LIN28A Transcription Factor
lin-28 RNA binding posttranscriptional regulator A | CSDD1, FLJ12457, LIN-28, ZCCHC1, LIN28

This gene encodes a LIN-28 family RNA-binding protein that acts as a posttranscriptional regulator of genes involved in developmental timing and self-renewal in embryonic stem cells. The encoded protein functions through direct interaction with target mRNAs and by disrupting the maturation of certain miRNAs involved in embryonic development. This protein prevents the terminal processing of the LET7 family of microRNAs which are major regulators of cellular growth and differentiation. Aberrant expression of this gene is associated with cancer progression in multiple tissues. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]

Member of: DE-10 DE-10.8
Biological processes 54 terms
G-quadruplex RNA binding (GO:0002151)G-quadruplex RNA binding (GO:0002151)P-body (GO:0000932)P-body (GO:0000932)RNA 3'-end processing (GO:0031123)RNA 3'-end processing (GO:0031123)RNA binding (GO:0003723)RNA binding (GO:0003723)cellular response to glucose stimulus (GO:0071333)cellular response to glucose stimulus (GO:0071333)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasmic stress granule (GO:0010494)cytoplasmic stress granule (GO:0010494)cytosol (GO:0005829)cytosol (GO:0005829)mRNA binding (GO:0003729)mRNA binding (GO:0003729)mRNA binding (GO:0003729)miRNA binding (GO:0035198)miRNA binding (GO:0035198)miRNA catabolic process (GO:0010587)miRNA catabolic process (GO:0010587)miRNA catabolic process (GO:0010587)negative regulation of pre-miRNA processing (GO:2000632)negative regulation of pre-miRNA processing (GO:2000632)negative regulation of translation (GO:0017148)negative regulation of translation (GO:0017148)nucleic acid binding (GO:0003676)nucleolus (GO:0005730)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)positive regulation of TOR signaling (GO:0032008)positive regulation of TOR signaling (GO:0032008)positive regulation of cell proliferation involved in kidney development (GO:1901724)positive regulation of cytoplasmic translation (GO:2000767)positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction (GO:0051897)positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction (GO:0051897)post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression (GO:0010608)pre-miRNA binding (GO:0070883)pre-miRNA processing (GO:0031054)pre-miRNA processing (GO:0031054)pre-miRNA processing (GO:0031054)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein-RNA adaptor activity (GO:0140517)rough endoplasmic reticulum (GO:0005791)rough endoplasmic reticulum (GO:0005791)sequence-specific mRNA binding (GO:1990825)sequence-specific mRNA binding (GO:1990825)stem cell differentiation (GO:0048863)stem cell population maintenance (GO:0019827)translation initiation factor binding (GO:0031369)zinc ion binding (GO:0008270)
Expression (TPM)
LIN28A — as a Regulator

Modules regulated by LIN28A

Modules significantly affected by knockdown. ↑ Up = module upregulated upon KD; ↓ Down = module downregulated upon KD.

No developmental cluster associationsThis TF has no significant perturbation or binding associations with developmental gene clusters.
Evidence: Direction:
Perturbation + Binding
Perturbation only
Binding only
Module Dir NES #gRNA padj Bind OR padj (bind)
Evidence: Direction: Max shown:
Perturbation + Binding
Perturbation only
Binding only
Submodule Module Dir NES #gRNA Bind OR padj (bind)

Genes regulated by LIN28A

Genes likely regulated by LIN28A through linked binding evidence in open chromatin. The chart ranks TF-linked genes by their mean Perturb-seq response to LIN28A knockdown, with negative coefficients indicating downregulation and positive coefficients indicating upregulation upon knockdown.

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Regulatory Elements bound by the TF

Open chromatin elements (ATAC-seq) where LIN28A has ChIP-seq or motif footprint binding evidence and which are linked to at least one target gene region.

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LIN28A — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating LIN28A 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for LIN28A. 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 = LIN28A 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 LIN28A

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of LIN28A, 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
chr1:26,110,626–26,112,596 299.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 934
chr1:26,161,287–26,162,232 249.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 564
chr1:26,164,134–26,165,044 246.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 500
chr1:26,169,358–26,170,373 240.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 969
chr1:26,177,126–26,177,750 233.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 363
chr1:26,200,994–26,201,612 209.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 369
chr1:26,225,042–26,225,908 185.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 462
chr1:26,233,613–26,234,924 176.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 867
chr1:26,275,604–26,276,096 135.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 373
chr1:26,279,438–26,280,566 130.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 820
chr1:26,306,331–26,306,935 104.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 563
chr1:26,335,993–26,337,256 74.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 655
chr1:26,360,031–26,360,668 50.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 164
chr1:26,408,630–26,408,876 1.9 kb Proximal (<10kb) 956
chr1:26,409,125–26,412,949 315 bp At TSS Multiome 517
chr1:26,416,811–26,417,349 6.3 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 290
chr1:26,418,111–26,419,646 8.4 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 189
chr1:26,431,868–26,432,811 21.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1083
chr1:26,471,339–26,473,364 62.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 992
chr1:26,500,060–26,501,704 89.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1028
chr1:26,529,200–26,531,855 120.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 703
chr1:26,620,089–26,621,718 209.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1174
chr1:26,692,203–26,693,499 281.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 974
chr1:26,695,271–26,696,473 284.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1053

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the LIN28A 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.

chr1:26,100,626 – 26,706,473
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq