Gene: GRHL2

Basic information

Tag Content
Uniprot ID Q6ISB3; A1L303; Q6NT03; Q9H8B8;
Entrez ID 79977
Genbank protein ID AAH69618.1; AAI29823.1; AAI29824.1; AAH69633.1; EAW91834.1; AAH69638.1; BAB14699.1;
Genbank nucleotide ID NM_001330593.1; NM_024915.3; XM_011517306.2;
Ensembl protein ID ENSP00000495564; ENSP00000379260;
Ensembl nucleotide ID ENSG00000083307
Gene name Grainyhead-like protein 2 homolog
Gene symbol GRHL2
Organism Homo sapiens
NCBI taxa ID 9606
Cleft type
Developmental stage
Data sources Homology search
Reference
Functional description Transcription factor playing an important role in primary neurulation and in epithelial development (PubMed:29309642, PubMed:25152456). Binds directly to the consensus DNA sequence 5'-AACCGGTT-3' acting as an activator and repressor on distinct target genes (By similarity). During embryogenesis, plays unique and cooperative roles with GRHL3 in establishing distinct zones of primary neurulation. Essential for closure 3 (rostral end of the forebrain), functions cooperatively with GRHL3 in closure 2 (forebrain/midbrain boundary) and posterior neuropore closure (By similarity). Regulates epithelial morphogenesis acting as a target gene-associated transcriptional activator of apical junctional complex components. Up-regulates of CLDN3 and CLDN4, as well as of RAB25, which increases the CLDN4 protein and its localization at tight junctions (By similarity). Comprises an essential component of the transcriptional machinery that establishes appropriate expression levels of CLDN4 and CDH1 in different types of epithelia. Exhibits functional redundancy with GRHL3 in epidermal morphogenetic events and epidermal wound repair (By similarity). In lung, forms a regulatory loop with NKX2-1 that coordinates lung epithelial cell morphogenesis and differentiation (By similarity). In keratinocytes, plays a role in telomerase activation during cellular proliferation, regulates TERT expression by binding to TERT promoter region and inhibiting DNA methylation at the 5'-CpG island, possibly by interfering with DNMT1 enzyme activity (PubMed:19015635, PubMed:20938050). In addition, impairs keratinocyte differentiation and epidermal function by inhibiting the expression of genes clustered at the epidermal differentiation complex (EDC) as well as GRHL1 and GRHL3 through epigenetic mechanisms (PubMed:23254293).
Sequence
MSQESDNNKR LVALVPMPSD PPFNTRRAYT SEDEAWKSYL ENPLTAATKA MMSINGDEDS 60
AAALGLLYDY YKVPRDKRLL SVSKASDSQE DQEKRNCLGT SEAQSNLSGG ENRVQVLKTV 120
PVNLSLNQDH LENSKREQYS ISFPESSAII PVSGITVVKA EDFTPVFMAP PVHYPRGDGE 180
EQRVVIFEQT QYDVPSLATH SAYLKDDQRS TPDSTYSESF KDAATEKFRS ASVGAEEYMY 240
DQTSSGTFQY TLEATKSLRQ KQGEGPMTYL NKGQFYAITL SETGDNKCFR HPISKVRSVV 300
MVVFSEDKNR DEQLKYWKYW HSRQHTAKQR VLDIADYKES FNTIGNIEEI AYNAVSFTWD 360
VNEEAKIFIT VNCLSTDFSS QKGVKGLPLM IQIDTYSYNN RSNKPIHRAY CQIKVFCDKG 420
AERKIRDEER KQNRKKGKGQ ASQTQCNSSS DGKLAAIPLQ KKSDITYFKT MPDLHSQPVL 480
FIPDVHFANL QRTGQVYYNT DDEREGGSVL VKRMFRPMEE EFGPVPSKQM KEEGTKRVLL 540
YVRKETDDVF DALMLKSPTV KGLMEAISEK YGLPVEKIAK LYKKSKKGIL VNMDDNIIEH 600
YSNEDTFILN MESMVEGFKV TLMEI 625

Abbreviation :
CLO : cleft lip only. CPO : cleft palate only. CLP : cleft lip and palate. CL/P : cleft lip with/without cleft palate.
For humans: CL/P, CLO, CPO, and CLP. For mice: CLO, CLP, and CPO.

Gene expression information

Gene expression in different tissues (GTEx V7)