SETDB1 Transcription Factor
SET domain bifurcated histone lysine methyltransferase 1 | ESET, KG1T, KIAA0067, KMT1E, TDRD21

This gene encodes a histone methyltransferase which regulates histone methylation, gene silencing, and transcriptional repression. This gene has been identified as a target for treatment in Huntington Disease, given that gene silencing and transcription dysfunction likely play a role in the disease pathogenesis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described.[provided by RefSeq, Jun 2011]

Member of: DE-8 DE-8.18
Biological processes 39 terms
DNA binding (GO:0003677)DNA methylation-dependent constitutive heterochromatin formation (GO:0006346)DNA methylation-dependent constitutive heterochromatin formation (GO:0006346)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin binding (GO:0003682)chromosome (GO:0005694)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)heterochromatin organization (GO:0070828)heterochromatin organization (GO:0070828)histone H3 methyltransferase activity (GO:0140938)histone H3K14ac reader activity (GO:0140015)histone H3K9 dimethyltransferase activity (GO:0140942)histone H3K9 dimethyltransferase activity (GO:0140942)histone H3K9 methyltransferase activity (GO:0046974)histone H3K9 methyltransferase activity (GO:0046974)histone H3K9 methyltransferase activity (GO:0046974)histone H3K9 monomethyltransferase activity (GO:0140948)histone H3K9 monomethyltransferase activity (GO:0140948)histone H3K9 trimethyltransferase activity (GO:0140949)histone H3K9me2 methyltransferase activity (GO:0140947)histone H3K9me2/3 reader activity (GO:0062072)histone methyltransferase activity (GO:0042054)negative regulation of gene expression (GO:0010629)negative regulation of gene expression (GO:0010629)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)promoter-specific chromatin binding (GO:1990841)promoter-specific chromatin binding (GO:1990841)protein binding (GO:0005515)transposable element silencing by heterochromatin formation (GO:0141005)transposable element silencing by heterochromatin formation (GO:0141005)transposable element silencing by heterochromatin formation (GO:0141005)transposable element silencing by heterochromatin formation (GO:0141005)zinc ion binding (GO:0008270)
Expression (TPM)
SETDB1 — as a Regulator

Modules regulated by SETDB1

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 SETDB1

Genes likely regulated by SETDB1 through linked binding evidence in open chromatin. The chart ranks TF-linked genes by their mean Perturb-seq response to SETDB1 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 SETDB1 has ChIP-seq or motif footprint binding evidence and which are linked to at least one target gene region.

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SETDB1 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating SETDB1 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for SETDB1. 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 = SETDB1 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 SETDB1

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of SETDB1, 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
chr1:150,629,012–150,630,122 296.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 875
chr1:150,634,804–150,635,486 291.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 113
chr1:150,641,008–150,641,820 284.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 66
chr1:150,696,984–150,697,716 229.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 619
chr1:150,875,863–150,877,222 49.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 912
chr1:150,925,543–150,926,754 9 bp At TSS Multiome 813
chr1:150,973,876–150,975,458 48.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 590
chr1:150,979,331–150,979,990 53.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 562
chr1:150,981,212–150,981,672 55.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 379
chr1:151,006,389–151,007,024 80.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 496
chr1:151,008,116–151,008,852 82.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 763
chr1:151,047,405–151,048,764 122.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 714
chr1:151,059,187–151,059,842 133.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 821
chr1:151,060,204–151,060,723 134.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 346
chr1:151,070,369–151,071,463 144.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 835
chr1:151,131,105–151,132,256 205.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 247
chr1:151,145,115–151,147,333 220.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 709
chr1:151,165,133–151,166,350 239.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 940
chr1:151,189,687–151,190,378 263.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 875
chr1:151,198,185–151,199,073 272.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 721

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the SETDB1 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.

chr1:150,619,012 – 151,209,073
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq