TCF12
transcription factor 12 | HEB, HTF4, HsT17266, bHLHb20, p64

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) E-protein family that recognizes the consensus binding site (E-box) CANNTG. This encoded protein is expressed in many tissues, among them skeletal muscle, thymus, B- and T-cells, and may participate in regulating lineage-specific gene expression through the formation of heterodimers with other bHLH E-proteins. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but the full-length nature of some of these variants has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Member of: DE-3 DE-3.11
Biological processes 36 terms
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 binding (GO:0140297)HMG box domain binding (GO:0071837)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)SMAD binding (GO:0046332)bHLH transcription factor binding (GO:0043425)cAMP response element binding (GO:0035497)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin (GO:0000785)cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000987)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)immune response (GO:0006955)muscle organ development (GO:0007517)nervous system development (GO:0007399)nuclear speck (GO:0016607)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)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)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein dimerization activity (GO:0046983)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GO:0097210)sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding (GO:1990837)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)transcription regulator complex (GO:0005667)
Expression (TPM)
TCF12 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating TCF12 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for TCF12. 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 = TCF12 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 TCF12

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of TCF12, 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
chr15:56,464,770–56,465,573 453.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 565
chr15:56,732,731–56,733,957 185.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 919
chr15:56,758,979–56,759,508 159.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 183
chr15:56,886,886–56,888,067 31.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1086
chr15:56,917,829–56,920,157 112 bp At TSS Multiome 1031
chr15:57,198,642–57,199,172 280.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 193
chr15:57,219,294–57,219,476 at TSS At TSS 84
chr15:57,255,638–57,256,396 337.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 74
chr15:57,259,456–57,260,042 341.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 261
chr15:57,306,141–57,307,417 388.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 512
chr15:57,321,974–57,322,475 403.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 391
chr15:57,323,712–57,324,672 405.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 392
chr15:57,376,103–57,377,146 457.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 482
chr15:57,382,704–57,383,499 464.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 134
chr15:57,385,937–57,386,391 467.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 106
chr15:57,411,681–57,412,959 493.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 165
chr15:57,477,799–57,478,810 559.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 603
chr15:57,495,641–57,496,411 577.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 71
chr15:57,501,832–57,502,700 583.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 59

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the TCF12 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.

chr15:56,454,770 – 57,512,700
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq