SOX18 Transcription Factor
SRY-box transcription factor 18

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. This protein plays a role in hair, blood vessel, and lymphatic vessel development. Mutations in this gene have been associated with recessive and dominant forms of hypotrichosis-lymphedema-telangiectasia. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Biological processes 41 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 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)anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis (GO:0048646)angiogenesis (GO:0001525)angiogenesis (GO:0001525)blood vessel endothelial cell migration (GO:0043534)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin (GO:0000785)embryonic heart tube development (GO:0035050)endocardial cell differentiation (GO:0060956)endocardium formation (GO:0060214)establishment of endothelial barrier (GO:0061028)hair cycle process (GO:0022405)heart looping (GO:0001947)lymphangiogenesis (GO:0001946)lymphangiogenesis (GO:0001946)lymphatic endothelial cell differentiation (GO:0060836)negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045892)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)outflow tract morphogenesis (GO:0003151)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)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)vasculature development (GO:0001944)vasculogenesis (GO:0001570)vasculogenesis (GO:0001570)
Expression (TPM)
SOX18 — as a Regulator

Modules regulated by SOX18

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 SOX18

Genes likely regulated by SOX18 through linked binding evidence in open chromatin. The chart ranks TF-linked genes by their mean Perturb-seq response to SOX18 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 SOX18 has ChIP-seq or motif footprint binding evidence and which are linked to at least one target gene region.

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SOX18 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating SOX18 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for SOX18. 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 = SOX18 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 SOX18

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of SOX18, 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
chr20:64,047,989–64,049,987 at TSS At TSS 541
chr20:64,053,902–64,054,682 4.3 kb Proximal (<10kb) 609
chr20:64,057,481–64,058,099 7.8 kb Proximal (<10kb) 659

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the SOX18 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.

chr20:64,037,989 – 64,068,099
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq