Gene

tfam

ID
ZDB-GENE-061013-552
Name
transcription factor A, mitochondrial
Symbol
tfam Nomenclature History
Previous Names
  • zgc:153358
Type
protein_coding_gene
Location
Chr: 12 Mapping Details/Browsers
Description
Predicted to have DNA binding activity. Predicted to localize to nucleus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; Huntington's disease; Parkinson's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; and mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 15. Is expressed in brain; heart; heart tube; myotome; and pharyngeal arch 3-7. Orthologous to human TFAM (transcription factor A, mitochondrial).
Genome Resources
Note
None
Comparative Information
Expression
All Expression Data
11 figures from 10 publications
Cross-Species Comparison
High Throughput Data
Thisse Expression Data
No data available
Wild Type Expression Summary
Phenotype
All Phenotype Data
6 figures from Ullah et al., 2021
Cross-Species Comparison
Alliance
Phenotype Summary
Mutations
Mutants
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Human Disease
Associated With tfam Human Ortholog
Disease Ontology Term Multi-Species Data OMIM Term OMIM Phenotype ID
mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 15 Alliance ?Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 15 (hepatocerebral type) 617156
Associated With tfam Via Experimental Models
No data available
Gene Ontology
Protein Domains
Domain, Family, and Site Summary
Type InterPro ID Name
Domain IPR009071 High mobility group box domain
Family IPR050342 High Mobility Group Box (HMGB)
Homologous_superfamily IPR036910 High mobility group box domain superfamily
Domain Details Per Protein
Protein Length High mobility group box domain High mobility group box domain superfamily High Mobility Group Box (HMGB)
UniProtKB:Q08BL2 277
Transcripts
Genome Browsers
Type Name Annotation Method Has Havana Data Length (nt) Analysis
mRNA tfam-201 (1) Ensembl 1,356 nt
Interactions and Pathways
No data available
Antibodies
No data available
Plasmids
No data available
Constructs
Marker Relationships
Sequences
Orthology
Comparative Orthology
Alliance
Gene Tree
Ensembl
Citations