Human Genes & MicroRNAs Registry
of 346
Metabolic, Endocrine, Structural & Immune Genes
81
ABCA1
9q31.1
Encodes the ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCA1 that exports cellular cholesterol and phospholipids onto lipid-poor ApoA-I and ApoE.
ABCG1
21q22.3
Encodes the homodimeric ABCG1 sterol transporter that exports cholesterol and oxysterols from macrophages onto mature HDL particles.
ACE
17q23.3
Encodes endothelial angiotensin-converting enzyme, the zinc metallopeptidase generating angiotensin II and degrading bradykinin.
ACTN3
11q13.2
Encodes the fast-twitch sarcomeric Z-disc protein alpha-actinin-3; the common R577X nonsense polymorphism influences sprint power versus oxidative muscle metabolism.
ACVR2A
2q22.3-q23.1
Encodes activin receptor type-2A, whose ligand-trap ectodomain forms the basis of FDA-approved biologics sotatercept and luspatercept.
ACVR2B
3p22.2
Encodes the high-affinity type II serine/threonine kinase receptor for myostatin, activin A, and GDF11 on skeletal muscle fibers.
ADIPOQ
3q27.3
Adiponectin, a hormone regulating glucose and lipid metabolism.
AGT
1q42.2
Encodes hepatic angiotensinogen, the sole precursor of angiotensin I and II; targeted by long-acting siRNA therapeutics for hypertension.
AKT1
14q32.33
Protein kinase regulating cell survival and proliferation.
ALAS1
3p21.2
Encodes the rate-limiting hepatic mitochondrial enzyme of heme biosynthesis; target of givosiran siRNA in acute hepatic porphyria.
ANGPTL3
1p31.3
Encodes the liver-secreted hepatokine ANGPTL3 that inhibits lipoprotein lipase and endothelial lipase.
ANGPTL4
19p13.2
Encodes the fasting-induced ANGPTL4 protein that inhibits adipose lipoprotein lipase to redirect fatty acids to oxidative tissues.
ANGPTL8
19p13.2
Encodes the insulin-induced refeeding factor ANGPTL8 that complexes with ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL4 to direct postprandial lipid storage.
APOA1
11q23.3
Encodes apolipoprotein A-I, the primary structural protein of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and cofactor for LCAT in reverse cholesterol transport.
APOA5
11q23.3
Encodes apolipoprotein A-V, an activator of intravascular triglyceride lipolysis that suppresses the ANGPTL3/8 inhibitor complex.
APOB
2p24.1
Encodes both hepatic ApoB-100 and intestinal ApoB-48 via site-specific C-to-U mRNA editing, serving as the structural scaffold of atherogenic lipoproteins.
APOC3
11q23.3
Encodes apolipoprotein C-III, a potent inhibitor of plasma triglyceride clearance and validated target of ASO and siRNA therapeutics.
Beta Catenin
Regulates cell adhesion and Wnt signaling.
BMPR1A
10q23.2
Encodes the ALK3 type I bone morphogenetic protein receptor that activates SMAD1/5/8 to promote osteogenesis, muscle hypertrophy, and intestinal crypt homeostasis.
CD38
4p15.32
Encodes the principal mammalian NAD+-degrading glycohydrolase and plasma-cell surface marker targeted by daratumumab.
CETP
16q13
Encodes cholesteryl ester transfer protein, which transfers cholesteryl esters from HDL to atherogenic ApoB-containing lipoproteins.
CRH
8q13.1
Corticotropin-releasing hormone, regulates stress response.
CTLA4
2q33.2
Encodes the CTLA-4 immune checkpoint receptor that outcompetes CD28 for B7 ligands to restrain early T-cell priming.
EPO
7q22.1
Encodes erythropoietin, the hypoxia-inducible renal glycoprotein hormone governing red blood cell production in bone marrow.
F2
11p11.2
Encodes thrombin, critical for blood clotting.
F5
1q24.2
Coagulation factor V, regulates blood clotting.
F8
Xq28
Encodes coagulation factor VIII; X-linked mutations cause hemophilia A, treated by AAV5-hF8-SQ gene therapy and bispecific antibodies.
F9
Xq27.1
Encodes vitamin K-dependent coagulation factor IX; mutated in hemophilia B and delivered as the hyperactive Padua variant in AAV5 gene therapy.
FGF21
19q13.33
Encodes the fasting- and stress-induced endocrine hepatokine FGF21 that signals via FGFR1c/beta-Klotho to stimulate fatty acid oxidation, thermogenesis, and liver fibrosis resolution.
FST
5q11.2
Encodes follistatin, the extracellular glycoprotein that wraps around and neutralizes myostatin and activin A to promote muscle growth.
G6PC1
17q21.31
Encodes the endoplasmic reticulum glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit required for hepatic glucose release during fasting.
GCK
7p13
Glucokinase, regulates glucose metabolism.
GDF11
12q13.2
Encodes growth differentiation factor 11 (BMP-11), a close structural paralog of myostatin essential for axial skeletal patterning, neurogenesis, and erythropoiesis regulation.
GDF15
19p13.11
Encodes the cellular stress-induced mitokine GDF15 that signals through the brainstem GFRAL-RET receptor to regulate appetite, nausea, and energy balance.
GH1
17q23.3
Encodes pituitary growth hormone (somatotropin), the master endocrine regulator of postnatal longitudinal bone growth and hepatic IGF-1 production.
GHR
5p13.1-p12
Encodes the transmembrane growth hormone receptor; biallelic loss-of-function causes Laron syndrome with severe dwarfism and protection from diabetes and cancer.
GYS1
19q13.33
Glycogen synthase 1, muscle-specific enzyme for glycogen synthesis.
GYS2
12p12.1
Glycogen synthase 2, liver-specific enzyme for glycogen synthesis.
HAO1
20p12.3
Encodes liver-specific peroxisomal glycolate oxidase, the validated substrate-reduction target of lumasiran siRNA in primary hyperoxaluria type 1.
HBB
11p15.4
Encodes the adult beta-globin subunit of hemoglobin A; mutated in sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia.
HBG1
11p15.4
Encodes the A-gamma globin chain of fetal hemoglobin (HbF), whose reactivation rescues sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia.
HBG2
11p15.4
Encodes the G-gamma globin chain of fetal hemoglobin (HbF), predominating at birth and co-reactivated with HBG1 in genetic therapies for sickle cell disease.
HFE
6p22.2
Regulates iron homeostasis; mutations cause hemochromatosis.
IGF1
12q23.2
Encodes insulin-like growth factor 1 (somatomedin C), the primary endocrine mediator of growth hormone and local autocrine driver of skeletal muscle hypertrophy.
IGF1R
15q26.3
Encodes the heterotetrameric receptor tyrosine kinase mediating IGF-1 and IGF-2 anabolic signaling; hypomorphic variants are enriched in centenarians.
IGF2
11p15.5
Encodes paternally expressed insulin-like growth factor 2, the primary mitogenic driver of placental and embryonic growth.
IL6
7p15.3
Cytokine gene regulating inflammation and immune response.
INHBA
7p14.1
Encodes the beta-A subunit that homodimerizes into Activin A (stimulating FSH and muscle catabolism) or heterodimerizes into Inhibin A.
INS
11p15.5
Insulin, a hormone regulating glucose metabolism.
KL
13q13.1
Encodes alpha-Klotho, the renal FGF23 co-receptor and circulating longevity hormone regulating phosphate homeostasis and cognitive resilience.
KLKB1
4q35.2
Encodes hepatic plasma prekallikrein, the serine protease zymogen that releases vasoactive bradykinin; target of in vivo CRISPR and ASO therapies for hereditary angioedema.
LDHA
11p15.1
Encodes the muscle/liver M-subunit of lactate dehydrogenase, catalyzing both anaerobic lactate production and the final step of hepatic oxalate synthesis.
LDLR
19p13.2
Encodes the hepatic low-density lipoprotein receptor discovered by Brown and Goldstein, clearing cholesterol-rich LDL from plasma.
LIN28
1p36.11
RNA-binding protein regulating developmental timing and stem cell pluripotency.
LPA
6q25.3-q26
Encodes apolipoprotein(a), the polymorphic kringle-repeat glycoprotein covalently linked to ApoB-100 in atherogenic lipoprotein(a).
LPL
8p21.3
Encodes lipoprotein lipase, the rate-limiting intravascular enzyme hydrolyzing triglycerides in chylomicrons and VLDL.
MSTN
2q32.2
Encodes myostatin (GDF-8), the autocrine/paracrine TGF-beta family chalone that restricts skeletal muscle fiber hypertrophy and hyperplasia.
MTHFR
1p36.22
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, regulates folate metabolism.
NADPH Oxidase
Enzyme complex generating reactive oxygen species.
NADSYN1
11q13.4
Encodes glutamine-dependent NAD+ synthetase 1, catalyzing the final amidation of nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide (NAAD) into NAD+.
NAMPT
7q22.3
Encodes nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase, the rate-limiting enzyme recycling nicotinamide into NMN in the mammalian NAD+ salvage pathway.
NOS3
7q36.1
Encodes endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), which synthesizes vascular nitric oxide in response to shear stress and acetylcholine.
NPC1L1
7p13
Encodes the intestinal brush-border and hepatobiliary sterol transporter NPC1L1, the direct molecular target of ezetimibe.
PAH
12q23.2
Phenylalanine hydroxylase, metabolizes phenylalanine.
PCSK9
1p32.3
Proprotein convertase, regulates cholesterol homeostasis by targeting hepatic LDL receptors for lysosomal degradation.
PDCD1
2q37.3
Encodes the PD-1 inhibitory immune checkpoint receptor on activated T cells, targeted by cancer immunotherapies and CRISPR-edited CAR-T cells.
PI3K
3q26.32
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase, regulates cell growth and survival.
PINK1
1p36.12
Encodes the mitochondrial serine/threonine kinase PINK1 that senses membrane depolarization and recruits Parkin to initiate mitophagy.
PKN
19p13.12
Protein kinase N, regulates cytoskeletal organization.
POMC
2p23.3
Pro-opiomelanocortin, precursor to multiple hormones.
PRKN
6q26
Encodes the Parkin RBR E3 ubiquitin ligase activated by PINK1 to ubiquitylate outer mitochondrial membrane proteins for mitophagy.
SCARB1
12q24.31
Encodes SR-B1, the physiological high-density lipoprotein receptor mediating selective cholesteryl ester uptake in the liver and steroidogenic glands.
SERPINA1
14q32.13
Encodes alpha-1 antitrypsin, the major plasma serine protease inhibitor protecting pulmonary alveoli from neutrophil elastase.
SMTN
22q12.2
Smoothelin, structural protein in smooth muscle.
SOD1
21q22.11
Superoxide dismutase 1, neutralizes reactive oxygen species.
Sonic Hedgehog
Signaling protein critical for embryonic development.
TGFB1
19q13.2
Transforming growth factor beta 1, regulates cell growth and immunity.
TNF
6p21.33
Tumor necrosis factor, regulates inflammation and immunity.
TTR
18q12.1
Encodes transthyretin, the hepatic tetrameric transporter of thyroxine and retinol whose dissociation causes hereditary and wild-type ATTR amyloidosis.
UCP1
4q31.1
Uncoupling protein 1, regulates non-shivering thermogenesis in brown and beige adipose mitochondria.
WNT
Signaling proteins regulating development and cell proliferation.
Neurogenetic, Synaptic & Channel Genes
36
APOE
19q13.32
Lipoprotein gene involved in lipid metabolism; linked to Alzheimer disease.
APP
21q21.3
Amyloid precursor protein, linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
BDNF
11p14.1
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, supports neural growth, synaptic plasticity, and long-term potentiation.
CEP290
12q21.32
Encodes the centrosomal/ciliary transition-zone protein mutated in Leber congenital amaurosis type 10.
CFTR
Ion channel gene regulating chloride transport.
COMT
22q11.21
Encodes catechol-O-methyltransferase, the primary enzyme clearing dopamine in the prefrontal cortex.
DMPK
19q13.32
Encodes myotonic dystrophy protein kinase; 3-prime UTR CTG repeat expansion causes myotonic dystrophy type 1.
FMR1
Xq27.3
Encodes FMRP, regulates mRNA translation; linked to fragile X syndrome.
Huntingtin
Protein involved in neural function; mutations cause Huntington's disease.
KCNH2
7q36.1
Encodes the hERG (Kv11.1) potassium channel mediating the rapid delayed rectifier current IKr in cardiac repolarization.
LEPTIN
Hormone regulating energy balance and appetite.
LRP5
11q13.2
Co-receptor in Wnt signaling pathway.
MAOA
Xp11.3
Encodes the X-linked mitochondrial enzyme monoamine oxidase A catabolizing serotonin and norepinephrine.
MECP2
Xq28
Encodes the X-linked methyl-CpG-binding chromatin reader mutated in Rett syndrome.
NGF
1p13.2
Encodes nerve growth factor (beta-NGF), essential for nociceptive and sympathetic neuron survival and pain sensitization.
NOTCH1
9q34.3
Receptor regulating cell differentiation and development.
NTRK1
1q23.1
Encodes the TrkA receptor tyrosine kinase for nerve growth factor; mutated in CIPA and rearranged in solid tumors.
P2RX3
11q12.1
Encodes the ATP-gated P2X3 ion channel subunit mediating purinergic pain and cough reflexes.
PIEZO1
16q24.3
Encodes the non-neuronal mechanosensitive cation channel governing erythrocyte volume and vascular shear stress.
PIEZO2
18p11.22-p11.21
Encodes the principal vertebrate mechanosensitive ion channel for light touch and proprioception.
RPE65
1p31.3
Encodes the retinal pigment epithelium isomerohydrolase regenerating 11-cis-retinal; target of Luxturna gene therapy.
RYR2
1q43
Encodes the giant sarcoplasmic reticulum ryanodine receptor 2 governing cardiac calcium-induced calcium release.
SCN5A
3p22.2
Encodes the principal cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.5 driving phase 0 myocardial depolarization.
SCN9A
2q24.3
Encodes the Nav1.7 voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunit governing peripheral pain signaling.
SCN10A
3p22.2
Encodes the tetrodotoxin-resistant Nav1.8 sodium channel driving repetitive firing in nociceptors.
SCN11A
3p22.2
Encodes the TTX-resistant Nav1.9 sodium channel generating persistent subthreshold currents in nociceptors.
SLC6A4
17q11.2
Encodes the presynaptic serotonin transporter (SERT), the primary molecular target of SSRI antidepressants.
SMN1
5q13.2
Encodes the survival motor neuron protein required for snRNP assembly; biallelic loss causes spinal muscular atrophy.
SMN2
5q13.2
Human-specific centromeric paralog of SMN1 whose copy number and exon 7 splicing govern spinal muscular atrophy severity.
TAC1
7q21.3
Encodes the protachykinin-1 precursor cleaved into Substance P and Neurokinin A in nociceptive neurons.
TFRC
3q29
Transferrin receptor, regulates iron uptake.
THRA
17q21.1
Thyroid hormone receptor alpha, regulates metabolism.
THRB
3p24.2
Thyroid hormone receptor beta, regulates metabolism.
TRPA1
8q21.11
Encodes the electrophile-sensing TRPA1 cation channel detecting pungent irritants and endogenous oxidative stress.
TRPM8
2q37.1
Encodes the primary cold- and menthol-activated ion channel of somatosensory neurons.
TRPV4
12q24.11
Encodes a polymodal Ca2+-permeable TRP channel activated by osmotic cell swelling, warmth, and mechanical shear stress.
Oncogenes, Tumor Suppressors & DNA Repair
49
ABL1
9q34.12
Tyrosine kinase, regulates cell growth; linked to leukemia.
APC
5q22.2
Tumor suppressor regulating cell division.
ATM
11q22.3
Encodes the apical serine/threonine kinase ATM that senses DNA double-strand breaks and orchestrates genome-wide repair and cell-cycle checkpoints.
ATR
3q23
Encodes the essential replication-stress kinase ATR that senses RPA-coated single-stranded DNA to stabilize stalled DNA replication forks.
BCL2
18q21.33
Anti-apoptotic protein regulating cell survival.
BCL6
3q27.3
Transcription factor regulating lymphocyte differentiation.
BRCA1
17q21.31
Tumor suppressor involved in DNA repair.
BRCA2
13q13.1
Tumor suppressor involved in DNA repair.
C-MYC
Oncogene regulating cell proliferation and apoptosis.
CDKN1A
6p21.2
Encodes p21Cip1/Waf1, the direct transcriptional target of p53 that inhibits Cyclin-CDK2/CDK1 complexes and PCNA to halt DNA replication.
CDKN2A
9p21.3
Encodes both p16INK4a (inhibiting CDK4/6-RB1 phosphorylation) and p14ARF (inhibiting MDM2 to stabilize p53) via overlapping reading frames.
CDKN2B
9p21.3
Encodes the p15INK4b cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor induced by TGF-beta signaling at the chromosome 9p21.3 tumor suppressor and coronary disease locus.
EGFR
7p11.2
Epidermal growth factor receptor, regulates cell proliferation.
HDAC1
1p35.2-p35.1
Encodes the archetype Class I zinc-dependent nuclear histone deacetylase that forms the catalytic core of the Sin3, NuRD, and CoREST chromatin-remodeling complexes.
HDAC2
6q21
Encodes Class I histone deacetylase 2, which restrains hippocampal synaptic plasticity and mediates glucocorticoid receptor anti-inflammatory transrepression.
HDAC3
5q31.3
Encodes Class I histone deacetylase 3, the sole catalytic engine of the NCoR1 and SMRT nuclear receptor corepressor complexes governing circadian lipid metabolism.
HDAC5
17q21.31
Encodes Class IIa histone deacetylase 5, which is phosphorylated and exported from the nucleus by AMPK and CaMKII during exercise to unlock GLUT4 and PGC-1alpha transcription.
HDAC6
Xp11.23
Encodes the unique two-domain cytoplasmic Class IIb deacetylase HDAC6 that regulates microtubule axonal transport, HSP90 chaperone function, and aggresomal autophagy.
HDAC7
12q13.11
Encodes Class IIa histone deacetylase 7, required for vascular endothelial integrity and thymocyte negative selection.
HDAC8
Xq13.1
Encodes the monomeric X-linked Class I deacetylase HDAC8 that recycles the chromosomal cohesin complex subunit SMC3; mutated in Cornelia de Lange syndrome.
HDAC9
7p21.1
Encodes Class IIa histone deacetylase 9 (and its splice isoform MITR), a key repressor of cardiac hypertrophy and major genetic risk locus for large-artery ischemic stroke.
HDAC10
22q13.33
Encodes Class IIb enzyme HDAC10, which functions primarily as a cytosolic polyamine deacetylase hydrolyzing N8-acetylspermidine to regenerate spermidine.
HDAC11
3p25.1
Encodes the sole Class IV enzyme HDAC11, a potent lysine long-chain fatty-acyl deacylase that restrains brown adipose thermogenesis and modulates anti-tumor immunity.
HRAS
11p15.5
Oncogene regulating cell growth and division.
JAK2
9p24.1
Tyrosine kinase involved in cytokine signaling.
KRAS
12p12.1
Oncogene regulating cell growth and division.
LMNA
1q22
Encodes nuclear lamins A and C; mutated in dilated cardiomyopathy, Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.
MDM2
12q15
Encodes the RING-finger E3 ubiquitin ligase MDM2, the principal negative regulator that masks and degrades the p53 tumor suppressor.
MTOR
1p36.22
Mechanistic target of rapamycin, the master nutrient-sensing kinase complex governing cell growth, protein synthesis, autophagy, and aging.
MYC
8q24.21
Oncogene regulating cell proliferation and apoptosis.
NF1
17q11.2
Tumor suppressor regulating RAS signaling.
NF2
22q12.2
Tumor suppressor regulating cell adhesion and growth.
NRAS
1p13.2
Oncogene regulating cell growth and division.
PARP1
1q42.12
Encodes the abundant nuclear enzyme PARP1 that senses DNA strand breaks and consumes NAD+ to synthesize poly(ADP-ribose) repair scaffolds.
PDE4A
19p13.2
Encodes cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase 4A, which compartmentalizes cyclic AMP degradation in prefrontal cortical dendritic spines, olfactory neurons, and inflammatory cells.
PDE4B
1p31.3
Encodes cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase 4B, the DISC1-binding synaptic enzyme and primary innate-immune PDE4 isoform driving TNF-alpha production in monocytes and microglia.
PDE4C
19p13.11
Encodes cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase 4C, which localizes to renal primary cilia to restrain cystogenesis and harbors the most reproducible CpG methylation biomarker of human chronological aging.
PDE4D
5q11.2-q12.1
Encodes cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase 4D, the principal regulator of hippocampal cAMP-CREB1 memory consolidation and cardiac ryanodine receptor microdomains.
PTEN
10q23.31
Tumor suppressor regulating cell growth.
RB1
13q14.2
Tumor suppressor regulating the G1/S cell cycle restriction point by binding E2F transcription factors and recruiting chromatin corepressors.
RXRA
9q34.2
Retinoid X receptor alpha, regulates gene expression.
RXRB
6p21.32
Retinoid X receptor beta, regulates gene expression.
RXRG
1q23.3
Retinoid X receptor gamma, regulates gene expression.
TCL1A
14q32.13
Regulates lymphocyte development and oncogenesis.
TERC
3q26.2
Encodes the 451-nucleotide non-coding RNA component of telomerase that supplies the template for TTAGGG telomeric DNA synthesis.
TERT
5p15.33
Encodes the rate-limiting catalytic reverse transcriptase subunit of telomerase, counteracting telomere attrition in stem cells and reactivated in ~85–90% of cancers.
TP53
17p13.1
Tumor suppressor regulating cell cycle arrest, DNA repair, cellular senescence, and apoptosis in response to genomic stress.
WRN
8p12
Encodes the bifunctional RecQ DNA helicase and exonuclease mutated in adult-onset Werner progeroid syndrome and required for survival of microsatellite-unstable tumors.
WT1
11p13
Wilms tumor 1, regulates kidney and gonadal development.
Regulatory MicroRNAs (miRNAs)
134
Transcription Factors & Nuclear Regulators
46
AR
Xq12
Androgen receptor gene regulating male traits.
BCL11A
2p16.1
Encodes the C2H2 zinc-finger transcription factor BCL11A that silences fetal gamma-globin (HBG1/HBG2) after birth; its erythroid enhancer is the target of the first approved CRISPR therapy Casgevy.
CFST
Calpastatin, an endogenous inhibitor of calpains.
CREB1
2q33.3
Transcription factor regulating gene expression.
DMD
Xp21.2-p21.1
Dystrophin, supports muscle structure; linked to muscular dystrophy.
ESR1
6q25.1-q25.2
Estrogen receptor 1, regulates gene expression via estrogen.
FOXO1
13q14.11
Transcription factor regulating hepatic gluconeogenesis, adipocyte differentiation, vascular endothelial quiescence, and cellular stress resistance.
FOXO3
6q21
Encodes the Forkhead box O3 transcription factor whose intronic enhancer variants are among the most consistently replicated genetic determinants of human longevity.
FOXO4
Xq13.1
Encodes the X-linked Forkhead box O4 transcription factor that tethers p53 in the nucleus of senescent cells to prevent apoptosis; targeted by the FOXO4-DRI senolytic peptide.
FOXO6
1p34.2
Encodes the fourth mammalian Forkhead box O transcription factor, which remains predominantly nuclear to regulate hippocampal memory consolidation and hepatic gluconeogenesis.
FOXP3
Xp11.23
Transcription factor regulating immune tolerance.
GR
5q31.3
Glucocorticoid receptor, regulates stress and metabolism.
HDAC4
2q37.3
Encodes the signal-responsive Class IIa histone deacetylase 4 that shuttles between nucleus and cytoplasm to couple calcium and cAMP signaling to MEF2 and RUNX2 transcription.
HIF1A
14q23.2
Encodes the oxygen-sensitive alpha subunit of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), the master transcriptional regulator of cellular adaptation to hypoxia, angiogenesis, and glycolysis.
HTN
Histatin genes encoding salivary antimicrobial peptides.
KEAP1
19p13.2
Encodes the cysteine-rich cytosolic redox sensor and Cullin-3 E3 ubiquitin ligase adaptor KEAP1 that gates NRF2 antioxidant signaling.
Kinesin
Motor protein genes involved in intracellular transport.
KLF4
9q31.2
Transcription factor regulating cell differentiation.
MYF5
12q21.31
Encodes Myf-5, the earliest-expressed myogenic regulatory factor specifying embryonic somitic myoblasts and marking the shared progenitor lineage of skeletal muscle and brown adipose tissue.
MYF6
12q21.31
Encodes Myf-6 (MRF4 / herculin), the predominant myogenic regulatory factor expressed in mature adult skeletal muscle fibers.
MYOD1
11p15.1
Encodes the pioneer basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor MyoD that commits mesodermal progenitors and satellite cells to the skeletal muscle lineage.
MYOG
1q32.1
Encodes myogenin, the non-redundant basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor required for myoblast fusion into multinucleated skeletal muscle fibers.
NANOG
12p13.31
Transcription factor maintaining pluripotency.
NFE2L2
2q31.2
Encodes NRF2 (NFE2L2), the master cap-n-collar bZIP transcription factor that activates cellular antioxidant, glutathione, and xenobiotic detoxification genes upon release from KEAP1.
NRF1
7q32.2
Encodes Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1, the transcription factor coactivated by PGC-1alpha to transcribe nuclear-encoded electron transport chain subunits and TFAM.
OCT4
6p21.33
Transcription factor maintaining pluripotency.
PAX6
11p13
Transcription factor regulating eye and neural development.
PPARA
22q13.31
Encodes the nuclear receptor PPAR-alpha, the master transcriptional regulator of hepatic fatty acid oxidation, ketogenesis, and fasting FGF21 production.
PPARD
6p21.31
Encodes the nuclear receptor PPAR-delta (PPAR-beta), which drives oxidative skeletal muscle fiber remodeling, fatty acid utilization, and endurance capacity.
PPARG
3p25.2
Nuclear receptor regulating adipocyte differentiation, systemic insulin sensitivity, lipid storage, and anti-inflammatory macrophage polarization.
PPARGC1A
4p15.2
Encodes PGC-1alpha, the inducible transcriptional coactivator that orchestrates mitochondrial biogenesis, oxidative phosphorylation, and adaptive thermogenesis.
PRKAA2
1p32.2
Energy sensor kinase regulating cellular metabolism, mitochondrial biogenesis, autophagy, and mTORC1 inhibition.
SIRT1
10q21.3
Sirtuin 1, NAD+-dependent nuclear deacetylase regulating cellular aging, mitochondrial biogenesis, circadian rhythm, and metabolism.
SIRT2
19q13.2
Encodes the predominantly cytosolic NAD+-dependent deacetylase sirtuin 2 that regulates alpha-tubulin acetylation, oligodendrocyte myelination, and the mitotic checkpoint.
SIRT3
11p15.5
Encodes the principal mitochondrial matrix NAD+-dependent deacetylase sirtuin 3 that activates oxidative metabolism, ketogenesis, and SOD2 antioxidant defense.
SIRT4
12q24.31
Encodes the mitochondrial matrix sirtuin 4, which acts as a lipoamidase and ADP-ribosyltransferase restraining glutamate dehydrogenase, pyruvate dehydrogenase, and tumor glutaminolysis.
SIRT5
6p23
Encodes the mitochondrial sirtuin 5 that removes negatively charged succinyl, malonyl, and glutaryl groups from metabolic and urea-cycle enzymes.
SIRT6
19p13.3
Encodes the chromatin-bound sirtuin 6 that deacetylates histone H3 (H3K9ac, H3K56ac), promotes DNA double-strand break repair, silences LINE-1 retrotransposons, and extends mammalian lifespan.
SIRT7
17q25.3
Encodes the nucleolar and chromatin-associated sirtuin 7 that deacetylates H3K18ac, stabilizes ribosomal DNA repeats, and promotes DNA repair.
SMAD4
18q21.2
Transcription factor in TGF-beta and BMP signaling pathways; acts as the shared nuclear co-mediator and major pancreatic tumor suppressor.
SOX2
3q26.33
Transcription factor maintaining pluripotency.
STAT
Transcription factors mediating cytokine signaling.
TBP
6q27
TATA-box binding protein, initiates transcription.
TFAM
10q21.1
Encodes mitochondrial transcription factor A, the nuclear-encoded HMG-box protein imported into mitochondria to package mitochondrial DNA into nucleoids and initiate mtDNA transcription and replication.
VDR
12q13.11
Vitamin D receptor, nuclear receptor for vitamin D signaling.
VEGFA
6p21.1
Vascular endothelial growth factor A, promotes angiogenesis, capillary density, and vascular permeability.