MEF2A


Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a DNA-binding transcription factor that activates many muscle-specific, growth factor-induced, and stress-induced genes. The encoded protein can act as a homodimer or as a heterodimer and is involved in several cellular processes, including muscle development, neuronal differentiation, cell growth control, and apoptosis. Defects in this gene could be a cause of autosomal dominant coronary artery disease 1 with myocardial infarction (ADCAD1). Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010].

NameOMIM IDEnsembl IDHGNC IDPHARMGKB IDMap Location
myocyte enhancer factor 2AMIM:600660Ensembl:ENSG00000068305HGNC:HGNC:6993PA3073115q26.3

GO terms in MEF2A


Term TypeEvidence TypeGO Term IDGO Des.
MFIDAGO:0000977RNA polymerase II regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIBAGO:0000978RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIDAGO:0000978RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIDAGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFISAGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFISMGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFNASGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIBAGO:0001077transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIDAGO:0001077transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIPIGO:0001085RNA polymerase II transcription factor binding
MFIBAGO:0001102RNA polymerase II activating transcription factor binding
MFIBAGO:0001205transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIDAGO:0003682chromatin binding
MFIDAGO:0003700DNA-binding transcription factor activity
MFIEAGO:0003705transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific binding
MFIDAGO:0003713transcription coactivator activity
MFIPIGO:0005515protein binding
MFIPIGO:0005515protein binding
MFIEAGO:0019901protein kinase binding
MFIPIGO:0033613activating transcription factor binding
MFIPIGO:0035035histone acetyltransferase binding
MFIBAGO:0042826histone deacetylase binding
MFIPIGO:0042826histone deacetylase binding
MFIDAGO:0043565sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIPIGO:0046332SMAD binding
MFIPIGO:0046982protein heterodimerization activity
CCIBAGO:0000790nuclear chromatin
CCISSGO:0000790nuclear chromatin
CCIDAGO:0005634nucleus
CCIDAGO:0005654nucleoplasm
CCTASGO:0005654nucleoplasm
CCIDAGO:0005667transcription factor complex
CCIDAGO:0005829cytosol
BPISSGO:0000002mitochondrial genome maintenance
BPIDAGO:0000122negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPIDAGO:0000165MAPK cascade
BPIDAGO:0006351transcription, DNA-templated
BPIEAGO:0006366transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPIEAGO:0006915apoptotic process
BPIEPGO:0007507heart development
BPNASGO:0007517muscle organ development
BPIDAGO:0010613positive regulation of cardiac muscle hypertrophy
BPIGIGO:0010613positive regulation of cardiac muscle hypertrophy
BPIDAGO:0045944positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPIEAGO:0046326positive regulation of glucose import
BPISSGO:0048311mitochondrion distribution
BPISSGO:0048813dendrite morphogenesis
BPTASGO:0051149positive regulation of muscle cell differentiation
BPISSGO:0055005ventricular cardiac myofibril assembly
BPISSGO:0061337cardiac conduction
BPIMPGO:0070375ERK5 cascade
BPIDAGO:0071277cellular response to calcium ion

Gene expression in normal tissue: MEF2A

Gene-model tissue-cancer distribution: Bubble Plot

Gene-drug pathway distribution

Pathways in MEF2A


DatabasePathway IDPathway Des.
wikipathwaysWP1541Energy Metabolism
wikipathwaysWP1991SRF and miRs in Smooth Muscle Differentiation and Proliferation
wikipathwaysWP2012miRs in Muscle Cell Differentiation
wikipathwaysWP2023Cell Differentiation - Index expanded
wikipathwaysWP2029Cell Differentiation - Index
wikipathwaysWP236Adipogenesis
wikipathwaysWP2380Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) signaling pathway
wikipathwaysWP2795Cardiac Hypertrophic Response
wikipathwaysWP366TGF-beta Signaling Pathway
wikipathwaysWP437EGF-EGFR Signaling Pathway
kegghsa04022cGMP-PKG signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04371Apelin signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05418Fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis - Homo sapiens (human)
pidp38alphabetadownstreampathwaySignaling mediated by p38-alpha and p38-beta
biocartaat1rpathwayangiotensin ii mediated activation of jnk pathway via pyk2 dependent signaling
biocartaerk5pathwayrole of erk5 in neuronal survival pathway
biocartahdacpathwaycontrol of skeletal myogenesis by hdac and calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase (camk)
biocartamapkpathwaymapkinase signaling pathway
biocartamitrpathwaysignal dependent regulation of myogenesis by corepressor mitr
biocartap38mapkpathwayp38 mapk signaling pathway
biocartapgc1apathwayregulation of pgc-1a
reactomeR-HSA-1266738Developmental Biology
reactomeR-HSA-1280215Cytokine Signaling in Immune system
reactomeR-HSA-162582Signal Transduction
reactomeR-HSA-166016Toll Like Receptor 4 (TLR4) Cascade
reactomeR-HSA-166058MyD88:Mal cascade initiated on plasma membrane
reactomeR-HSA-166166MyD88-independent TLR4 cascade
reactomeR-HSA-166520Signaling by NTRKs
reactomeR-HSA-168138Toll Like Receptor 9 (TLR9) Cascade
reactomeR-HSA-168142Toll Like Receptor 10 (TLR10) Cascade
reactomeR-HSA-168164Toll Like Receptor 3 (TLR3) Cascade
reactomeR-HSA-168176Toll Like Receptor 5 (TLR5) Cascade
reactomeR-HSA-168179Toll Like Receptor TLR1:TLR2 Cascade
reactomeR-HSA-168181Toll Like Receptor 7/8 (TLR7/8) Cascade
reactomeR-HSA-168188Toll Like Receptor TLR6:TLR2 Cascade
reactomeR-HSA-168249Innate Immune System
reactomeR-HSA-168256Immune System
reactomeR-HSA-168898Toll-Like Receptors Cascades
reactomeR-HSA-181438Toll Like Receptor 2 (TLR2) Cascade
reactomeR-HSA-187037Signaling by NTRK1 (TRKA)
reactomeR-HSA-198725Nuclear Events (kinase and transcription factor activation)
reactomeR-HSA-198753ERK/MAPK targets
reactomeR-HSA-375170CDO in myogenesis
reactomeR-HSA-448424Interleukin-17 signaling
reactomeR-HSA-449147Signaling by Interleukins
reactomeR-HSA-450282MAPK targets/ Nuclear events mediated by MAP kinases
reactomeR-HSA-450294MAP kinase activation
reactomeR-HSA-525793Myogenesis
reactomeR-HSA-9006934Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
reactomeR-HSA-937061TRIF(TICAM1)-mediated TLR4 signaling
reactomeR-HSA-975138TRAF6 mediated induction of NFkB and MAP kinases upon TLR7/8 or 9 activation
reactomeR-HSA-975155MyD88 dependent cascade initiated on endosome
reactomeR-HSA-975871MyD88 cascade initiated on plasma membrane

Gene-Drug: Aster Plot


Drug IDDrug NameModel Num.
iGMDRD705Nakiterpiosin3
iGMDRD105Triptolide3
iGMDRD289Parthenolide6
iGMDRD5Tyrphostin AG 14786
iGMDRD121GMX17783
iGMDRD271Brefeldin A3
iGMDRD202Curcumin6
iGMDRD137Indisulam3
iGMDRD263AACOCF33
iGMDRD329Merck602
iGMDRD414MST-3123
iGMDRD345Compound 10b [PMID: 11504634]2
iGMDRD584VER 1550082
iGMDRD48Dexamethasone2
iGMDRD486Tosedostat3
iGMDRD945ML2142
iGMDRD901ELCPK2
iGMDRD314Tanespimycin2
iGMDRD698Neratinib3
iGMDRD237ABT-7513
iGMDRD52Rotenone3
iGMDRD255SB2250026
iGMDRD138PX 123
iGMDRD356PNU-746542
iGMDRD451Serdemetan4
iGMDRD780PP-302
iGMDRD100Zebularine2
iGMDRD188Piperlongumine3
iGMDRD387CHIR-990212
iGMDRD889Compound 7d-cis2
iGMDRD126Tipifarnib2
iGMDRD61Kinetin riboside3

Gene in drug-gene network: Network Plot

Gene-drug targets distribution

Gene Structure: PDB

Models in MEF2A

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