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HNF1A (Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1-alpha) is a protein that switches other genes on and off. The public catalogues list it as an oncogene driver and a tumour suppressor, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Renal cell carcinoma, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Skin cancer and 5 more. 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 regulates the tissue specific expression of multiple genes, especially in pancreatic islet cells and in liver. Binds to the inverted palindrome 5'-GTTAATNATTAAC-3'. Activates the transcription of CYP1A2, CYP2E1 and CYP3A11. Mechanistically, synergistically cooperates with NR5A2 to up-regulate the activity of one of the critical cis-elements in the hepatitis B virus genome enhancer II (ENII). Location: Nucleus (UniProt). Locus 12q24.31 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Renal cell carcinoma: Open Targets association 0.66 with renal cell carcinoma (MONDO_0005086); IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (PRCC)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma: Open Targets association 0.53 with hepatocellular carcinoma (MONDO_0007256); IntOGen driver in 3 cohorts (HCC)
  • Skin cancer: Open Targets association 0.58 with skin cancer (MONDO_0002898)
  • Ovarian cancer: Open Targets association 0.56 with ovarian cancer (MONDO_0008170)
  • Colorectal cancer: Open Targets association 0.55 with colorectal cancer (MONDO_0005575)
  • Lung cancer: Open Targets association 0.53 with lung cancer (MONDO_0008903)
Class: transcription · Gene: HNF1A · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"HNF1A" OR ABSTRACT:"HNF1A" OR TITLE:"HNF1 homeobox A" OR ABSTRACT:"HNF1 homeobox A" OR TITLE:"Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1-alpha" OR ABSTRACT:"Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1-alpha" OR TITLE:"HNF1" OR ABSTRACT:"HNF1" OR TITLE:"LFB1" OR ABSTRACT:"LFB1" OR TITLE:"HNF1α" OR ABSTRACT:"HNF1α") 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 HNF1A, not a curated reading list.

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