NFYA
nuclear transcription factor Y subunit alpha | CBF-B, HAP2, NF-YA

The protein encoded by this gene is one subunit of a trimeric complex, forming a highly conserved transcription factor that binds to CCAAT motifs in the promoter regions in a variety of genes. Subunit A associates with a tight dimer composed of the B and C subunits, resulting in a trimer that binds to DNA with high specificity and affinity. The sequence specific interactions of the complex are made by the A subunit, suggesting a role as the regulatory subunit. In addition, there is evidence of post-transcriptional regulation in this gene product, either by protein degradation or control of translation. Further regulation is represented by alternative splicing in the glutamine-rich activation domain, with clear tissue-specific preferences for the two isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Member of: DE-2
Biological processes 33 terms
CCAAT-binding factor complex (GO:0016602)CCAAT-binding factor complex (GO:0016602)CCAAT-binding factor complex (GO:0016602)DNA binding (GO:0003677)DNA binding (GO:0003677)DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001228)DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001228)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)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 cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978)RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex (GO:0090575)chromatin (GO:0000785)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein-DNA complex (GO:0032993)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0043565)transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006366)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)
Expression (TPM)
NFYA — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating NFYA 0 TFs

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

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of NFYA, 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
chr6:40,790,904–40,791,637 281.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 134
chr6:40,996,645–40,997,964 75.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 624
chr6:41,027,596–41,028,853 44.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 786
chr6:41,071,799–41,073,997 162 bp At TSS Multiome 1135
chr6:41,100,767–41,101,294 28.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 204
chr6:41,171,808–41,172,283 99.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 156
chr6:41,318,625–41,319,323 246.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 629

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the NFYA 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.

chr6:40,780,904 – 41,329,323
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq