Basic Information

Gene Symbol
HSFX4
Assembly
GCA_947347705.1
Location
OX374618.1:7370858-7375127[+]

Transcription Factor Domain

TF Family
HSF
Domain
HSF_DNA-bind domain
PFAM
PF00447
TF Group
Helix-turn-helix
Description
Heat shock factor (HSF) is a transcriptional activator of heat shock genes [1, 4]: it binds specifically to heat shock promoter elements, which are palindromic sequences rich with repetitive purine and pyrimidine motifs [1]. Under normal conditions, HSF is a homo-trimeric cytoplasmic protein, but heat shock activation results in relocalisation to the nucleus [2]. Each HSF monomer contains one C-terminal and three N-terminal leucine zipper repeats [3]. Point mutations in these regions result in disruption of cellular localisation, rendering the protein constitutively nuclear [2]. Two sequences flanking the N-terminal zippers fit the consensus of a bi- partite nuclear localisation signal (NLS). Interaction between the N- and C-terminal zippers may result in a structure that masks the NLS sequences: following activation of HSF, these may then be unmasked, resulting in relocalisation of the protein to the nucleus [3]. The DNA-binding component of HSF lies to the N terminus of the first NLS region, and is referred to as the HSF domain.
Hmmscan Out
# of c-Evalue i-Evalue score bias hmm coord from hmm coord to ali coord from ali coord to env coord from env coord to acc
1 2 6.8e-24 1.2e-19 71.6 0.1 1 100 14 114 14 114 0.85
2 2 1.5 2.6e+04 -3.3 0.0 10 27 233 247 225 255 0.71

Sequence Information

Coding Sequence
ATGCAACAAGACGACAAAAATGAAATATTTCAGATGAGATTTCCACAAAAACTGTGGTATTTGCTGAATATGCATACCGACGCAATTTTGTGGGGTGGTACAGGACGTACAATTCTTTTAAACTATCGCATTCTTCATACATATTTACAATGCAAACATTCAATATTTAAAACGACAAACATTTCAAGTTTTGTACGGCAACTAAATTTATACGGATTCCGTAAAGTCACGTCTCATTTACAAGATCCTCTTTGCAACTCGTGCAATCCCTATATGCATGAATATGTCCATGATTATTTCCAGTATGGCAGACCCGAATTATTAAATAAAATAACGAGGAAGGCGTTAGCTTTGAGAAAGAATTTTAAACCGAAGGATTTGTTTAGTAATGCCGATCAGTTACTTTATTTAACACCATTACAAAAAGCAAGGCGAAATTTACGAGAAGCTCTAAAAAAGGCCGCTCAGGATTTATGTACACAAAATTCACCACAAGAGTTTTGCAACTTAAGCTATTGTGAAGGTCCACCAGTTGATAAGATCTGTGATAATGAAGAAAATATTGAGCTGGATTGGATTCTAAATAAAAACTATGAAAAAAATACAGAAAAGCAGTTGCCTGGAGCCTCCAAGCTTGTTCACAAAAACAAGAAGAAAACTCCTGAGCATTGTGCTAGTACTTTTGAAAATATTATTCAAGAGGACAACCTTATTACTTTCAAAGACACTGGTGATCAGATGCATGACCATTACCCAACACAATTTCTGAGTATGCCAGACCTTGATCCTGAACCAAGACAAGACAGTACTGGTGTAGAATTGCTGGCAAAGTTTAACATTGGTGATGATCCAGACAGTAGTATAGTAAAGGAGCTAAAGGGCAATAAAGAAAATGATCAAAATTCTTTGAACTGTGTCCTACCATCTATAAATAATGATCCTAATGACGATGTGTCTATGACTGAGAAAGATGATAATTTAGAGCAATACAATGGTGAATGGGACCAAATGTTTCAAGACATAATGACTAATAAAGTAAGTAACCAAGAGTGTGGGTCTGAGCTGAAGGAACTATACTCACAAATTTCAAGAACTATTGACTTACTCAATGATTAA
Protein Sequence
MQQDDKNEIFQMRFPQKLWYLLNMHTDAILWGGTGRTILLNYRILHTYLQCKHSIFKTTNISSFVRQLNLYGFRKVTSHLQDPLCNSCNPYMHEYVHDYFQYGRPELLNKITRKALALRKNFKPKDLFSNADQLLYLTPLQKARRNLREALKKAAQDLCTQNSPQEFCNLSYCEGPPVDKICDNEENIELDWILNKNYEKNTEKQLPGASKLVHKNKKKTPEHCASTFENIIQEDNLITFKDTGDQMHDHYPTQFLSMPDLDPEPRQDSTGVELLAKFNIGDDPDSSIVKELKGNKENDQNSLNCVLPSINNDPNDDVSMTEKDDNLEQYNGEWDQMFQDIMTNKVSNQECGSELKELYSQISRTIDLLND

Similar Transcription Factors

Sequence clustering based on sequence similarity using MMseqs2

100% Identity
iTF_00006217;
90% Identity
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80% Identity
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