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EGR2 early growth response 2

ENSG00000122877 · protein coding · Open Targets profile

Sequence-specific DNA-binding transcription factor (PubMed:17717711). Plays a role in hindbrain segmentation by regulating the expression of a subset of homeobox containing genes and in Schwann cell myelination by regulating the expression of genes involved in the formation and maintenance of myelin (By similarity). Binds to two EGR2- consensus sites EGR2A (5'-CTGTAGGAG-3') and EGR2B (5'-ATGTAGGTG-3') in the HOXB3 enhancer and promotes HOXB3 transcriptional activation (By similarity). Binds to specific DNA sites located in the promoter region of HOXA4, HOXB2 and ERBB2 (By similarity). Regulates hindbrain segmentation by controlling the expression of Hox genes, such as HOXA4, HOXB3 and HOXB2, and thereby specifying odd and even rhombomeres (By similarity). Promotes the expression of HOXB3 in the rhombomere r5 in the hindbrain (By similarity). Regulates myelination in the peripheral nervous system after birth, possibly by regulating the expression of myelin proteins, such as MPZ, and by promoting the differentiation of Schwann cells (By similarity). Involved in the development of the jaw openener musculature, probably by playing a role in its innervation through trigeminal motor neurons (By similarity). May play a role in adipogenesis, possibly by regulating the expression of CEBPB (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P08152, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17717711}.

In 9 of 15 cancers, the evidence for EGR2 comes mainly from inherited variants

Each row is a cancer, strongest overall evidence first. The two dots show how strong the inherited (germline) and tumour-mutation (somatic) evidence is; the line between them is the gap.

Inherited (germline) variantsMutations in tumours (somatic)
00.250.50.751Ewing sarcomaEwing sarcomaEwing sarcoma: germline 0.54B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemiaB-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemiaB-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia: somatic 0.45breast carcinomabreast carcinomabreast carcinoma: germline 0.26actinic keratosisactinic keratosisactinic keratosis: germline 0.22basal cell carcinomabasal cell carcinomabasal cell carcinoma: germline 0.22breast cancerbreast cancerbreast cancer: germline 0.07skin cancerskin cancerskin cancer: germline 0.16nasal cavity polypnasal cavity polypnasal cavity polyp: germline 0.16keratinocyte carcinomakeratinocyte carcinomakeratinocyte carcinoma: germline 0.15schwannomaschwannomaskin neoplasmskin neoplasmskin neoplasm: germline 0.13acute myeloid leukemiaacute myeloid leukemiaglioblastomaglioblastomathyroid gland carcinomathyroid gland carcinomaurinary bladder carcinomaurinary bladder carcinoma

Scores run from 0 (no evidence) to 1 (strongest). A missing dot at 0 means Open Targets holds no evidence of that kind. Source: Open Targets Platform, fetched live.

Tractability

PROTAC
UniProt Ubiquitination

gnomAD loss of function constraint: o/e 0.09415999799966812 (upper bound 0.2964099943637848). Low values mean loss of function is poorly tolerated, a safety flag for inhibition.

Who runs trials of these drugs

No named investigators on registry trials of EGR2's approved or late-stage drugs in the last three years.

No terminated, withdrawn or suspended trials of EGR2's drugs are registered

All 0 drugs and clinical candidates as a table

Each drug, stage and indication links to its Open Targets record, where the trials and approvals behind it are listed. Salt forms (for example a mesylate) are listed as Open Targets records them, as separate entries.

DrugTypeHighest stageIndicationsSource records
No drugs or clinical candidates recorded.