

This gene is located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17. Mutations in this gene are associated with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome, which is characterized by fibrofolliculomas, renal tumors, lung cysts, and pneumothorax. Alternative splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Developmental clusters: GC6
Biological processes 66 terms
FNIP-folliculin RagC/D GAP (GO:1990877)GTPase activator activity (GO:0005096)GTPase activator activity (GO:0005096)cell-cell contact zone (GO:0044291)cell-cell junction assembly (GO:0007043)cell-cell junction assembly (GO:0007043)cellular response to amino acid starvation (GO:0034198)cellular response to starvation (GO:0009267)centrosome (GO:0005813)centrosome (GO:0005813)cilium (GO:0005929)cilium (GO:0005929)cilium (GO:0005929)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytosol (GO:0005829)cytosol (GO:0005829)cytosol (GO:0005829)energy homeostasis (GO:0097009)energy homeostasis (GO:0097009)enzyme binding (GO:0019899)enzyme inhibitor activity (GO:0004857)hemopoiesis (GO:0030097)in utero embryonic development (GO:0001701)intracellular signal transduction (GO:0035556)lysosomal membrane (GO:0005765)lysosomal membrane (GO:0005765)lysosome (GO:0005764)lysosome localization (GO:0032418)midbody (GO:0030496)mitotic spindle (GO:0072686)negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045892)negative regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade (GO:0070373)negative regulation of Rho protein signal transduction (GO:0035024)negative regulation of TOR signaling (GO:0032007)negative regulation of TOR signaling (GO:0032007)negative regulation of brown fat cell differentiation (GO:1903444)negative regulation of brown fat cell differentiation (GO:1903444)negative regulation of cell proliferation involved in kidney development (GO:1901723)negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis (GO:0120163)negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis (GO:0120163)negative regulation of glycolytic process (GO:0045820)negative regulation of intracellular signal transduction (GO:1902532)negative regulation of lysosome organization (GO:1905672)negative regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction (GO:0051898)negative regulation of post-translational protein modification (GO:1901874)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)positive regulation of TOR signaling (GO:0032008)positive regulation of TOR signaling (GO:0032008)positive regulation of TOR signaling (GO:0032008)positive regulation of TORC1 signaling (GO:1904263)positive regulation of TORC1 signaling (GO:1904263)positive regulation of apoptotic process (GO:0043065)positive regulation of autophagy (GO:0010508)positive regulation of autophagy (GO:0010508)positive regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway (GO:0030511)positive regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway (GO:0030511)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein-containing complex binding (GO:0044877)regulation of Ras protein signal transduction (GO:0046578)regulation of TOR signaling (GO:0032006)regulation of pro-B cell differentiation (GO:2000973)spindle (GO:0005819)
Expression (TPM)
FLCN — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating FLCN 0 TFs

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

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of FLCN, 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
chr17:16,940,084–16,940,897 296.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 82
chr17:17,041,875–17,042,877 194.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 589
chr17:17,079,384–17,079,899 157.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 78
chr17:17,236,752–17,237,798 155 bp At TSS Multiome 841
chr17:17,280,620–17,281,467 43.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 835
chr17:17,300,712–17,301,575 64.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 301
chr17:17,303,177–17,303,990 66.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 535
chr17:17,476,268–17,477,427 239.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 720
chr17:17,494,918–17,497,329 259.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 704

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the FLCN 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.

chr17:16,930,084 – 17,507,329
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq