Gene Information
Gene NameTCF4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length619
Protein NamesTranscription factor 7-like 2 (HMG box transcription factor 4) (T-cell-specific transcription factor 4) (T-cell factor 4) (TCF-4) (hTCF-4)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000196628 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9NQB0
Gene CardTCF7L2
Uniprot IDQ9NQB0
PfamPF08347; PF00505
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.563446468)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TCF4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TCF4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TCF4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TCF4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tcf4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TCF4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tcf4 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rabbit_ TCF4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTCF3, TCF12
ParalogsTCF3, TCF12
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in epithelium from small intestine, with the highest expression at the top of the crypts and a gradient of expression from crypt to villus. Detected in colon epithelium and colon cancer, and in epithelium from mammary gland and carcinomas derived therefrom. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9916915}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1JDH  (X-ray  1.90A  1JPW  (X-ray  2.50A  2GL7  (X-ray  2.60A 
DBSNP rs2757884 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus, PML body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12727872, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22699938, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9916915}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19304756}. Note=Diffuse pattern. Colocalizes with SUMO1 and PIAS4 in a subset of PML (promyelocytic leukemia) nuclear bodies.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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