Activating protein 2

Family of transcription factors

transcription factor AP-2 alpha (activating enhancer binding protein 2 alpha)

Identifiers

Symbol

TFAP2A

Alt. symbols

TFAP2, AP2TF

NCBI gene

7020

HGNC

11742

OMIM

107580

RefSeq

NM_003220

UniProt

P05549

Other data

Locus

Chr. 6 p22.3

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transcription factor AP-2 beta (activating enhancer binding protein 2 beta)

Identifiers

Symbol

TFAP2B

Alt. symbols

AP2-B

NCBI gene

7021

HGNC

11743

OMIM

601601

RefSeq

NM_003221

UniProt

Q92481

Other data

Locus

Chr. 6 p12

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transcription factor AP-2 gamma (activating enhancer binding protein 2 gamma)

Identifiers

Symbol

TFAP2C

NCBI gene

7022

HGNC

11744

OMIM

601602

RefSeq

NM_003222

UniProt

Q92754

Other data

Locus

Chr. 20 q13.2

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transcription factor AP-2 delta (activating enhancer binding protein 2 delta)

Identifiers

Symbol

TFAP2D

Alt. symbols

TFAP2BL1

83741

15581

610161

NM_172238

Q7Z6R9

Other data

Locus

Chr. 6 p12.3

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transcription factor AP-2 epsilon (activating enhancer binding protein 2 epsilon)

Identifiers

Symbol

TFAP2E

Alt. symbols

AP2E

339488

30774

NM_178548

Q6VUC0

Other data

Locus

Chr. 1 p34.3

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Activating Protein 2 (AP-2) is a family of closely related transcription factors^[1]^[2] which plays a critical role in regulating gene expression during early development.^[3]

References

^ Williams T, Tjian R (1991). "Characterization of a dimerization motif in AP-2 and its function in heterologous DNA-binding proteins". Science. 251 (4997): 1067–71. Bibcode:1991Sci...251.1067W. doi:10.1126/science.1998122. PMID 1998122.
^ Williams T, Tjian R (1991). "Analysis of the DNA-binding and activation properties of the human transcription factor AP-2". Genes Dev. 5 (4): 670–82. doi:10.1101/gad.5.4.670. PMID 2010091.
^ Hilger-Eversheim K, Moser M, Schorle H, Buettner R (2000). "Regulatory roles of AP-2 transcription factors in vertebrate development, apoptosis and cell-cycle control". Gene. 260 (1–2): 1–12. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(00)00454-6. PMID 11137286.

External links

Transcription+Factor+AP-2 at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Transcription factors and intracellular receptors

(1) Basic domains

(1.1) Basic leucine zipper (bZIP)

Activating transcription factor
- AATF
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
AP-1
- c-Fos
- FOSB
- FOSL1
- FOSL2
- JDP2
- c-Jun
- JUNB
- JunD
BACH
- 1
- 2
BATF
BLZF1
C/EBP
- α
- β
- γ
- δ
- ε
- ζ
CREB
- 1
- 3
- L1
CREM
DBP
DDIT3
GABPA
GCN4
HLF
MAF
- B
- F
- G
- K
NFE
- 2
- L1
- L2
- L3
NFIL3
NRL
NRF
- 1
- 2
- 3
XBP1

(1.2) Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)

Group A	AS-C ASCL1 ASCL2 ATOH1 HAND 1 2 MESP2 Myogenic regulatory factors MyoD Myogenin MYF5 MYF6 NeuroD 1 2 Neurogenins 1 2 3 OLIG 1 2 Paraxis TCF15 Scleraxis SLC LYL1 TAL 1 2 Twist
Group B	FIGLA Myc c-Myc l-Myc n-Myc MXD4 TCF4
Group C bHLH-PAS	AhR AHRR ARNT ARNTL ARNTL2 CLOCK HIF 1A EPAS1 3A NPAS 1 2 3 PER 1 2 3 Period SIM 1 2
Group D	BHLH 2 3 9 Pho4 ID 1 2 3 4
Group E	HES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 HEY 1 2 L
Group F bHLH-COE	EBF1

(1.3) bHLH-ZIP

AP-4
MAX
- MXD1
- MXD3
MITF
MNT
MLX
MLXIPL
MXI1
Myc
SREBP
- 1
- 2
USF1

(1.4) NF-1

NFI
- A
- B
- C
- X
SMAD
- R-SMAD
  - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 5
  - 9
- I-SMAD
  - 6
  - 7
- 4)

(1.5) RF-X

RFX
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- ANK

(1.6) Basic helix-span-helix (bHSH)

AP-2
- α
- β
- γ
- δ
- ε

(2) Zinc finger DNA-binding domains

(2.1) Nuclear receptor (Cys₄)

subfamily 1	Thyroid hormone α β CAR FXR LXR α β PPAR α β/δ γ PXR RAR α β γ ROR α β γ Rev-ErbA α β VDR
subfamily 2	COUP-TF (I II Ear-2 HNF4 α γ PNR RXR α β γ Testicular receptor 2 4 TLX
subfamily 3	Steroid hormone Androgen Estrogen α β Glucocorticoid Mineralocorticoid Progesterone Estrogen related α β γ
subfamily 4	NUR NGFIB NOR1 NURR1
subfamily 5	LRH-1 SF1
subfamily 6	GCNF
subfamily 0	DAX1 SHP

(2.2) Other Cys₄

GATA
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
MTA
- 1
- 2
- 3
TRPS1

(2.3) Cys₂His₂

General transcription factors
- TFIIA
- TFIIB
- TFIID
- TFIIE
  - 1
  - 2
- TFIIF
- 1
- 2
  - TFIIH
  - 1
  - 2
  - 4
  - 2I
  - 3A
  - 3C1
  - 3C2

ATBF1
BCL
- 6
- 11A
- 11B
CTCF
E4F1
EGR
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
ERV3
GFI1
GLI family
- 1
- 2
- 3
- REST
- S1
- S2
- YY1
HIC
- 1
- 2
HIVEP
- 1
- 2
- 3
IKZF
- 1
- 2
- 3
ILF
- 2
- 3
Sp/KLF family
- KLF
  - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
  - 5
  - 6
  - 7
  - 8
  - 9
  - 10
  - 11
  - 12
  - 13
  - 14
  - 15
  - 17
- SP
  - 1
  - 2
  - 4
  - 7
  - 8
MTF1
MYT1
OSR1
PRDM9
SALL
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
TSHZ3
WT1
Zbtb7
- 7A
- 7B
ZBTB
- 11
- 16
- 17
- 20
- 21
- 32
- 33
- 40
zinc finger
- 3
- 7
- 9
- 10
- 19
- 22
- 24
- 33B
- 34
- 35
- 41
- 43
- 44
- 51
- 74
- 143
- 146
- 148
- 165
- 202
- 217
- 219
- 238
- 239
- 259
- 267
- 268
- 281
- 300
- 318
- 330
- 346
- 350
- 365
- 366
- 384
- 423
- 451
- 452
- 471
- 593
- 638
- 644
- 649
- 655
- 804A

(2.4) Cys₆

HIVEP1

(2.5) Alternating composition

AIRE
DIDO1
GRLF1
ING
- 1
- 2
- 4
JARID
- 1A
- 1B
- 1C
- 1D
- 2
JMJD1B

(2.6) WRKY

WRKY

(3) Helix-turn-helix domains

(3.1) Homeodomain

Antennapedia
ANTP class

protoHOX Hox-like	ParaHox Gsx 1 2 Xlox PDX1 Cdx 1 2 4 extended Hox: Evx1 Evx2 MEOX1 MEOX2 Homeobox A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A7 A9 A10 A11 A13 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B13 C4 C5 C6 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 D1 D3 D4 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 GBX1 GBX2 MNX1
metaHOX NK-like	BARHL1 BARHL2 BARX1 BARX2 BSX DBX 1 2 DLX 1 2 3 4 5 6 EMX 1 2 EN 1 2 HHEX HLX LBX1 LBX2 MSX 1 2 NANOG NKX 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-5 3-1 3-2 HMX1 HMX2 HMX3 6-1 6-2 NATO TLX1 TLX2 TLX3 VAX1 VAX2

other

ARX
CRX
CUTL1
FHL
- 1
- 2
- 3
HESX1
HOPX
LMX
- 1A
- 1B
NOBOX
TALE
- IRX
  - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
  - 5
  - 6
  - MKX
- MEIS
  - 1
  - 2
- PBX
  - 1
  - 2
  - 3
- PKNOX
  - 1
  - 2
- SIX
  - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
  - 5
PHF
- 1
- 3
- 6
- 8
- 10
- 16
- 17
- 20
- 21A
POU domain
- PIT-1
- BRN-3: A
- B
- C
- Octamer transcription factor: 1
- 2
- 3/4
- 6
- 7
- 11
SATB2
ZEB
- 1
- 2

(3.2) Paired box

PAX
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
PRRX
- 1
- 2
PROP1
PHOX
- 2A
- 2B
RAX
SHOX
SHOX2
VSX1
VSX2
Bicoid
- GSC
- BICD2
- OTX
  - 1
  - 2
- PITX
  - 1
  - 2
  - 3

(3.3) Fork head / winged helix

E2F
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
FOX proteins
- A1
- A2
- A3
- B1
- B2
- C1
- C2
- D1
- D2
- D3
- D4
- D4L1
- D4L3
- D4L4
- D4L5
- D4L6
- E1
- E3
- F1
- F2
- G1
- H1
- I1
- I2
- I3
- J1
- J2
- J3
- K1
- K2
- L1
- L2
- M1
- N1
- N2
- N3
- N4
- O1
- O3
- O4
- O6
- P1
- P2
- P3
- P4
- Q1
- R1
- R2
- S1

(3.4) Heat shock factors

HSF
- 1
- 2
- 4

(3.5) Tryptophan clusters

ELF
- 2
- 4
- 5
EGF
ELK
- 1
- 3
- 4
ERF
ETS
- 1
- 2
- ERG
- SPIB
ETV
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 6
FLI1
Interferon regulatory factors
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
MYB
MYBL2

(3.6) TEA domain

transcriptional enhancer factor
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4

(4) β-Scaffold factors with minor groove contacts

(4.1) Rel homology region	NF-κB NFKB1 NFKB2 REL RELA RELB NFAT C1 C2 C3 C4 5
(4.2) STAT	STAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
(4.3) p53-like	p53 p63 p73 family p53 TP63 p73 TBX 1 2 3 5 19 21 22 TBR1 TBR2 TFT MYRF
(4.4) MADS box	Mef2 A B C D SRF
(4.6) TATA-binding proteins	TBP TBPL1
(4.7) High-mobility group	BBX HMGB 1 2 3 4 HMGN 1 2 3 4 HNF 1A 1B SOX 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 21 SRY SSRP1 TCF/LEF TCF 1 3 4 LEF1 TOX 1 2 3 4
(4.9) Grainyhead	TFCP2
(4.10) Cold-shock domain	CSDA YBX1
(4.11) Runt	CBF CBFA2T2 CBFA2T3 RUNX1 RUNX2 RUNX3 RUNX1T1

(0) Other transcription factors

(0.2) HMGI(Y)	HMGA 1 2 HBP1
(0.3) Pocket domain	Rb RBL1 RBL2
(0.5) AP-2/EREBP-related factors	Apetala 2 EREBP B3
(0.6) Miscellaneous	ARID 1A 1B 2 3A 3B 4A CAP IFI 16 35 MLL 2 3 T1 MNDA NFY A B C Rho/Sigma