EPAS1

E925672

EPAS1 is a human gene encoding a hypoxia-inducible transcription factor that plays a key role in adaptation to low-oxygen environments, notably implicated in high-altitude tolerance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human gene
protein-coding gene
associatedWithDisease familial erythrocytosis
neuroendocrine tumors
paraganglioma
pheochromocytoma
pulmonary hypertension
associatedWithPopulation Andean high-altitude populations NERFINISHED
Tibetan high-altitude populations
associatedWithTrait hemoglobin concentration regulation
high-altitude adaptation
bindsWith ARNT NERFINISHED
biologicalProcess adaptation to hypoxia
regulation of erythropoietin production
regulation of gene expression in response to oxygen levels
regulation of vascular development
cellularComponent cytoplasm
nucleus
containsDomain PAS domain
basic helix-loop-helix domain
oxygen-dependent degradation domain
degradedUnderCondition normoxia
encodes endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1
hypoxia-inducible transcription factor
expressedIn endothelial cells
heart tissue
kidney tissue
lung tissue
formsComplexWith HIF-2 transcription factor complex NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName HIF-2α NERFINISHED
HIF2A NERFINISHED
endothelial PAS domain protein 1 NERFINISHED
hasGeneSymbol EPAS1
locatedOnChromosome human chromosome 2
locatedOnChromosomeArm 2p
molecularFunction DNA-binding transcription factor activity
hypoxia-inducible factor activity
protein heterodimerization activity
organism Homo sapiens
participatesIn angiogenesis
cellular response to hypoxia
erythropoiesis regulation
transcriptional response to low oxygen levels
pathway HIF signaling pathway
VEGF signaling pathway
erythropoietin signaling regulation
regulatedBy prolyl hydroxylase domain proteins
von Hippel–Lindau protein NERFINISHED
stabilizedUnderCondition hypoxia
undergoes positive selection in some high-altitude human populations

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Denisovans associatedGene EPAS1