UPF1
UPF1 RNA helicase and ATPase | HUPF1, KIAA0221, NORF1, pNORF1, smg-2, RENT1

This gene encodes a protein that is part of a post-splicing multiprotein complex involved in both mRNA nuclear export and mRNA surveillance. mRNA surveillance detects exported mRNAs with truncated open reading frames and initiates nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). When translation ends upstream from the last exon-exon junction, this triggers NMD to degrade mRNAs containing premature stop codons. This protein is located only in the cytoplasm. When translation ends, it interacts with the protein that is a functional homolog of yeast Upf2p to trigger mRNA decapping. Use of multiple polyadenylation sites has been noted for this gene. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2014]

Member of: DE-5 Developmental clusters: GC6
Biological processes 66 terms
3'-UTR-mediated mRNA destabilization (GO:0061158)3'-UTR-mediated mRNA destabilization (GO:0061158)5'-3' DNA helicase activity (GO:0043139)5'-3' DNA/RNA helicase activity (GO:0033678)5'-3' RNA helicase activity (GO:0032574)ATP binding (GO:0005524)ATP hydrolysis activity (GO:0016887)ATP hydrolysis activity (GO:0016887)DNA binding (GO:0003677)DNA helicase activity (GO:0003678)DNA repair (GO:0006281)DNA replication (GO:0006260)P-body (GO:0000932)RNA binding (GO:0003723)RNA binding (GO:0003723)RNA binding (GO:0003723)RNA binding (GO:0003723)RNA binding (GO:0003723)RNA helicase activity (GO:0003724)RNA helicase activity (GO:0003724)RNA helicase activity (GO:0003724)RNA surveillance (GO:0071025)cell cycle phase transition (GO:0044770)cellular response to interleukin-1 (GO:0071347)cellular response to lipopolysaccharide (GO:0071222)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin binding (GO:0003682)chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytosol (GO:0005829)cytosol (GO:0005829)double-stranded DNA helicase activity (GO:0036121)exon-exon junction complex (GO:0035145)helicase activity (GO:0004386)helicase activity (GO:0004386)histone mRNA catabolic process (GO:0071044)hydrolase activity (GO:0016787)mRNA export from nucleus (GO:0006406)negative regulation of nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, nonsense-mediated decay (GO:2000623)nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process (GO:0000956)nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, nonsense-mediated decay (GO:0000184)nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, nonsense-mediated decay (GO:0000184)nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, nonsense-mediated decay (GO:0000184)nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, nonsense-mediated decay (GO:0000184)nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, nonsense-mediated decay (GO:0000184)nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, nonsense-mediated decay (GO:0000184)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)perinuclear region of cytoplasm (GO:0048471)positive regulation of mRNA catabolic process (GO:0061014)positive regulation of mRNA catabolic process (GO:0061014)positive regulation of mRNA metabolic process (GO:1903313)positive regulation of nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, nonsense-mediated decay (GO:2000624)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein-containing complex binding (GO:0044877)regulation of gene expression (GO:0010468)regulation of telomere maintenance (GO:0032204)regulation of translational termination (GO:0006449)regulation of translational termination (GO:0006449)supraspliceosomal complex (GO:0044530)telomere maintenance via semi-conservative replication (GO:0032201)telomeric repeat DNA binding (GO:0042162)zinc ion binding (GO:0008270)
Expression (TPM)
UPF1 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating UPF1 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for UPF1. 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 = UPF1 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 UPF1

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of UPF1, 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
chr19:18,543,118–18,544,249 288.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 574
chr19:18,557,570–18,558,196 274.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 738
chr19:18,571,234–18,572,258 260.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 972
chr19:18,588,272–18,591,023 241.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1174
chr19:18,593,729–18,595,402 237.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 464
chr19:18,611,391–18,612,134 220.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 340
chr19:18,635,894–18,637,555 195.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 617
chr19:18,682,925–18,684,360 148.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 701
chr19:18,785,146–18,785,600 46.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 247
chr19:18,831,386–18,833,070 84 bp At TSS Multiome 833
chr19:18,870,063–18,870,526 38.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 148
chr19:18,895,036–18,896,591 64.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 554
chr19:18,918,971–18,919,972 87.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 828
chr19:18,932,038–18,933,012 100.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 312
chr19:18,940,835–18,941,417 109.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 336
chr19:19,017,061–19,017,561 185.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 21
chr19:19,032,820–19,034,059 201.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 944
chr19:19,063,253–19,064,386 231.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 781
chr19:19,105,310–19,106,514 273.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 447
chr19:19,110,429–19,110,857 278.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 131
chr19:19,119,998–19,121,362 288.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 304

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the UPF1 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.

chr19:18,533,118 – 19,131,362
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq