FOXN4
forkhead box N4

Members of the winged-helix/forkhead family of transcription factors, such as FOXN4, are characterized by a 110-amino acid DNA-binding domain that can fold into a variant of the helix-turn-helix motif consisting of 3 alpha helices flanked by 2 large loops or wings. These transcription factors are involved in a variety of biologic processes as key regulators in development and metabolism (Li et al., 2004 [PubMed 15363391]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]

Biological processes 33 terms
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)DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981)amacrine cell differentiation (GO:0035881)amacrine cell differentiation (GO:0035881)atrioventricular canal development (GO:0036302)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin binding (GO:0003682)chromatin binding (GO:0003682)cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000987)cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000987)cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000987)cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000987)heart looping (GO:0001947)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)protein binding (GO:0005515)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of heart contraction (GO:0008016)retina layer formation (GO:0010842)retina layer formation (GO:0010842)sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0043565)ventral spinal cord interneuron differentiation (GO:0021514)ventral spinal cord interneuron differentiation (GO:0021514)ventral spinal cord interneuron fate commitment (GO:0060579)ventral spinal cord interneuron fate commitment (GO:0060579)
Expression (TPM)
FOXN4 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating FOXN4 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for FOXN4. 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 = FOXN4 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 FOXN4

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of FOXN4, 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
chr12:109,308,986–109,310,221 at TSS At TSS 331

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the FOXN4 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.

chr12:109,298,986 – 109,320,221
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq