SOX17 Transcription Factor
SRY-box transcription factor 17

This gene encodes a member of the SOX (SRY-related HMG-box) family of transcription factors involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the determination of the cell fate. The encoded protein may act as a transcriptional regulator after forming a protein complex with other proteins. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Member of: DE-1
Biological processes 77 terms
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 activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001228)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)RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978)RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding (GO:0061629)anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis (GO:0048646)angiogenesis (GO:0001525)angiogenesis (GO:0001525)beta-catenin binding (GO:0008013)beta-catenin binding (GO:0008013)cardiac cell fate determination (GO:0060913)cardiogenic plate morphogenesis (GO:0003142)cardiogenic plate morphogenesis (GO:0003142)chromatin (GO:0000785)embryonic foregut morphogenesis (GO:0048617)embryonic heart tube development (GO:0035050)embryonic heart tube morphogenesis (GO:0003143)embryonic heart tube morphogenesis (GO:0003143)endocardial cell differentiation (GO:0060956)endocardium formation (GO:0060214)endoderm development (GO:0007492)endoderm formation (GO:0001706)endoderm formation (GO:0001706)endodermal cell fate specification (GO:0001714)endodermal cell fate specification (GO:0001714)endodermal digestive tract morphogenesis (GO:0061031)endodermal digestive tract morphogenesis (GO:0061031)heart development (GO:0007507)heart development (GO:0007507)heart development (GO:0007507)heart formation (GO:0060914)heart looping (GO:0001947)metanephros development (GO:0001656)negative regulation of Wnt signaling pathway (GO:0030178)negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway (GO:0090090)negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway (GO:0090090)negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway (GO:0090090)negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway (GO:0090090)negative regulation of cell growth (GO:0030308)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)outflow tract morphogenesis (GO:0003151)outflow tract morphogenesis (GO:0003151)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of protein catabolic process (GO:0045732)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein destabilization (GO:0031648)protein stabilization (GO:0050821)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of cardiac cell fate specification (GO:2000043)regulation of cardiac cell fate specification (GO:2000043)regulation of embryonic development (GO:0045995)regulation of embryonic development (GO:0045995)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)response to alkaloid (GO:0043279)sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0043565)sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding (GO:1990837)tissue development (GO:0009888)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)transcription regulator complex (GO:0005667)transcription regulator complex (GO:0005667)ureter development (GO:0072189)vasculogenesis (GO:0001570)vasculogenesis (GO:0001570)
Expression (TPM)
SOX17 — as a Regulator

Modules regulated by SOX17

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 SOX17

Genes likely regulated by SOX17 through linked binding evidence in open chromatin. The chart ranks TF-linked genes by their mean Perturb-seq response to SOX17 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 SOX17 has ChIP-seq or motif footprint binding evidence and which are linked to at least one target gene region.

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SOX17 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating SOX17 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for SOX17. 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 = SOX17 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 SOX17

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of SOX17, 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
chr8:54,223,881–54,225,934 232.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 303
chr8:54,259,099–54,260,380 197.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 139
chr8:54,267,801–54,269,212 189.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 253
chr8:54,300,265–54,301,003 157.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 195
chr8:54,301,815–54,302,560 155.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 136
chr8:54,442,977–54,444,685 14.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 240
chr8:54,453,158–54,455,592 3.8 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 258
chr8:54,456,279–54,456,939 994 bp At TSS 46
chr8:54,457,494–54,460,098 39 bp At TSS Multiome 361
chr8:54,460,471–54,462,305 2.5 kb Proximal (<10kb) 40
chr8:54,462,393–54,463,174 4.5 kb Proximal (<10kb) 38
chr8:54,463,309–54,463,781 5.4 kb Proximal (<10kb) 18
chr8:54,464,038–54,464,280 6.1 kb Proximal (<10kb) 26
chr8:54,464,390–54,464,924 6.5 kb Proximal (<10kb) 38
chr8:54,466,222–54,467,657 8.3 kb Proximal (<10kb) 244
chr8:54,469,782–54,470,690 12.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 190
chr8:54,475,602–54,476,526 18.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 113
chr8:54,551,712–54,552,259 94.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 165
chr8:54,568,215–54,569,270 110.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 82
chr8:54,592,580–54,593,318 135.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 107
chr8:54,705,257–54,705,962 247.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 92

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the SOX17 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.

chr8:54,213,881 – 54,715,962
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq