GLI1 (Transcription activator GLI1) is a gene whose normal job is to hold cell growth in check. The public catalogues list it as a tumour suppressor, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Sarcomas and Leiomyosarcoma. 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 activator that acts as a key effector of the smoothened signalling pathway, and which plays a role in craniofacial development and digital development, as well as development of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. Binds to the DNA consensus sequence 5'-GACCACCCA-3'. Activated in response to smoothened signalling: in presence of hedgehog (DHH, IHH or SHH) and subsequent activation of smoothened, GLI1 translocates to the nucleus and promotes expression of target genes. In contrast to GLI2 and GLI3, does not contain a repressor domain and only acts as a transcription activator. Acts as a transcriptional activator, but activates a different set of genes than isoform 1. Activates expression of CD24, unlike isoform 1. Location: Cytoplasm; Nucleus; Cell projection, cilium (UniProt). Locus 12q13.3 (HGNC).
- Sarcomas: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (LMS)
- Leiomyosarcoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (LMS)
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