HCFC1 — Host cell factor C1
HCFC1 belongs to a gene co-expression module in 2 of 28 SCUBA cell types. Each module groups genes that rise and fall together in that cell type; the genes it shares a module with are its closest co-expression partners there.
HCFC1's module in each cell type
| Cell type | Module | Shares the module with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma-delta T cells | Chromatin Remodeling DNA/chromatin regulation | ACTN4, ANP32E, AP2B1, CCDC82, EIF2B1, EXOSC10, FAR1, FLII +17 more | |
| Macrophages | Nuclear Pore Transport Housekeeping | AARS1, APH1A, ARF3, ATG3, CNOT7, CTDNEP1, DCAF7, GNAI2 +18 more | View in SCUBA |
About the gene
| Synonyms | CFF, HCF-1, HCF1, HFC1, MGC70925, MRX3, PPP1R89, VCAF |
|---|---|
| Chromosome | X: 153947557-153971818 |
| Predicted location | Intracellular |
| Essential gene | Yes |
| Protein class | Disease related genes, Essential proteins, Human disease related genes, Plasma proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins |
| Molecular function | Chromatin regulator |
| Biological process | Cell cycle, Host-virus interaction |
Function
Transcriptional coregulator (By similarity). Serves as a scaffold protein, bridging interactions between transcription factors, including THAP11 and ZNF143, and transcriptional coregulators. Involved in control of the cell cycle. Also antagonizes transactivation by ZBTB17 and GABP2; represses ZBTB17 activation of the p15(INK4b) promoter and inhibits its ability to recruit p300. Coactivator for EGR2 and GABP2. Tethers the chromatin modifying Set1/Ash2 histone H3 'Lys-4' methyltransferase (H3K4me) and Sin3 histone deacetylase (HDAC) complexes (involved in the activation and repression of transcription, respectively) together. Component of a THAP1/THAP3-HCFC1-OGT complex that is required for the regulation of the transcriptional activity of RRM1. As part of the NSL complex it may be involved in acetylation of nucleosomal histone H4 on several lysine residues. Recruits KMT2E/MLL5 to E2F1 responsive promoters promoting transcriptional activation and thereby facilitates G1 to S phase transition. Modulates expression of homeobox protein PDX1, perhaps acting in concert with transcription factor E2F1, thereby regulating pancreatic beta-cell growth and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (By similarity). May negatively modulate transcriptional activity of FOXO3 (By similarity). (Microbial infection) In case of human herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, HCFC1 forms a multiprotein-DNA complex with the viral transactivator protein VP16 and POU2F1 thereby enabling the transcription of the viral immediate early genes
Human Protein Atlas · Open Targets · UniProt
Gene annotation from the Human Protein Atlas and UniProt; see sources & licences.