NameEarly growth response protein 1
Synonyms
  • AT225
  • EGR-1
  • KROX24
  • Nerve growth factor-induced protein A
  • NGFI-A
  • Transcription factor ETR103
  • Transcription factor Zif268
  • Zinc finger protein 225
  • Zinc finger protein Krox-24
  • ZNF225
Gene NameEGR1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021442|Early growth response protein 1
MAAAKAEMQLMSPLQISDPFGSFPHSPTMDNYPKLEEMMLLSNGAPQFLGAAGAPEGSGS
NSSSSSSGGGGGGGGGSNSSSSSSTFNPQADTGEQPYEHLTAESFPDISLNNEKVLVETS
YPSQTTRLPPITYTGRFSLEPAPNSGNTLWPEPLFSLVSGLVSMTNPPASSSSAPSPAAS
SASASQSPPLSCAVPSNDSSPIYSAAPTFPTPNTDIFPEPQSQAFPGSAGTALQYPPPAY
PAAKGGFQVPMIPDYLFPQQQGDLGLGTPDQKPFQGLESRTQQPSLTPLSTIKAFATQSG
SQDLKALNTSYQSQLIKPSRMRKYPNRPSKTPPHERPYACPVESCDRRFSRSDELTRHIR
IHTGQKPFQCRICMRNFSRSDHLTTHIRTHTGEKPFACDICGRKFARSDERKRHTKIHLR
QKDKKADKSVVASSATSSLSSYPSPVATSYPSPVTTSYPSPATTSYPSPVPTSFSSPGSS
TYPSPVHSGFPSPSVATTYSSVPPAFPAQVSSFPSSAVTNSFSASTGLSDMTATFSPRTI
EIC
Number of residues543
Molecular Weight57506.17
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • DNA binding
  • metal ion binding
  • transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
  • sequence-specific DNA binding
  • transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
  • RNA polymerase II core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
  • RNA polymerase II regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
  • histone acetyltransferase binding
  • transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific binding
Processes
  • response to cocaine
  • cellular response to isoquinoline alkaloid
  • positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process
  • cellular response to drug
  • glomerular mesangial cell proliferation
  • interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway
  • BMP signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of glomerular metanephric mesangial cell proliferation
  • regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter in response to hypoxia
  • response to ethanol
  • regulation of protein sumoylation
  • cellular response to follicle-stimulating hormone stimulus
  • response to norepinephrine
  • response to electrical stimulus
  • transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • cellular response to mycophenolic acid
  • type I interferon signaling pathway
  • regulation of long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity
  • response to glucose
  • cellular response to mechanical stimulus
  • cellular response to cAMP
  • positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • cellular response to steroid hormone stimulus
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • response to carbon monoxide
  • learning or memory
  • response to amphetamine
  • cellular response to gamma radiation
  • skeletal muscle cell differentiation
  • long-term synaptic potentiation
  • circadian rhythm
  • T cell differentiation
  • negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway
  • response to nutrient levels
  • cellular response to hyperoxia
  • oligodendrocyte differentiation
  • negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • cellular response to insulin stimulus
  • cytokine-mediated signaling pathway
  • cellular response to heparin
  • cellular response to antibiotic
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • nucleus
  • nucleoplasm
General FunctionTranscriptional activator activity, rna polymerase ii core promoter proximal region sequence-specific binding
Specific FunctionTranscriptional regulator. Recognizes and binds to the DNA sequence 5'-CGCCCCCGC-3'(EGR-site). Activates the transcription of target genes whose products are required for mitogenesis and differentiation.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP18146
UniProtKB Entry NameEGR1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021443|Early growth response protein 1 (EGR1)
ATGGCCGCGGCCAAGGCCGAGATGCAGCTGATGTCCCCGCTGCAGATCTCTGACCCGTTC
GGATCCTTTCCTCACTCGCCCACCATGGACAACTACCCTAAGCTGGAGGAGATGATGCTG
CTGAGCAACGGGGCTCCCCAGTTCCTCGGCGCCGCCGGGGCCCCAGAGGGCAGCGGCAGC
AACAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCGGGGGCGGTGGAGGCGGCGGGGGCGGCAGCAACAGCAGC
AGCAGCAGCAGCACCTTCAACCCTCAGGCGGACACGGGCGAGCAGCCCTACGAGCACCTG
ACCGCAGAGTCTTTTCCTGACATCTCTCTGAACAACGAGAAGGTGCTGGTGGAGACCAGT
TACCCCAGCCAAACCACTCGACTGCCCCCCATCACCTATACTGGCCGCTTTTCCCTGGAG
CCTGCACCCAACAGTGGCAACACCTTGTGGCCCGAGCCCCTCTTCAGCTTGGTCAGTGGC
CTAGTGAGCATGACCAACCCACCGGCCTCCTCGTCCTCAGCACCATCTCCAGCGGCCTCC
TCCGCCTCCGCCTCCCAGAGCCCACCCCTGAGCTGCGCAGTGCCATCCAACGACAGCAGT
CCCATTTACTCAGCGGCACCCACCTTCCCCACGCCGAACACTGACATTTTCCCTGAGCCA
CAAAGCCAGGCCTTCCCGGGCTCGGCAGGGACAGCGCTCCAGTACCCGCCTCCTGCCTAC
CCTGCCGCCAAGGGTGGCTTCCAGGTTCCCATGATCCCCGACTACCTGTTTCCACAGCAG
CAGGGGGATCTGGGCCTGGGCACCCCAGACCAGAAGCCCTTCCAGGGCCTGGAGAGCCGC
ACCCAGCAGCCTTCGCTAACCCCTCTGTCTACTATTAAGGCCTTTGCCACTCAGTCGGGC
TCCCAGGACCTGAAGGCCCTCAATACCAGCTACCAGTCCCAGCTCATCAAACCCAGCCGC
ATGCGCAAGTACCCCAACCGGCCCAGCAAGACGCCCCCCCACGAACGCCCTTACGCTTGC
CCAGTGGAGTCCTGTGATCGCCGCTTCTCCCGCTCCGACGAGCTCACCCGCCACATCCGC
ATCCACACAGGCCAGAAGCCCTTCCAGTGCCGCATCTGCATGCGCAACTTCAGCCGCAGC
GACCACCTCACCACCCACATCCGCACCCACACAGGCGAAAAGCCCTTCGCCTGCGACATC
TGTGGAAGAAAGTTTGCCAGGAGCGATGAACGCAAGAGGCATACCAAGATCCACTTGCGG
CAGAAGGACAAGAAAGCAGACAAAAGTGTTGTGGCCTCTTCGGCCACCTCCTCTCTCTCT
TCCTACCCGTCCCCGGTTGCTACCTCTTACCCGTCCCCGGTTACTACCTCTTATCCATCC
CCGGCCACCACCTCATACCCATCCCCTGTGCCCACCTCCTTCTCCTCTCCCGGCTCCTCG
ACCTACCCATCCCCTGTGCACAGTGGCTTCCCCTCCCCGTCGGTGGCCACCACGTACTCC
TCTGTTCCCCCTGCTTTCCCGGCCCAGGTCAGCAGCTTCCCTTCCTCAGCTGTCACCAAC
TCCTTCAGCGCCTCCACAGGGCTTTCGGACATGACAGCAACCTTTTCTCCCAGGACAATT
GAAATTTGCTAA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:3238
Chromosome Location5
LocusNot Available
References
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