ELF4 (ETS-related transcription factor Elf-4) is a gene whose normal job is to hold cell growth in check. The public catalogues list it as a tumour suppressor and a fusion partner, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Breast cancer, Skin cancer and Acute myeloid leukaemia. 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
Transcriptional activator that binds to DNA sequences containing the consensus 5'-WGGA-3'. Transactivates promoters of the haematopoietic growth factor genes CSF2, IL3, IL8, and of the bovine lysozyme gene. Acts synergistically with RUNX1 to transactivate the IL3 promoter. Transactivates the PRF1 promoter in natural killer (NK) cells and CD8+ T cells. Plays a role in the development and function of NK and NK T-cells and in innate immunity. Controls the proliferation and homing of CD8+ T-cells via the Kruppel-like factors KLF4 and KLF2. Location: Nucleus, PML body (UniProt). Locus Xq26.1 (HGNC).
- Breast cancer: Open Targets association 0.51 with breast cancer (MONDO_0007254)
- Skin cancer: Open Targets association 0.51 with skin cancer (MONDO_0002898)
- Acute myeloid leukaemia: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (AML)
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