PLK4
polo like kinase 4 | Sak, STK18

This gene encodes a member of the polo family of serine/threonine protein kinases. The protein localizes to centrioles, complex microtubule-based structures found in centrosomes, and regulates centriole duplication during the cell cycle. Three alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]

Member of: DE-6 DE-6.10 Developmental clusters: GC4
Biological processes 36 terms
Expression (TPM)
PLK4 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating PLK4 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for PLK4. 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 = PLK4 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 PLK4

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of PLK4, 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
chr4:127,604,816–127,605,606 275.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 211
chr4:127,622,432–127,623,976 257.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 465
chr4:127,632,393–127,633,532 248.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 537
chr4:127,772,776–127,773,663 107.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 169
chr4:127,781,184–127,783,476 98.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 938
chr4:127,845,791–127,846,800 34.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 146
chr4:127,880,303–127,882,032 243 bp At TSS Multiome 933
chr4:127,963,708–127,966,116 84.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 986
chr4:128,054,858–128,056,003 174.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 126
chr4:128,060,601–128,062,576 180.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1009

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the PLK4 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.

chr4:127,594,816 – 128,072,576
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq