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WT1 WT1 transcription factor [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 7490, updated on 2-Nov-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
WT1provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
WT1 transcription factorprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:12796
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000184937 MIM:607102; AllianceGenome:HGNC:12796
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
GUD; AWT1; WAGR; WT-1; WT33; NPHS4; WIT-2
Summary
This gene encodes a transcription factor that contains four zinc-finger motifs at the C-terminus and a proline/glutamine-rich DNA-binding domain at the N-terminus. It has an essential role in the normal development of the urogenital system, and it is mutated in a small subset of patients with Wilms tumor. This gene exhibits complex tissue-specific and polymorphic imprinting pattern, with biallelic, and monoallelic expression from the maternal and paternal alleles in different tissues. Multiple transcript variants have been described. In several variants, there is evidence for the use of a non-AUG (CUG) translation initiation codon upstream of, and in-frame with the first AUG. Authors of PMID:7926762 also provide evidence that WT1 mRNA undergoes RNA editing in human and rat, and that this process is tissue-restricted and developmentally regulated. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2015]
Expression
Biased expression in endometrium (RPKM 27.6), testis (RPKM 17.6) and 4 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

See WT1 in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
11p13
Exon count:
13
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 11 NC_000011.10 (32387775..32435539, complement)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 11 NC_060935.1 (32523264..32571024, complement)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 11 NC_000011.9 (32409321..32457085, complement)

Chromosome 11 - NC_000011.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC107984322 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 4563 Neighboring gene thioesterase superfamily member 7, pseudogene Neighboring gene small nucleolar RNA, H/ACA box 88 Neighboring gene HCNE2 enhancer upstream of PAX6 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr11:32380174-32380395 Neighboring gene WT1 3' enhancer Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 3221 Neighboring gene WT1 intron 3 regulatory region Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:32449464-32450078 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:32450079-32450691 Neighboring gene WT1/WT1-AS bi-directional promoter region Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:32459559-32460416 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:32460417-32461272 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 1868 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak1243 silencer Neighboring gene WT1 antisense RNA Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 4564 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak1244 silencer Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak1246 silencer Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:32605088-32605740 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 3223 Neighboring gene heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A3 pseudogene 9 Neighboring gene eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit M Neighboring gene coiled-coil domain containing 73 Neighboring gene 60S ribosomal protein L34-like Neighboring gene ribosomal protein L34 pseudogene 2

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

Professional guidelines

Description
Professional guideline
ACMG 2013

The ACMG recommends that laboratories performing clinical sequencing seek and report mutations in WT1 that are pathogenic or expected to be pathogenic.

GuidelinePubMed

Associated conditions

Description Tests
11p partial monosomy syndrome
MedGen: C0206115 OMIM: 194072 GeneReviews: PAX6-Related Aniridia
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Aniridia 1
MedGen: C0344542 OMIM: 106210 GeneReviews: PAX6-Related Aniridia
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Drash syndrome
MedGen: C0950121 OMIM: 194080 GeneReviews: WT1 Disorder
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Frasier syndrome
MedGen: C0950122 OMIM: 136680 GeneReviews: WT1 Disorder
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Meacham syndrome
MedGen: C1837026 OMIM: 608978 GeneReviews: WT1 Disorder
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Mesothelioma, malignant
MedGen: C0345967 OMIM: 156240 GeneReviews: Not available
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Nephrotic syndrome, type 4
MedGen: C3151568 OMIM: 256370 GeneReviews: WT1 Disorder
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Wilms tumor 1 Compare labs

Copy number response

Description
Copy number response
Triplosensitivity

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2022-01-25)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page
Haploinsufficency

Sufficient evidence for dosage pathogenicity (Last evaluated 2022-01-25)

ClinGen Genome Curation PagePubMed

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Common variants at 11p13 are associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study of ancestry-specific TB risk in the South African Coloured population.
EBI GWAS Catalog

HIV-1 interactions

Replication interactions

Interaction Pubs
Screening in Jurkat T-cells with a short-hairpin-RNA (shRNA) library identifies Wilms tumor 1 (WT1) is important for HIV-1 replication. shRNA against WT1 exhibits a decrease on LTR-driven beta-gal transcription compared to control PubMed

Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
Nef nef Podocyte-specific expression of HIV-1 Nef induces loss of synaptopodin and WT1, and expression of Ki-67 in podocytes, which is essential for the dedifferentiation and proliferation of podocytes in HIV-associated nephropathy PubMed

Go to the HIV-1, Human Interaction Database

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables C2H2 zinc finger domain binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables RNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables double-stranded methylated DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables hemi-methylated DNA-binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables sequence-specific DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables zinc ion binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in RNA splicing ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in adrenal cortex formation ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in adrenal gland development IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
involved_in branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
involved_in camera-type eye development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in cardiac muscle cell fate commitment ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to cAMP IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
PubMed 
involved_in cellular response to gonadotropin stimulus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in diaphragm development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in epithelial cell differentiation ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in germ cell development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in glomerular basement membrane development IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in glomerulus development IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
involved_in gonad development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in heart development IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
involved_in kidney development IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
involved_in male genitalia development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in male gonad development IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
PubMed 
involved_in mesenchymal to epithelial transition ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in metanephric S-shaped body morphogenesis IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
involved_in metanephric epithelium development IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
PubMed 
involved_in metanephric mesenchyme development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of cell growth IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of cell population proliferation IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of cell population proliferation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of female gonad development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_positive_effect negative regulation of gene expression via chromosomal CpG island methylation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of metanephric glomerular mesangial cell proliferation ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of translation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in podocyte differentiation ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
NOT involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of apoptotic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of gene expression IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of heart growth ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of male gonad development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of metanephric ureteric bud development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of miRNA transcription IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in posterior mesonephric tubule development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of animal organ formation ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in sex determination IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in thorax and anterior abdomen determination ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in tissue development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in ureteric bud development ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in vasculogenesis ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in visceral serous pericardium development IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in nuclear speck IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleolus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
Wilms tumor protein
Names
Wilms tumor 1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_009272.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    5001..52767
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics), LRG_525

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_000378.6 → NP_000369.4  Wilms tumor protein isoform A

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AB971668, AK093168, BC046461, M30393, X51630
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS44561.2
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PQQ0, J3KNN9
    Related
    ENSP00000331327.5, ENST00000332351.9
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    COG5048
    Location:437 → 495
    COG5048; FOG: Zn-finger [General function prediction only]
    sd00017
    Location:384 → 403
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam02165
    Location:74 → 377
    WT1; Wilm's tumor protein
  2. NM_001198551.2 → NP_001185480.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform E

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001185480.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS55751.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PR07
    Related
    ENSP00000368370.2, ENST00000379079.8
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    COG5048
    Location:237 → 295
    COG5048; FOG: Zn-finger [General function prediction only]
    sd00017
    Location:184 → 203
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam02165
    Location:3 → 177
    WT1; Wilm's tumor protein
  3. NM_001198552.2 → NP_001185481.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform F

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001185481.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AK093168, BC046461, BG718348, M30393
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS55750.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PR07
    Related
    ENSP00000435307.1, ENST00000530998.5
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    COG5048
    Location:152 → 280
    COG5048; FOG: Zn-finger [General function prediction only]
    sd00017
    Location:167 → 186
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam02165
    Location:3 → 160
    WT1; Wilm's tumor protein
  4. NM_001367854.1 → NP_001354783.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform G

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
    Related
    ENST00000652724.1
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    COG5048
    Location:5 → 118
    COG5048; FOG: Zn-finger [General function prediction only]
    sd00017
    Location:5 → 24
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
  5. NM_001407044.1 → NP_001393973.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform H

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
  6. NM_001407045.1 → NP_001393974.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform I

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
    Related
    ENSP00000492269.3, ENST00000639563.4
  7. NM_001407046.1 → NP_001393975.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform J

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
    Related
    ENSP00000498574.3, ENST00000651459.3
  8. NM_001407047.1 → NP_001393976.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform K

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
  9. NM_001407048.1 → NP_001393977.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform L

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
  10. NM_001407049.1 → NP_001393978.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform M

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
  11. NM_001407050.1 → NP_001393979.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform N

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
  12. NM_001407051.1 → NP_001393980.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform O

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
  13. NM_001429031.1 → NP_001415960.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform P

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A8K6S1, B3KSA5, P19544, Q15881, Q16256, Q16575, Q4VXV4, Q4VXV5, Q4VXV6, Q8IYZ5
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A481V744
  14. NM_001429032.1 → NP_001415961.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform Q

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
    Related
    ENSP00000520896.1, ENST00000850608.1
  15. NM_001429033.1 → NP_001415962.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform R

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
    Related
    ENSP00000520897.1, ENST00000850609.1
  16. NM_001429034.1 → NP_001415963.1  Wilms tumor protein isoform S

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692
    Related
    ENSP00000520898.1, ENST00000850610.1
  17. NM_024424.5 → NP_077742.3  Wilms tumor protein isoform B

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AB971668, AK093168, AK291736, BC046461, M30393, X51630
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS44562.2
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0A0MT54, H0Y7K5
    Related
    ENSP00000413452.5, ENST00000448076.9
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    COG5048
    Location:454 → 512
    COG5048; FOG: Zn-finger [General function prediction only]
    sd00017
    Location:401 → 420
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam02165
    Location:74 → 394
    WT1; Wilm's tumor protein
  18. NM_024426.6 → NP_077744.4  Wilms tumor protein isoform D

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AB971668, AK093168, BC046461, M30393, X51630
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS7878.3
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0A0MT54
    Related
    ENSP00000415516.5, ENST00000452863.10
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    COG5048
    Location:386 → 514
    COG5048; FOG: Zn-finger [General function prediction only]
    sd00017
    Location:401 → 420
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam02165
    Location:74 → 394
    WT1; Wilm's tumor protein

RNA

  1. NR_160306.1 RNA Sequence

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AB971668, AL049692
    Related
    ENST00000379077.9
  2. NR_176266.1 RNA Sequence

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL049692

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000011.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    32387775..32435539 complement
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Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060935.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    32523264..32571024 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)