MTA1 Transcription Factor
metastasis associated 1

This gene encodes a protein that was identified in a screen for genes expressed in metastatic cells, specifically, mammary adenocarcinoma cell lines. Expression of this gene has been correlated with the metastatic potential of at least two types of carcinomas although it is also expressed in many normal tissues. The role it plays in metastasis is unclear. It was initially thought to be the 70kD component of a nucleosome remodeling deacetylase complex, NuRD, but it is more likely that this component is a different but very similar protein. These two proteins are so closely related, though, that they share the same types of domains. These domains include two DNA binding domains, a dimerization domain, and a domain commonly found in proteins that methylate DNA. The profile and activity of this gene product suggest that it is involved in regulating transcription and that this may be accomplished by chromatin remodeling. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]

Member of: DE-5
Biological processes 46 terms
NuRD complex (GO:0016581)NuRD complex (GO:0016581)NuRD complex (GO:0016581)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-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding (GO:0061629)RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding (GO:0061629)chromatin binding (GO:0003682)chromatin remodeling (GO:0006338)chromatin remodeling (GO:0006338)circadian regulation of gene expression (GO:0032922)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoskeleton (GO:0005856)cytosol (GO:0005829)double-strand break repair (GO:0006302)double-strand break repair (GO:0006302)entrainment of circadian clock by photoperiod (GO:0043153)histone deacetylase binding (GO:0042826)locomotor rhythm (GO:0045475)microtubule (GO:0005874)negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045892)negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic (GO:0045814)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)nuclear envelope (GO:0005635)nuclear envelope (GO:0005635)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of protein autoubiquitination (GO:1902499)proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process (GO:0043161)protein binding (GO:0005515)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of cell fate specification (GO:0042659)regulation of stem cell differentiation (GO:2000736)response to ionizing radiation (GO:0010212)response to ionizing radiation (GO:0010212)sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0043565)signal transduction (GO:0007165)transcription coactivator activity (GO:0003713)transcription coactivator activity (GO:0003713)transcription corepressor activity (GO:0003714)transcription corepressor activity (GO:0003714)
Expression (TPM)
MTA1 — as a Regulator

Modules regulated by MTA1

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

Evidence: Direction:
Perturbation + Binding
Perturbation only
Binding only
Cluster Dir NES padj Bind OR padj (bind)
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 MTA1

Genes likely regulated by MTA1 through linked binding evidence in open chromatin. The chart ranks TF-linked genes by their mean Perturb-seq response to MTA1 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 MTA1 has ChIP-seq or motif footprint binding evidence and which are linked to at least one target gene region.

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MTA1 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating MTA1 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for MTA1. 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 = MTA1 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 MTA1

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of MTA1, 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
chr14:105,167,331–105,169,463 251.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 496
chr14:105,180,714–105,181,828 238.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 392
chr14:105,248,175–105,249,386 171.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 403
chr14:105,299,994–105,301,984 118.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 829
chr14:105,313,768–105,315,755 105.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 584
chr14:105,352,048–105,352,515 67.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 344
chr14:105,398,137–105,398,986 21.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 870
chr14:105,411,005–105,411,818 8.6 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 384
chr14:105,414,595–105,414,761 5.3 kb Proximal (<10kb) 161
chr14:105,414,940–105,415,397 4.9 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 447
chr14:105,419,281–105,420,109 163 bp At TSS Multiome 570
chr14:105,448,471–105,448,924 28.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 304
chr14:105,473,498–105,475,498 54.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 581
chr14:105,480,543–105,482,375 61.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 784
chr14:105,485,648–105,486,379 65.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 424
chr14:105,486,576–105,487,923 67.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 369
chr14:105,489,310–105,492,133 71.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1014
chr14:105,526,110–105,527,233 106.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 270
chr14:105,528,085–105,528,965 108.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 568

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the MTA1 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.

chr14:105,157,331 – 105,538,965
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq