GTF2IRD1

The protein encoded by this gene contains five GTF2I-like repeats and each repeat possesses a potential helix-loop-helix (HLH) motif. It may have the ability to interact with other HLH-proteins and function as a transcription factor or as a positive transcriptional regulator under the control of Retinoblastoma protein. This gene plays a role in craniofacial and cognitive development and mutations have been associated with Williams-Beuren syndrome, a multisystem developmental disorder caused by deletion of multiple genes at 7q11.23. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Full Name

GTF2I repeat domain containing 1

Function

May be a transcription regulator involved in cell-cycle progression and skeletal muscle differentiation. May repress GTF2I transcriptional functions, by preventing its nuclear residency, or by inhibiting its transcriptional activation. May contribute to slow-twitch fiber type specificity during myogenesis and in regenerating muscles. Binds troponin I slow-muscle fiber enhancer (USE B1). Binds specifically and with high affinity to the EFG sequences derived from the early enhancer of HOXC8 (By similarity).

Biological Process

Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II Source: ARUK-UCL
Regulation of transcription, DNA-templated Source: UniProtKB
Transcription by RNA polymerase II Source: InterPro
Transition between slow and fast fiber Source: Ensembl

Cellular Location

Nucleus

Involvement in disease

GTF2IRD1 is located in the Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) critical region. WBS results from a hemizygous deletion of several genes on chromosome 7q11.23, thought to arise as a consequence of unequal crossing over between highly homologous low-copy repeat sequences flanking the deleted region. Haploinsufficiency of GTF2IRD1 may be the cause of certain cardiovascular and musculo-skeletal abnormalities observed in the disease.