Seroatlas · Human Serome Atlas

BPTF

Nucleosome-remodeling factor subunit BPTF

Also known as: BPTF_HUMAN, FAC1, FALZ, NURF301

Cross-references: UniProt · Ensembl · Human Protein Atlas · GeneCards · NCBI Gene

Protein identityUniProt · HPA

UniProt accession
Q12830
Gene
BPTF
Ensembl
ENSG00000171634
Chromosome
17
Canonical length
3046 aa
Protein class
Disease related genes, Human disease related genes, Plasma proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins
Subcellular location
Nucleoplasm

OverviewNCBI Gene

This gene was identified by the reactivity of its encoded protein to a monoclonal antibody prepared against brain homogenates from patients with Alzheimer's disease. Analysis of the original protein (fetal Alz-50 reactive clone 1, or FAC1), identified as an 810 aa protein containing a DNA-binding domain and a zinc finger motif, suggested it might play a role in the regulation of transcription. High levels of FAC1 were detected in fetal brain and in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. The protein encoded by this gene is actually much larger than originally thought, and it also contains a C-terminal bromodomain characteristic of proteins that regulate transcription during proliferation. The encoded protein is highly similar to the largest subunit of the Drosophila NURF (nucleosome remodeling factor) complex. In Drosophila, the NURF complex, which catalyzes nucleosome sliding on DNA and interacts with sequence-specific transcription factors, is necessary for the chromatin remodeling required for transcription. Two alternative transcripts encoding different isoforms have been described completely. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Canonical amino-acid sequenceUniProt

3046 residues, UniProt reviewed canonical sequence.

>Q12830|BPTF
     1  MRGRRGRPPK QPAAPAAERC APAPPPPPPP PTSGPIGGLR SRHRGSSRGR WAAAQAEVAP
    61  KTRLSSPRGG SSSRRKPPPP PPAPPSTSAP GRGGRGGGGG RTGGGGGGGH LARTTAARRA
   121  VNKVVYDDHE SEEEEEEEDM VSEEEEEEDG DAEETQDSED DEEDEMEEDD DDSDYPEEME
   181  DDDDDASYCT ESSFRSHSTY SSTPGRRKPR VHRPRSPILE EKDIPPLEFP KSSEDLMVPN
   241  EHIMNVIAIY EVLRNFGTVL RLSPFRFEDF CAALVSQEQC TLMAEMHVVL LKAVLREEDT
   301  SNTTFGPADL KDSVNSTLYF IDGMTWPEVL RVYCESDKEY HHVLPYQEAE DYPYGPVENK
   361  IKVLQFLVDQ FLTTNIAREE LMSEGVIQYD DHCRVCHKLG DLLCCETCSA VYHLECVKPP
   421  LEEVPEDEWQ CEVCVAHKVP GVTDCVAEIQ KNKPYIRHEP IGYDRSRRKY WFLNRRLIIE
   481  EDTENENEKK IWYYSTKVQL AELIDCLDKD YWEAELCKIL EEMREEIHRH MDITEDLTNK
   541  ARGSNKSFLA AANEEILESI RAKKGDIDNV KSPEETEKDK NETENDSKDA EKNREEFEDQ
   601  SLEKDSDDKT PDDDPEQGKS EEPTEVGDKG NSVSANLGDN TTNATSEETS PSEGRSPVGC
   661  LSETPDSSNM AEKKVASELP QDVPEEPNKT CESSNTSATT TSIQPNLENS NSSSELNSSQ
   721  SESAKAADDP ENGERESHTP VSIQEEIVGD FKSEKSNGEL SESPGAGKGA SGSTRIITRL
   781  RNPDSKLSQL KSQQVAAAAH EANKLFKEGK EVLVVNSQGE ISRLSTKKEV IMKGNINNYF
   841  KLGQEGKYRV YHNQYSTNSF ALNKHQHRED HDKRRHLAHK FCLTPAGEFK WNGSVHGSKV
   901  LTISTLRLTI TQLENNIPSS FLHPNWASHR ANWIKAVQMC SKPREFALAL AILECAVKPV
   961  VMLPIWRESL GHTRLHRMTS IEREEKEKVK KKEKKQEEEE TMQQATWVKY TFPVKHQVWK
  1021  QKGEEYRVTG YGGWSWISKT HVYRFVPKLP GNTNVNYRKS LEGTKNNMDE NMDESDKRKC
  1081  SRSPKKIKIE PDSEKDEVKG SDAAKGADQN EMDISKITEK KDQDVKELLD SDSDKPCKEE
  1141  PMEVDDDMKT ESHVNCQESS QVDVVNVSEG FHLRTSYKKK TKSSKLDGLL ERRIKQFTLE
  1201  EKQRLEKIKL EGGIKGIGKT STNSSKNLSE SPVITKAKEG CQSDSMRQEQ SPNANNDQPE
  1261  DLIQGCSESD SSVLRMSDPS HTTNKLYPKD RVLDDVSIRS PETKCPKQNS IENDIEEKVS
  1321  DLASRGQEPS KSKTKGNDFF IDDSKLASAD DIGTLICKNK KPLIQEESDT IVSSSKSALH
  1381  SSVPKSTNDR DATPLSRAMD FEGKLGCDSE SNSTLENSSD TVSIQDSSEE DMIVQNSNES
  1441  ISEQFRTREQ DVEVLEPLKC ELVSGESTGN CEDRLPVKGT EANGKKPSQQ KKLEERPVNK
  1501  CSDQIKLKNT TDKKNNENRE SEKKGQRTST FQINGKDNKP KIYLKGECLK EISESRVVSG
  1561  NVEPKVNNIN KIIPENDIKS LTVKESAIRP FINGDVIMED FNERNSSETK SHLLSSSDAE
  1621  GNYRDSLETL PSTKESDSTQ TTTPSASCPE SNSVNQVEDM EIETSEVKKV TSSPITSEEE
  1681  SNLSNDFIDE NGLPINKNEN VNGESKRKTV ITEVTTMTST VATESKTVIK VEKGDKQTVV
  1741  SSTENCAKST VTTTTTTVTK LSTPSTGGSV DIISVKEQSK TVVTTTVTDS LTTTGGTLVT
  1801  SMTVSKEYST RDKVKLMKFS RPKKTRSGTA LPSYRKFVTK SSKKSIFVLP NDDLKKLARK
  1861  GGIREVPYFN YNAKPALDIW PYPSPRPTFG ITWRYRLQTV KSLAGVSLML RLLWASLRWD
  1921  DMAAKAPPGG GTTRTETSET EITTTEIIKR RDVGPYGIRS EYCIRKIICP IGVPETPKET
  1981  PTPQRKGLRS SALRPKRPET PKQTGPVIIE TWVAEEELEL WEIRAFAERV EKEKAQAVEQ
  2041  QAKKRLEQQK PTVIATSTTS PTSSTTSTIS PAQKVMVAPI SGSVTTGTKM VLTTKVGSPA
  2101  TVTFQQNKNF HQTFATWVKQ GQSNSGVVQV QQKVLGIIPS STGTSQQTFT SFQPRTATVT
  2161  IRPNTSGSGG TTSNSQVITG PQIRPGMTVI RTPLQQSTLG KAIIRTPVMV QPGAPQQVMT
  2221  QIIRGQPVST AVSAPNTVSS TPGQKSLTSA TSTSNIQSSA SQPPRPQQGQ VKLTMAQLTQ
  2281  LTQGHGGNQG LTVVIQGQGQ TTGQLQLIPQ GVTVLPGPGQ QLMQAAMPNG TVQRFLFTPL
  2341  ATTATTASTT TTTVSTTAAG TGEQRQSKLS PQMQVHQDKT LPPAQSSSVG PAEAQPQTAQ
  2401  PSAQPQPQTQ PQSPAQPEVQ TQPEVQTQTT VSSHVPSEAQ PTHAQSSKPQ VAAQSQPQSN
  2461  VQGQSPVRVQ SPSQTRIRPS TPSQLSPGQQ SQVQTTTSQP IPIQPHTSLQ IPSQGQPQSQ
  2521  PQVQSSTQTL SSGQTLNQVT VSSPSRPQLQ IQQPQPQVIA VPQLQQQVQV LSQIQSQVVA
  2581  QIQAQQSGVP QQIKLQLPIQ IQQSSAVQTH QIQNVVTVQA ASVQEQLQRV QQLRDQQQKK
  2641  KQQQIEIKRE HTLQASNQSE IIQKQVVMKH NAVIEHLKQK KSMTPAEREE NQRMIVCNQV
  2701  MKYILDKIDK EEKQAAKKRK REESVEQKRS KQNATKLSAL LFKHKEQLRA EILKKRALLD
  2761  KDLQIEVQEE LKRDLKIKKE KDLMQLAQAT AVAAPCPPVT PAPPAPPAPP PSPPPPPAVQ
  2821  HTGLLSTPTL PAASQKRKRE EEKDSSSKSK KKKMISTTSK ETKKDTKLYC ICKTPYDESK
  2881  FYIGCDRCQN WYHGRCVGIL QSEAELIDEY VCPQCQSTED AMTVLTPLTE KDYEGLKRVL
  2941  RSLQAHKMAW PFLEPVDPND APDYYGVIKE PMDLATMEER VQRRYYEKLT EFVADMTKIF
  3001  DNCRYYNPSD SPFYQCAEVL ESFFVQKLKG FKASRSHNNK LQSTAS

LocalizationUniProt · AlphaFold · HPA

Whether an antibody against BPTF can act on the native protein depends on physical access: surface and secreted proteins are reachable by circulating antibodies, intracellular proteins usually are not.

Antibody reachability
Intracellular
Secreted
No
Transmembrane segments
0
Mean surface accessibility (rSASA)
0
Highest tissue expression
51 nTPM

Expression across tissuesHPA

Tissue

  • cerebellum: 51 nTPM
  • thymus: 44 nTPM
  • lymph node: 38 nTPM
  • ovary: 34 nTPM
  • tonsil: 33 nTPM
  • skin: 32 nTPM

Single-cell type

  • sertoli cells: 632 nCPM
  • thyrotrophs: 495 nCPM
  • hematopoietic stem cells: 494 nCPM
  • neutrophils: 479 nCPM
  • thymocytes: 473 nCPM
  • somatotrophs: 446 nCPM

Immune cell

  • basophil: 12 nTPM
  • plasmacytoid DC: 8.7 nTPM
  • naive B-cell: 8.1 nTPM
  • NK-cell: 7 nTPM
  • neutrophil: 6.4 nTPM
  • eosinophil: 4.9 nTPM

Brain region

  • cerebellum: 179 nTPM
  • cerebral cortex: 119 nTPM
  • white matter: 113 nTPM
  • hypothalamus: 111 nTPM
  • basal ganglia: 103 nTPM
  • medulla oblongata: 101 nTPM

DiseaseUniProt · ClinVar · IEDB · PubMed

Four sources answering four different questions about BPTF.

Disease | AllUniProt

Conditions BPTF is implicated in, by any mechanism.

Disease | GeneticClinVar

79 pathogenic / likely-pathogenic of 1,202 ClinVar records.

Conditions with pathogenic or likely-pathogenic variants.

Disease | ImmuneIEDB

Conditions an epitope on BPTF was assayed in.

Genetic constraint and essentialitygnomAD · DepMap

Does the body need this protein intact? Low LOEUF or a strong DepMap dependency means loss or blockade of the protein is likely to be felt.

gnomAD LOEUF (loss-of-function intolerance)
0.1
gnomAD pLI
1
gnomAD missense Z
3.71
DepMap mean gene effect
-0.72
DepMap dependency class
common

Cancer expressionTCGA

Across TCGA tumor cohorts, this protein is over-expressed in roughly 7% of surveyed tumor types (aggregate summary; per-cohort expression, alteration, and survival load in the interactive view).

OntologyGO

Biological processes

Molecular functions

Cellular components

Protein domainsUniProt · Pfam · InterPro

KeywordsUniProt

InteractionsUniProt · HPA

Protein binding partners of BPTF in the human serome: UniProt-annotated complex subunits plus reported interactors. Each links to its own Seroatlas record.

Antibody and autoantibody relevanceSeroatlas analysis

Seroatlas reads BPTF as an antibody target. Whether an autoantibody or antibody against BPTF could matter depends on whether native BPTF is physically reachable, whether the body needs it intact, and whether it acts in a disease-relevant tissue.

BPTF is annotated as predominantly intracellular. Intracellular proteins are common autoantibody markers, becoming visible to the immune system after cell injury or altered processing, but are usually markers of disease rather than direct drivers.

Source-annotated serology context

The source annotations explicitly mention antibody, autoantibody, autoantigen, or autoimmune context. This is biological context, not study-specific reactivity.

  • This gene was identified by the reactivity of its encoded protein to a monoclonal antibody prepared against brain homogenates from patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Canonical record: https://seroatlas.com/gene/BPTF. Study-independent annotations aggregated from UniProt, Human Protein Atlas, PubMed, IEDB, Pfam, InterPro, Gene Ontology, AlphaFold, gnomAD, DepMap, ClinVar, TCGA. Catalog release seroatlas-reviewed-human-uniprot-20260313.

Seroatlas is the reference for exploring autoantibody and antibody serology at the human-protein level: the autoreactome and human serome, multiplex serology (HuProt, HuScan, VirScan, PhIP-Seq).

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