KLF9

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

KLF9

Identifiers
Aliases| KLF9, BTEB, BTEB1, Kruppel-like factor 9, Kruppel like factor 9
External IDs| OMIM: 602902 MGI: 1333856 HomoloGene: 931 GeneCards: KLF9
| Gene location (Human)

Chr.| Chromosome 9 (human)[1]

Band| 9q21.12| Start| 70,384,604 bp[1]
End| 70,414,657 bp[1]
| Gene location (Mouse)

Chr.| Chromosome 19 (mouse)[2]

Band| 19|19 B| Start| 23,118,590 bp[2]
End| 23,145,498 bp[2]
| RNA expression pattern

Bgee| | Human| Mouse (ortholog)

|

| Top expressed in

* Achilles tendon

* lower lobe of lung

* right lung

* gastric mucosa

* synovial joint

* cerebellar vermis

* tibial nerve

* vena cava

* left uterine tube

* gastrocnemius muscle

| Top expressed in

* motor neuron

* Paneth cell

* retinal pigment epithelium

* iris

* lacrimal gland

* ciliary body

* substantia nigra

* olfactory tubercle

* aortic valve

* left lobe of liver

More reference expression data
BioGPS| |

More reference expression data
| Gene ontology

Molecular function|

* DNA-binding transcription factor activity
* DNA binding
* metal ion binding
* nucleic acid binding
* DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific

Cellular component|

* plasma membrane
* nucleus
* nucleoplasm
* cytosol

Biological process|

* regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
* cellular response to cortisol stimulus
* regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
* circadian rhythm
* negative regulation of keratinocyte proliferation
* transcription, DNA-templated
* cellular response to thyroid hormone stimulus
* rhythmic process

Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
| Orthologs

Species| Human| Mouse
Entrez| |

687

16601

Ensembl| |

ENSG00000119138

ENSMUSG00000033863

UniProt| |

Q13886

O35739
Q8CEC4

RefSeq (mRNA)| |

NM_001206

NM_010638

RefSeq (protein)| |

NP_001197

NP_034768

Location (UCSC)| Chr 9: 70.38 – 70.41 Mb| Chr 19: 23.12 – 23.15 Mb
PubMed search| [3]| [4]
Wikidata
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Krueppel-like factor 9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KLF9 gene.[5][6] Previously known as Basic Transcription Element Binding Protein 1 (BTEB Protein 1), Klf9 is part of the Sp1 C2H2-type zinc finger family of transcription factors. Several previous studies showed Klf9-related regulation of animal development, including cell differentiation of B cells, keratinocytes, and neurons.[7] Klf9 is also a key transcriptional regulator for uterine endometrial cell proliferation, adhesion, and differentiation, all factors that are essential during the process of pregnancy and are turned off during tumorigenesis.[8]

## Function[edit]

The protein encoded by this gene is a transcription factor that binds to GC box elements located in the promoter. Binding of the encoded protein to a single GC box inhibits mRNA expression while binding to tandemly repeated GC box elements activates transcription.[6]

Oxidative stress increases expression of Klf9 and overexpression of Klf9 gene sensitizes the cell to oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species (ROS).

Using a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) to silence expression of Klf9 provides resistance for the cell to oxidative stress and ROS-related cell death. Klf9 is upregulated by ROS and promotes ROS-related cell death.[7]

Klf9 exhibits similarities to other known oxidative stress genes like NQO1 and HMOX1. When exposed to the same amount of hydrogen peroxide, both mouse embryo cells and human cells produced similar amounts of Klf9 and NQO1/HMOX.[7] The opposite of this effect also occurs; Klf9 overexpression within the cell leads to an increase in intracellular ROS. The end result of the increase in intracellular ROS and Klf9 is increase in cell death; with the overexpressed Klf9 gene, more cells die. Similar cell death was found in vivo when wild-type mice were exposed to oxidative stress agent paraquat intranasally, which validated the oxidative stress-dependent Klf9 expression found in just the cell lines.[7]

Regions around 10 kb upstream and 1 kb downstream of Klf9 transcription start site contain conserved antioxidant response elements (AREs), which are binding sites for Nrf2.[7] Nrf2 is a major regulator of the antioxidant response to ROS within the cell. Klf9 is upregulated by Nrf2; when oxidative stress is high and concentration of intracellular ROS is high, Nrf2 binds to Klf9 promoter, which increases the amount of intracellular ROS, leading to cell death. When oxidative stress is low, Nrf2 goes through its normal pathway by increasing the amount of antioxidant species within the cell and decreasing the amount of intracellular ROS.[7]

## Animal studies[edit]

A Klf9 deficiency suppresses bleomycin-induced fibrosis in the lungs of mice. By introducing bleomycin to lung tissue, the tissue will produce ROS and develop fibrotic lung tissue to combat the damage done by the bleomycin. When Klf9 was knocked out in these mice, not as much fibrotic lung tissue was formed.[7] Because of this finding, the researchers proposed that manipulations of Klf9 levels within the body may be a valid treatment for other diseases as well, including certain types of cancer.[7]

## Interactions[edit]

KLF9 has been shown to interact with progesterone receptor.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000119138 \- Ensembl, May 2017
2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000033863 \- Ensembl, May 2017
3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
5. ^ Imataka H, Sogawa K, Yasumoto K, Kikuchi Y, Sasano K, Kobayashi A, Hayami M, Fujii-Kuriyama Y (Nov 1992). "Two regulatory proteins that bind to the basic transcription element (BTE), a GC box sequence in the promoter region of the rat P-4501A1 gene". EMBO J. 11 (10): 3663–71. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05451.x. PMC 556826. PMID 1356762.
6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: KLF9 Kruppel-like factor 9".
7. ^ a b c d e f g h Zucker SN, Fink EE, Bagati A, Mannava S, Bianchi-Smiraglia A, Bogner PN, Wawrzyniak JA, Foley C, Leonova KI, Grimm MJ, Moparthy K, Ionov Y, Wang J, Liu S, Sexton S, Kandel ES, Bakin AV, Zhang Y, Kaminski N, Segal BH, Nikiforov MA (2014). "Nrf2 amplifies oxidative stress via induction of Klf9". Mol. Cell. 53 (6): 916–28. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2014.01.033. PMC 4049522. PMID 24613345.
8. ^ Simmen FA, Su Y, Xiao R, Zeng Z, Simmen RC (2008). "The Krüppel-like factor 9 (KLF9) network in HEC-1-A endometrial carcinoma cells suggests the carcinogenic potential of dys-regulated KLF9 expression". Reprod. Biol. Endocrinol. 6: 41. doi:10.1186/1477-7827-6-41. PMC 2542371. PMID 18783612.
9. ^ Zhang XL, Zhang D, Michel FJ, Blum JL, Simmen FA, Simmen RC (Jun 2003). "Selective interactions of Kruppel-like factor 9/basic transcription element-binding protein with progesterone receptor isoforms A and B determine transcriptional activity of progesterone-responsive genes in endometrial epithelial cells". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (24): 21474–82. doi:10.1074/jbc.M212098200. PMID 12672823.

## Further reading[edit]

* Kobayashi A, Sogawa K, Imataka H, Fujii-Kuriyama Y (1995). "Analysis of functional domains of a GC box-binding protein, BTEB". J. Biochem. 117 (1): 91–5. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a124727. PMID 7775404.
* Imataka H, Nakayama K, Yasumoto K, Mizuno A, Fujii-Kuriyama Y, Hayami M (1994). "Cell-specific translational control of transcription factor BTEB expression. The role of an upstream AUG in the 5'-untranslated region". J. Biol. Chem. 269 (32): 20668–73. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(17)32045-8. PMID 8051167.
* Imataka H, Mizuno A, Fujii-Kuriyama Y, Hayami M (1994). "Activation of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 long terminal repeat by BTEB, a GC box-binding transcription factor". AIDS Res. Hum. Retroviruses. 9 (9): 825–31. doi:10.1089/aid.1993.9.825. PMID 8257632.
* Hashimoto H, Toide K, Kitamura R, Fujita M, Tagawa S, Itoh S, Kamataki T (December 1993). "Gene structure of CYP3A4, an adult-specific form of cytochrome P450 in human livers, and its transcriptional control". Eur. J. Biochem. 218 (2): 585–95. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb18412.x. PMID 8269949.
* Ohe N, Yamasaki Y, Sogawa K, Inazawa J, Ariyama T, Oshimura M, Fujii-Kuriyama Y (September 1993). "Chromosomal localization and cDNA sequence of human BTEB, a GC box binding protein". Somat. Cell Mol. Genet. 19 (5): 499–503. doi:10.1007/BF01233255. PMID 8291025. S2CID 45624023.
* Zhang XL, Zhang D, Michel FJ, Blum JL, Simmen FA, Simmen RC (2003). "Selective interactions of Kruppel-like factor 9/basic transcription element-binding protein with progesterone receptor isoforms A and B determine transcriptional activity of progesterone-responsive genes in endometrial epithelial cells". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (24): 21474–82. doi:10.1074/jbc.M212098200. PMID 12672823.
* Velarde MC, Iruthayanathan M, Eason RR, Zhang D, Simmen FA, Simmen RC (April 2006). "Progesterone receptor transactivation of the secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor gene in Ishikawa endometrial epithelial cells involves recruitment of Krüppel-like factor 9/basic transcription element binding protein-1". Endocrinology. 147 (4): 1969–78. doi:10.1210/en.2005-1419. PMID 16384861.

## External links[edit]

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Transcription factors and intracellular receptors

(1) Basic domains

| (1.1) Basic leucine zipper (bZIP)|

* Activating transcription factor
* AATF
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* AP-1
* c-Fos
* FOSB
* FOSL1
* FOSL2
* JDP2
* c-Jun
* JUNB
* JunD
* BACH
* 1
* 2
* BATF
* BLZF1
* C/EBP
* α
* β
* γ
* δ
* ε
* ζ
* CREB
* 1
* 3
* L1
* CREM
* DBP
* DDIT3
* GABPA
* GCN4
* HLF
* MAF
* B
* F
* G
* K
* NFE
* 2
* L1
* L2
* L3
* NFIL3
* NRL
* NRF
* 1
* 2
* 3
* XBP1

|

(1.2) Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)|

| Group A|

* AS-C
* ASCL1
* ASCL2
* ATOH1
* HAND
* 1
* 2
* MESP2
* Myogenic regulatory factors
* MyoD
* Myogenin
* MYF5
* MYF6
* NeuroD
* 1
* 2
* Neurogenins
* 1
* 2
* 3
* OLIG
* 1
* 2
* Paraxis
* TCF15
* Scleraxis
* SLC
* LYL1
* TAL
* 1
* 2
* Twist

|

Group B|

* FIGLA
* Myc
* c-Myc
* l-Myc
* n-Myc
* MXD4
* TCF4

Group C
bHLH-PAS|

* AhR
* AHRR
* ARNT
* ARNTL
* ARNTL2
* CLOCK
* HIF
* 1A
* EPAS1
* 3A
* NPAS
* 1
* 2
* 3
* PER
* 1
* 2
* 3
* Period
* SIM
* 1
* 2

Group D|

* BHLH
* 2
* 3
* 9
* Pho4
* ID
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4

Group E|

* HES
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* HEY
* 1
* 2
* L

Group F
bHLH-COE|

* EBF1

(1.3) bHLH-ZIP|

* AP-4
* MAX
* MXD1
* MXD3
* MITF
* MNT
* MLX
* MLXIPL
* MXI1
* Myc
* SREBP
* 1
* 2
* USF1

(1.4) NF-1|

* NFI
* A
* B
* C
* X
* SMAD
* R-SMAD
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 5
* 9
* I-SMAD
* 6
* 7
* 4)

(1.5) RF-X|

* RFX
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* ANK

(1.6) Basic helix-span-helix (bHSH)|

* AP-2
* α
* β
* γ
* δ
* ε

(2) Zinc finger DNA-binding domains

| (2.1) Nuclear receptor (Cys4)|

| subfamily 1|

* Thyroid hormone
* α
* β
* CAR
* FXR
* LXR
* α
* β
* PPAR
* α
* β/δ
* γ
* PXR
* RAR
* α
* β
* γ
* ROR
* α
* β
* γ
* Rev-ErbA
* α
* β
* VDR

|

subfamily 2|

* COUP-TF
* (I
* II
* Ear-2
* HNF4
* α
* γ
* PNR
* RXR
* α
* β
* γ
* Testicular receptor
* 2
* 4
* TLX

subfamily 3|

* Steroid hormone
* Androgen
* Estrogen
* α
* β
* Glucocorticoid
* Mineralocorticoid
* Progesterone
* Estrogen related
* α
* β
* γ

subfamily 4|

* NUR
* NGFIB
* NOR1
* NURR1

subfamily 5|

* LRH-1
* SF1

subfamily 6|

* GCNF

subfamily 0|

* DAX1
* SHP

(2.2) Other Cys4|

* GATA
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* MTA
* 1
* 2
* 3
* TRPS1

(2.3) Cys2His2|

* General transcription factors
* TFIIA
* TFIIB
* TFIID
* TFIIE
* 1
* 2
* TFIIF
* 1
* 2
* TFIIH
* 1
* 2
* 4
* 2I
* 3A
* 3C1
* 3C2

* ATBF1
* BCL
* 6
* 11A
* 11B
* CTCF
* E4F1
* EGR
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* ERV3
* GFI1
* GLI-Krüppel family
* 1
* 2
* 3
* REST
* S1
* S2
* YY1
* HIC
* 1
* 2
* HIVEP
* 1
* 2
* 3
* IKZF
* 1
* 2
* 3
* ILF
* 2
* 3
* KLF
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 17
* MTF1
* MYT1
* OSR1
* PRDM9
* SALL
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* SP
* 1
* 2
* 4
* 7
* 8
* TSHZ3
* WT1
* Zbtb7
* 7A
* 7B
* ZBTB
* 11
* 16
* 17
* 20
* 21
* 32
* 33
* 40
* zinc finger
* 3
* 7
* 9
* 10
* 19
* 22
* 24
* 33B
* 34
* 35
* 41
* 43
* 44
* 51
* 74
* 143
* 146
* 148
* 165
* 202
* 217
* 219
* 238
* 239
* 259
* 267
* 268
* 281
* 300
* 318
* 330
* 346
* 350
* 365
* 366
* 384
* 423
* 451
* 452
* 471
* 593
* 638
* 644
* 649
* 655
* 804A

(2.4) Cys6|

* HIVEP1

(2.5) Alternating composition|

* AIRE
* DIDO1
* GRLF1
* ING
* 1
* 2
* 4
* JARID
* 1A
* 1B
* 1C
* 1D
* 2
* JMJD1B

(2.6) WRKY|

* WRKY

(3) Helix-turn-helix domains

| (3.1) Homeodomain|

| Antennapedia
ANTP class|

| protoHOX
Hox-like|

* ParaHox
* Gsx
* 1
* 2
* Xlox
* PDX1
* Cdx
* 1
* 2
* 4
* extended Hox: Evx1
* Evx2
* MEOX1
* MEOX2
* Homeobox
* A1
* A2
* A3
* A4
* A5
* A7
* A9
* A10
* A11
* A13
* B1
* B2
* B3
* B4
* B5
* B6
* B7
* B8
* B9
* B13
* C4
* C5
* C6
* C8
* C9
* C10
* C11
* C12
* C13
* D1
* D3
* D4
* D8
* D9
* D10
* D11
* D12
* D13
* GBX1
* GBX2
* MNX1

|

metaHOX
NK-like|

* BARHL1
* BARHL2
* BARX1
* BARX2
* BSX
* DBX
* 1
* 2
* DLX
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* EMX
* 1
* 2
* EN
* 1
* 2
* HHEX
* HLX
* LBX1
* LBX2
* MSX
* 1
* 2
* NANOG
* NKX
* 2-1
* 2-2
* 2-3
* 2-5
* 3-1
* 3-2
* HMX1
* HMX2
* HMX3
* 6-1
* 6-2
* NATO
* TLX1
* TLX2
* TLX3
* VAX1
* VAX2

other|

* ARX
* CRX
* CUTL1
* FHL
* 1
* 2
* 3
* HESX1
* HOPX
* LMX
* 1A
* 1B
* NOBOX
* TALE
* IRX
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* MKX
* MEIS
* 1
* 2
* PBX
* 1
* 2
* 3
* PKNOX
* 1
* 2
* SIX
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* PHF
* 1
* 3
* 6
* 8
* 10
* 16
* 17
* 20
* 21A
* POU domain
* PIT-1
* BRN-3: A
* B
* C
* Octamer transcription factor: 1
* 2
* 3/4
* 6
* 7
* 11
* SATB2
* ZEB
* 1
* 2

(3.2) Paired box|

* PAX
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* PRRX
* 1
* 2
* PROP1
* PHOX
* 2A
* 2B
* RAX
* SHOX
* SHOX2
* VSX1
* VSX2
* Bicoid
* GSC
* BICD2
* OTX
* 1
* 2
* PITX
* 1
* 2
* 3

(3.3) Fork head / winged helix|

* E2F
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* FOX proteins
* A1
* A2
* A3
* B1
* B2
* C1
* C2
* D1
* D2
* D3
* D4
* D4L1
* D4L3
* D4L4
* D4L5
* D4L6
* E1
* E3
* F1
* F2
* G1
* H1
* I1
* I2
* I3
* J1
* J2
* J3
* K1
* K2
* L1
* L2
* M1
* N1
* N2
* N3
* N4
* O1
* O3
* O4
* O6
* P1
* P2
* P3
* P4
* Q1
* R1
* R2
* S1

(3.4) Heat shock factors|

* HSF
* 1
* 2
* 4

(3.5) Tryptophan clusters|

* ELF
* 2
* 4
* 5
* EGF
* ELK
* 1
* 3
* 4
* ERF
* ETS
* 1
* 2
* ERG
* SPIB
* ETV
* 1
* 4
* 5
* 6
* FLI1
* Interferon regulatory factors
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* MYB
* MYBL2

(3.6) TEA domain|

* transcriptional enhancer factor
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4

(4) β-Scaffold factors with minor groove contacts

| (4.1) Rel homology region|

* NF-κB
* NFKB1
* NFKB2
* REL
* RELA
* RELB
* NFAT
* C1
* C2
* C3
* C4
* 5

|

(4.2) STAT|

* STAT
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6

(4.3) p53-like|

* p53 p63 p73 family
* p53
* TP63
* p73
* TBX
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 5
* 19
* 21
* 22
* TBR1
* TBR2
* TFT
* MYRF

(4.4) MADS box|

* Mef2
* A
* B
* C
* D
* SRF

(4.6) TATA-binding proteins|

* TBP
* TBPL1

(4.7) High-mobility group|

* BBX
* HMGB
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* HMGN
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* HNF
* 1A
* 1B
* SOX
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 18
* 21
* SRY
* SSRP1
* TCF/LEF
* TCF
* 1
* 3
* 4
* LEF1
* TOX
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4

(4.9) Grainyhead|

* TFCP2

(4.10) Cold-shock domain|

* CSDA
* YBX1

(4.11) Runt|

* CBF
* CBFA2T2
* CBFA2T3
* RUNX1
* RUNX2
* RUNX3
* RUNX1T1

(0) Other transcription factors

| (0.2) HMGI(Y)|

* HMGA
* 1
* 2
* HBP1

|

(0.3) Pocket domain|

* Rb
* RBL1
* RBL2

(0.5) AP-2/EREBP-related factors|

* Apetala 2
* EREBP
* B3

(0.6) Miscellaneous|

* ARID
* 1A
* 1B
* 2
* 3A
* 3B
* 4A
* CAP
* IFI
* 16
* 35
* MLL
* 2
* 3
* T1
* MNDA
* NFY
* A
* B
* C
* Rho/Sigma

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