NANOG
Nanog homeobox | FLJ12581, FLJ40451

The protein encoded by this gene is a DNA binding homeobox transcription factor involved in embryonic stem (ES) cell proliferation, renewal, and pluripotency. The encoded protein can block ES cell differentiation and can also autorepress its own expression in differentiating cells. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]

Developmental clusters: GC4
Biological processes 37 terms
DNA binding (GO:0003677)DNA binding (GO:0003677)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)DNA-binding transcription repressor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001227)RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978)RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000977)cell differentiation (GO:0030154)cell differentiation (GO:0030154)chromatin (GO:0000785)endodermal cell fate specification (GO:0001714)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)nucleolus (GO:0005730)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284)positive regulation of stem cell proliferation (GO:2000648)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 cell differentiation (GO:0045595)regulation of gene expression (GO:0010468)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding (GO:1990837)somatic stem cell population maintenance (GO:0035019)stem cell population maintenance (GO:0019827)stem cell population maintenance (GO:0019827)stem cell population maintenance (GO:0019827)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)
Expression (TPM)
NANOG — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating NANOG 0 TFs

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

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of NANOG, 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
chr12:7,638,028–7,638,994 149.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 360
chr12:7,639,859–7,640,636 147.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 28
chr12:7,709,770–7,710,489 77.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 82
chr12:7,787,660–7,788,021 at TSS At TSS 43
chr12:7,789,219–7,789,438 1.4 kb Proximal (<10kb) 68
chr12:7,859,953–7,860,905 72.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 344
chr12:7,906,949–7,907,466 119.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 435
chr12:7,935,022–7,936,948 148.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 450
chr12:7,937,904–7,938,471 150.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 193
chr12:7,959,506–7,960,170 172.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 284
chr12:7,960,785–7,961,174 173.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 471
chr12:7,970,302–7,971,168 183.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 619
chr12:7,994,878–7,995,556 207.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 262
chr12:8,018,686–8,019,483 231.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 217
chr12:8,026,338–8,027,323 239.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 935
chr12:8,032,354–8,033,866 244.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 673
chr12:8,081,804–8,082,716 294.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 840

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the NANOG 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.

chr12:7,628,028 – 8,092,716
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq