TCF7L2(转录因子7类似物2,英文全称Transcription Factor 7-Like 2)属于TCF/LEF基因家族,该家族成员均为Wnt信号通路的关键转录调控因子,其共性是依赖β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)激活下游靶基因表达,参与胚胎发育、细胞增殖分化等过程。TCF7L2编码的蛋白质含有高迁移率族(HMG)结构域,可特异性结合DNA调控区域,主要在小肠、肝脏、胰腺和脂肪组织表达,其核心功能是调节胰岛素分泌和糖代谢稳态。该基因的常见突变(如rs7903146)会显著降低胰腺β细胞功能,导致胰岛素分泌不足,成为2型糖尿病最强的遗传风险因素之一,携带风险等位基因者患病概率增加1.4-1.6倍。突变还可能影响Wnt信号传导效率,导致肠内分泌细胞分化异常。当TCF7L2过表达时,会异常激活Wnt靶基因如c-Myc、Cyclin D1,促进细胞过度增殖,与结直肠癌发生相关;而表达降低则损害胰岛β细胞增殖能力,减少胰高血糖素样肽-1(GLP-1)的合成,削弱肠促胰岛素效应。该基因还通过表观遗传调控影响其他代谢相关基因(如GCK、IRS1)的表达,其单核苷酸多态性(SNP)与妊娠糖尿病和肥胖易感性也存在关联。药物研发中针对TCF7L2相关通路(如DPP-4抑制剂)已成为糖尿病治疗的重要策略。
This gene encodes a high mobility group (HMG) box-containing transcription factor that plays a key role in the Wnt signaling pathway. The protein has been implicated in blood glucose homeostasis. Genetic variants of this gene are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Several transcript variants encoding multiple different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2010]
此基因编码起着Wnt信号途径中的关键作用,高迁移率组(HMG)含盒转录因子。蛋白质有牵连的血糖稳态。该基因的遗传变异与II型糖尿病的风险增加有关。一些转录变异体编码多种不同的亚型已经发现了这种基因。[由RefSeq的,2010年10月提供]
TCF7L2基因(以及对应的蛋白质)的细胞分布位置:
TCF7L2基因的本体(GO)信息:
| 名称 |
|---|
| 4310 Wnt signaling pathway [PATH:hsa04310] |
| 4390 Hippo signaling pathway [PATH:hsa04390] |
| 4520 Adherens junction [PATH:hsa04520] |
| 4916 Melanogenesis [PATH:hsa04916] |
| 5200 Pathways in cancer [PATH:hsa05200] |
| 5210 Colorectal cancer [PATH:hsa05210] |
| 5216 Thyroid cancer [PATH:hsa05216] |
| 5221 Acute myeloid leukemia [PATH:hsa05221] |
| 5217 Basal cell carcinoma [PATH:hsa05217] |
| 5215 Prostate cancer [PATH:hsa05215] |
| 5213 Endometrial cancer [PATH:hsa05213] |
| 5412 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) [PATH:hsa05412] |
| 名称 |
|---|
| beta-catenin independent WNT signaling |
| binding of TCF/LEF:CTNNB1 to target gene promoters |
| Ca2+ pathway |
| deactivation of the beta-catenin transactivating complex |
| Degradation of beta-catenin by the destruction complex |
| Disease |
| Diseases of signal transduction |
| formation of the beta-catenin:TCF transactivating complex |
| Incretin synthesis, secretion, and inactivation |
| Metabolism of proteins |
| Peptide hormone metabolism |
| repression of WNT target genes |
| Signaling by Wnt |
| Signaling by WNT in cancer |
| Synthesis, secretion, and inactivation of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) |
| TCF dependent signaling in response to WNT |
| TCF7L2 mutants don't bind CTBP |
| 疾病名称 | 关系值 | NofPmids | NofSnps | 来源 |
| Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent | 0.613988408 | 328 | 54 | BeFree_CLINVAR_CTD_human_GAD_GWASCAT_LHGDN_RGD |
| Colorectal Neoplasms | 0.138789078 | 16 | 3 | BeFree_CTD_human_LHGDN |
| Colorectal Cancer | 0.135863181 | 43 | 6 | BeFree_GAD_GWASCAT |
| Colonic Neoplasms | 0.133178557 | 5 | 0 | BeFree_CTD_human_GAD_LHGDN |
| Metabolic Syndrome X | 0.129001189 | 10 | 7 | BeFree_GAD_GWASCAT |
| Malignant neoplasm of breast | 0.126710102 | 18 | 6 | BeFree_GAD_GWASCAT |
| Adenocarcinoma | 0.120542884 | 3 | 0 | BeFree_CTD_human |
| Bipolar Disorder | 0.120542884 | 2 | 2 | BeFree_GWASCAT |
| Hyperplasia | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | CTD_human |
| Juvenile arthritis | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | CTD_human |
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