ASCL1
ASCL1 (Achaete-scute homolog 1) is a protein that switches other genes on and off. The public catalogues list it as a biomarker, and clinical evidence ties its variants to diagnosis, prognosis or drug response. Tied to Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.
Biology
Transcription factor that plays a key role in neuronal differentiation: acts as a pioneer transcription factor, accessing closed chromatin to allow other factors to bind and activate neural pathways. Directly binds the E box motif (5'-CANNTG-3') on promoters and promotes transcription of neuronal genes. The combination of three transcription factors, ASCL1, POU3F2/BRN2 and MYT1L, is sufficient to reprogram fibroblasts and other somatic cells into induced neuronal (iN) cells in vitro. Plays a role at early stages of development of specific neural lineages in most regions of the CNS, and of several lineages in the PNS. Essential for the generation of olfactory and autonomic neurons. Acts synergistically with FOXN4 to specify the identity of V2b neurons rather than V2a from bipotential p2 progenitors during spinal cord neurogenesis, probably through DLL4-NOTCH signalling activation. Location: Nucleus (UniProt). Locus 12q23.2 (HGNC).
- Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour: CIViC evidence names this disease
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Literature
Preprints →Query for this target: (TITLE:"ASCL1" OR ABSTRACT:"ASCL1" OR TITLE:"achaete-scute family bHLH transcription factor 1" OR ABSTRACT:"achaete-scute family bHLH transcription factor 1" OR TITLE:"Achaete-scute homolog 1" OR ABSTRACT:"Achaete-scute homolog 1" OR TITLE:"ASH1" OR ABSTRACT:"ASH1" OR TITLE:"HASH1" OR ABSTRACT:"HASH1" OR TITLE:"bHLHa46" OR ABSTRACT:"bHLHa46") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about ASCL1, not a curated reading list.
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