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CRTC2 Entrez Description Chrom. Strand Promoter (Start - Stop) TSS 200186 CREB regulated transcription coactivator 2 chr1 - 153930632 - 153936132 153931132 Transcription Factor Binding Sites   Download all TFBS in the CRTC2 promoter   Motif Source Strand Start Stop PValue Match Sequence Overlap w/ Footprints NFE2_bZIP_DBD_dimeric_11_1 SELEX + 153935350 153935360 6.0E-06 GGTGACTCATC 11 NFE2_bZIP_DBD_dimeric_11_1 SELEX - 153935350 153935360 7.0E-06 GATGAGTCACC 11 NF-kappaB_MA0061.1 JASPAR + 153936020 153936029 2.0E-06 GGGAATTCCC 10 NF-kappaB_MA0061.1 JASPAR - 153936020 153936029 2.0E-06 GGGAATTCCC 10 E2F4_E2F_DBD_dimeric_12_2 SELEX - 153932069 153932080 7.0E-06 ACTGGCGCCAAA 12 SOX10_HMG_full_dimeric_14_1 SELEX - 153934062 153934075 9.0E-06 TGAATGTCCTGTGA 14 HOXC13_homeodomain_DBD_monomeric_11_1 SELEX - 153931143 153931153 6.0E-06 TCTCGTAAACA 11 SPIC_ETS_full_monomeric_14_1 SELEX + 153930273 153930286 7.0E-06 TGAAAAAGGAAGCA 14 SPIC_ETS_full_monomeric_14_1 SELEX - 153934145 153934158 1.0E-06 AAACTGAGGAAGTA 14 FOXF2_MA0030.1 JASPAR - 153931141 153931154 5.0E-06 GTCTCGTAAACAAA 14 NR4A2_nuclearreceptor_full_monomeric_11_1 SELEX + 153934008 153934018 4.0E-06 TGAAAAGGTCA 11 FOXG1_forkhead_DBD_dimeric_17_1 SELEX + 153931493 153931509 0.0E+00 TAAAACAGCTGTAAACA 17 FOXL1_forkhead_full_dimeric_13_1 SELEX - 153931138 153931150 4.0E-06 CGTAAACAAACTA 13 FOXO3_MA0157.1 JASPAR + 153931502 153931509 7.0E-06 TGTAAACA 8 FOXD1_MA0031.1 JASPAR + 153931503 153931510 7.0E-06 GTAAACAT 8 HOXD13_homeodomain_DBD_monomeric_11_1 SELEX - 153931143 153931153 6.0E-06 TCTCGTAAACA 11 FOXO1_forkhead_DBD_monomeric_8_1 SELEX - 153931142 153931149 7.0E-06 GTAAACAA 8 NFYA_MA0060.1 JASPAR - 153926492 153926507 8.0E-06 CAGAACCAATGGGAAC 16 Creb5_bZIP_DBD_dimeric_12_1 SELEX - 153936122 153936133 4.0E-06 ACTGACGTCACT 11 SCRT2_C2H2_DBD_monomeric_13_1 SELEX - 153931105 153931117 7.0E-06 GCGCAACAGGTCA 13 ZNF238_C2H2_full_monomeric_13_1 SELEX - 153931495 153931507 1.0E-05 TTTACAGCTGTTT 13 ZNF238_C2H2_full_monomeric_13_1 SELEX - 153931505 153931517 5.0E-06 GTCCCAGATGTTT 13 SPIB_ETS_DBD_monomeric_14_1 SELEX - 153934145 153934158 5.0E-06 AAACTGAGGAAGTA 14 JDP2_bZIP_full_dimeric_12_1 SELEX - 153936122 153936133 9.0E-06 ACTGACGTCACT 11 Egr1_C2H2_mouse-DBD_mutant_DBD_monomeric_16_1 SELEX + 153930567 153930582 5.0E-06 CTCCGCCCACTCCCAC 16 Egr1_C2H2_mouse-DBD_mutant_DBD_monomeric_16_1 SELEX + 153936026 153936041 6.0E-06 TCCCGCCCCCTCCCAT 16 RUNX2_RUNX_DBD_monomeric_9_1 SELEX + 153930256 153930264 8.0E-06 AAACCACAA 9 Foxc1_forkhead_DBD_dimeric_11_1 SELEX - 153931139 153931149 9.0E-06 GTAAACAAACT 11 SP1_MA0079.2 JASPAR + 153936048 153936057 3.0E-06 CCCCTCCCCC 10 HIC2_C2H2_DBD_monomeric_9_1 SELEX + 153931541 153931549 1.0E-05 ATGCCCACC 9 Tcf21_bHLH_DBD_dimeric_14_1 SELEX + 153931494 153931507 3.0E-06 AAAACAGCTGTAAA 14 Tcf21_bHLH_DBD_dimeric_14_1 SELEX - 153931494 153931507 7.0E-06 TTTACAGCTGTTTT 14 SOX9_HMG_full_dimeric_16_3 SELEX - 153934061 153934076 5.0E-06 CTGAATGTCCTGTGAT 16 FOXC2_forkhead_DBD_dimeric_11_1 SELEX - 153931139 153931149 5.0E-06 GTAAACAAACT 11 JDP2_bZIP_full_dimeric_9_1 SELEX - 153935351 153935359 1.0E-05 ATGAGTCAC 9 HOXB13_homeodomain_DBD_monomeric_11_1 SELEX - 153931143 153931153 8.0E-06 TCTCGTAAACA 11 SPDEF_ETS_full_putative-multimer_16_1 SELEX - 153930650 153930665 3.0E-06 GCAGGAAGAAGGATTT 16 SPDEF_ETS_full_putative-multimer_16_1 SELEX + 153931413 153931428 7.0E-06 ACACAAAGGAGGAAAA 16 HOXA13_homeodomain_full_monomeric_11_1 SELEX - 153931143 153931153 1.0E-05 TCTCGTAAACA 11 HNF4A_MA0114.1 JASPAR - 153926557 153926569 9.0E-06 GGGTCAGAGTCCA 13 RORA_nuclearreceptor_DBD_dimeric_20_1 SELEX + 153931429 153931448 5.0E-06 ATTAGGTCATCTTCAGGGAA 20 SPI1_ETS_full_monomeric_14_1 SELEX - 153934145 153934158 6.0E-06 AAACTGAGGAAGTA 14 RUNX1_MA0002.2 JASPAR - 153930256 153930266 3.0E-06 TCTTGTGGTTT 11 FOXB1_forkhead_full_monomeric_9_1 SELEX + 153931502 153931510 3.0E-06 TGTAAACAT 9 FOXO3_forkhead_full_monomeric_8_1 SELEX - 153931142 153931149 7.0E-06 GTAAACAA 8 E2F1_E2F_DBD_dimeric_12_1 SELEX - 153932069 153932080 2.0E-06 ACTGGCGCCAAA 12 MSC_bHLH_full_dimeric_10_1 SELEX - 153931496 153931505 4.0E-06 TACAGCTGTT 10 TBX1_TBX_DBD_dimeric_20_1 SELEX - 153935391 153935410 1.0E-06 ACTTGGGAAAGAAAGTGTGA 20 RREB1_MA0073.1 JASPAR + 153934627 153934646 5.0E-06 CCACAAACCAACACTCCCAG 20 RORA_2_MA0072.1 JASPAR + 153931425 153931438 0.0E+00 AAAAATTAGGTCAT 14 Zfx_MA0146.1 JASPAR + 153931010 153931023 9.0E-06 CCAGCCGCGGCCTC 14 FOXJ2_forkhead_DBD_dimeric_14_1 SELEX - 153931136 153931149 1.0E-06 GTAAACAAACTACA 14 V_NFKAPPAB65_01_M00052 TRANSFAC + 153936020 153936029 1.0E-05 GGGAATTCCC 10 V_NFKAPPAB65_01_M00052 TRANSFAC - 153936020 153936029 1.0E-05 GGGAATTCCC 10 V_SPI1_01_M01203 TRANSFAC - 153935685 153935701 7.0E-06 GAAAAGGGGAACGATGG 17 V_AML_Q6_M00769 TRANSFAC - 153930254 153930268 7.0E-06 CTTCTTGTGGTTTCC 15 V_FOXO3_02_M02270 TRANSFAC + 153931502 153931509 7.0E-06 TGTAAACA 8 V_BACH2_01_M00490 TRANSFAC - 153935350 153935360 4.0E-06 GATGAGTCACC 11 V_ATF5_01_M01295 TRANSFAC - 153931346 153931356 2.0E-06 CCTCTTCCTTT 11 V_ZFP410_04_M02936 TRANSFAC - 153931354 153931370 9.0E-06 TCTTCCCTCCCCTCCCT 17 V_NF1_Q6_01_M00806 TRANSFAC - 153928358 153928374 1.0E-05 TTAGAGTGATGCCAAAT 17 V_ZFX_01_M01593 TRANSFAC + 153930927 153930942 1.0E-05 GCCGAGGCCGTGGCCG 16 V_ZFX_01_M01593 TRANSFAC - 153931023 153931038 1.0E-06 GCCGAGGCCGCGGCGG 16 V_NF1A_Q6_M02103 TRANSFAC - 153928359 153928374 9.0E-06 TTAGAGTGATGCCAAA 16 V_RORA1_01_M00156 TRANSFAC + 153931426 153931438 2.0E-06 AAAATTAGGTCAT 13 V_AML3_Q6_M01856 TRANSFAC + 153930257 153930264 1.0E-05 AACCACAA 8 V_FOXO4_02_M00476 TRANSFAC + 153931139 153931152 1.0E-06 AGTTTGTTTACGAG 14 V_HOXA3_01_M00395 TRANSFAC - 153931426 153931434 7.0E-06 CCTAATTTT 9 V_MMEF2_Q6_M00405 TRANSFAC + 153931288 153931303 8.0E-06 AGTTCTAAATTAGCCC 16 V_LMAF_Q2_M01139 TRANSFAC + 153935294 153935302 6.0E-06 GGTCAGCAG 9 V_IK_Q5_M01169 TRANSFAC - 153930685 153930694 3.0E-06 TTTGGGAGGC 10 V_GABP_B_M00341 TRANSFAC - 153936000 153936011 5.0E-06 GCCGGAAGCGCG 12 V_RORA_Q4_M01138 TRANSFAC - 153926564 153926574 6.0E-06 TAGGTGGGTCA 11 V_RORA_Q4_M01138 TRANSFAC + 153931427 153931437 1.0E-06 AAATTAGGTCA 11 V_NR2F2_03_M02783 TRANSFAC + 153934007 153934022 3.0E-06 ATGAAAAGGTCACACA 16 V_IRF2_Q6_M01882 TRANSFAC + 153934164 153934179 7.0E-06 GAAAAAAGGAAAGAGC 16 V_NFAT3_Q3_M01734 TRANSFAC - 153931422 153931431 4.0E-06 AATTTTTCCT 10 V_NFAT3_Q3_M01734 TRANSFAC + 153934217 153934226 6.0E-06 AGTTTTTCCT 10 V_HNF4ALPHA_Q6_M00638 TRANSFAC - 153934007 153934019 6.0E-06 GTGACCTTTTCAT 13 V_RP58_01_M00532 TRANSFAC + 153931504 153931515 2.0E-06 TAAACATCTGGG 12 V_GABPA_04_M02858 TRANSFAC - 153934157 153934172 4.0E-06 CCTTTTTTCCTCTAAA 16 V_FOXJ1_03_M02750 TRANSFAC - 153931137 153931152 3.0E-06 CTCGTAAACAAACTAC 16 V_SP1_03_M02281 TRANSFAC + 153936048 153936057 3.0E-06 CCCCTCCCCC 10 V_P50RELAP65_Q5_01_M01224 TRANSFAC - 153930303 153930314 7.0E-06 GGAAGTCCCCTC 12 V_HNF4A_03_M02220 TRANSFAC - 153926557 153926569 9.0E-06 GGGTCAGAGTCCA 13 V_HFH4_01_M00742 TRANSFAC - 153931558 153931570 1.0E-06 ATTCGTTTGTTTT 13 V_OCT_C_M00210 TRANSFAC - 153935256 153935268 5.0E-06 TTCCTTTGCATGA 13 V_CMYB_Q5_M01821 TRANSFAC - 153936127 153936137 3.0E-06 CCTAACTGACG 6 V_SP1_02_M01303 TRANSFAC - 153930746 153930756 8.0E-06 GGGGCGGGGGC 11 V_PU1_Q4_M01172 TRANSFAC - 153930274 153930292 0.0E+00 TCCTTTTGCTTCCTTTTTC 19 V_PU1_Q4_M01172 TRANSFAC - 153931343 153931361 6.0E-06 CCCTCCCTCTTCCTTTCTT 19 V_LYF1_01_M00141 TRANSFAC - 153930686 153930694 9.0E-06 TTTGGGAGG 9 V_LYF1_01_M00141 TRANSFAC - 153931552 153931560 9.0E-06 TTTGGGAAA 9 V_ZFP691_03_M02833 TRANSFAC + 153934682 153934698 8.0E-06 AGGCCAGTGCTCACCGT 17 V_HOXA13_03_M01430 TRANSFAC - 153931141 153931156 7.0E-06 GAGTCTCGTAAACAAA 16 V_STAT4_Q4_M01666 TRANSFAC + 153934222 153934235 5.0E-06 TTCCTATAATAAAC 14 V_AP1_Q6_M00174 TRANSFAC + 153935350 153935360 7.0E-06 GGTGACTCATC 11 V_WT1_Q6_01_M02036 TRANSFAC + 153930745 153930754 4.0E-06 CGCCCCCGCC 10 V_HNF6_Q6_M00639 TRANSFAC + 153934615 153934626 1.0E-05 ATGAATCAATCT 12 V_BACH1_01_M00495 TRANSFAC - 153935348 153935362 4.0E-06 TAGATGAGTCACCCT 15 V_ZNF219_01_M01122 TRANSFAC + 153936044 153936055 1.0E-06 CTCCCCCCTCCC 12 V_HELIOSA_02_M01004 TRANSFAC - 153934219 153934229 1.0E-06 TATAGGAAAAA 11 V_BEL1_B_M00312 TRANSFAC - 153931051 153931078 4.0E-06 TGCTCGCTGAGGCGGCGGTGGCTACGGC 28 V_FOXO1_02_M00474 TRANSFAC + 153931139 153931152 4.0E-06 AGTTTGTTTACGAG 14 V_RUNX1_01_M02257 TRANSFAC - 153930256 153930266 3.0E-06 TCTTGTGGTTT 11 V_NFAT_Q6_M00302 TRANSFAC + 153931419 153931430 1.0E-05 AGGAGGAAAAAT 12 V_NFAT_Q6_M00302 TRANSFAC + 153934159 153934170 2.0E-06 TAGAGGAAAAAA 12 V_NFAT_Q6_M00302 TRANSFAC - 153934218 153934229 1.0E-06 TATAGGAAAAAC 12 V_SP4_03_M02810 TRANSFAC + 153936024 153936040 3.0E-06 ATTCCCGCCCCCTCCCA 17 V_AML2_01_M01759 TRANSFAC + 153930257 153930264 1.0E-05 AACCACAA 8 V_KROX_Q6_M00982 TRANSFAC + 153930743 153930756 0.0E+00 CCCGCCCCCGCCCC 14 V_KROX_Q6_M00982 TRANSFAC + 153936027 153936040 3.0E-06 CCCGCCCCCTCCCA 14 V_ZBP89_Q4_M01816 TRANSFAC + 153936049 153936058 4.0E-06 CCCTCCCCCA 10 V_E47_02_M00071 TRANSFAC + 153931493 153931508 7.0E-06 TAAAACAGCTGTAAAC 16 V_MAZ_Q6_01_M02023 TRANSFAC - 153930563 153930576 6.0E-06 GTGGGCGGAGAGGG 14 V_MAZ_Q6_01_M02023 TRANSFAC + 153931353 153931366 0.0E+00 GAGGGAGGGGAGGG 14 V_MAZ_Q6_01_M02023 TRANSFAC - 153936044 153936057 7.0E-06 GGGGGAGGGGGGAG 14 V_AP2BETA_Q3_M01858 TRANSFAC - 153930665 153930680 2.0E-06 GTTGAGGGCCGAGGGG 16 V_EGR1_Q6_M01873 TRANSFAC - 153930744 153930753 4.0E-06 GCGGGGGCGG 10 V_JUNDM2_04_M02876 TRANSFAC + 153935347 153935362 3.0E-06 CAGGGTGACTCATCTA 16 V_JUNDM2_04_M02876 TRANSFAC - 153935348 153935363 4.0E-06 GTAGATGAGTCACCCT 16 V_CREBATF_Q6_M00981 TRANSFAC + 153936123 153936131 9.0E-06 GTGACGTCA 9 V_PAX6_Q2_M00979 TRANSFAC + 153935890 153935903 8.0E-06 GTGAGCTGGGACTC 14 V_SP1SP3_Q4_M01219 TRANSFAC + 153936028 153936038 1.0E-06 CCGCCCCCTCC 11 V_TAL1BETAE47_01_M00065 TRANSFAC + 153931577 153931592 8.0E-06 CTGTACAGATGTCTAG 16 V_SOX12_04_M02900 TRANSFAC + 153931409 153931424 5.0E-06 CAAGACACAAAGGAGG 16 V_SOX12_04_M02900 TRANSFAC + 153934118 153934133 2.0E-06 AGACACACAAAGGGAT 16 V_NFKAPPAB50_01_M00051 TRANSFAC + 153936020 153936029 6.0E-06 GGGAATTCCC 10 V_NFKAPPAB50_01_M00051 TRANSFAC - 153936020 153936029 6.0E-06 GGGAATTCCC 10 V_PEBP_Q6_M00984 TRANSFAC + 153930254 153930268 1.0E-05 GGAAACCACAAGAAG 15 V_RREB1_01_M00257 TRANSFAC + 153934627 153934640 1.0E-06 CCACAAACCAACAC 14 V_STAT4_Q5_M02117 TRANSFAC - 153934221 153934230 1.0E-06 TTATAGGAAA 10 V_SP1_01_M00008 TRANSFAC + 153935840 153935849 7.0E-06 GAGGCGGGGT 10 V_STAT3_03_M01595 TRANSFAC - 153931197 153931212 2.0E-06 GCTGCTGGGAAGTGGA 16 V_NR1B1_Q6_M02110 TRANSFAC + 153934011 153934020 3.0E-06 AAAGGTCACA 10 V_FOXO1_Q5_M01216 TRANSFAC + 153931557 153931565 8.0E-06 CAAAACAAA 9 V_SOX17_04_M02904 TRANSFAC + 153933997 153934013 9.0E-06 GTAGACATACATGAAAA 17 V_ZFP691_04_M02937 TRANSFAC + 153931147 153931163 0.0E+00 TACGAGACTCCTTCACA 17 V_TAL1BETAITF2_01_M00070 TRANSFAC + 153931577 153931592 7.0E-06 CTGTACAGATGTCTAG 16 V_TFIII_Q6_M00706 TRANSFAC + 153931352 153931360 6.0E-06 AGAGGGAGG 9 V_SP4_Q5_M01273 TRANSFAC + 153930747 153930757 7.0E-06 CCCCCGCCCCG 11 V_FREAC2_01_M00290 TRANSFAC - 153931139 153931154 6.0E-06 GTCTCGTAAACAAACT 16 V_ELF1_Q6_M00746 TRANSFAC + 153931417 153931428 8.0E-06 AAAGGAGGAAAA 12 V_ELF1_Q6_M00746 TRANSFAC - 153934220 153934231 5.0E-06 ATTATAGGAAAA 12 V_CREM_Q6_M01820 TRANSFAC - 153936121 153936131 3.0E-06 TGACGTCACTC 11 V_VJUN_01_M00036 TRANSFAC + 153936120 153936135 3.0E-06 GGAGTGACGTCAGTTA 13 V_AP3_Q6_M00690 TRANSFAC + 153931291 153931298 5.0E-06 TCTAAATT 8 V_CREBP1_Q2_M00179 TRANSFAC + 153936122 153936133 2.0E-06 AGTGACGTCAGT 11 V_CREBP1_Q2_M00179 TRANSFAC - 153936122 153936133 2.0E-06 ACTGACGTCACT 11 V_FAC1_01_M00456 TRANSFAC + 153930257 153930270 6.0E-06 AACCACAAGAAGTA 14 V_TAL1_01_M01591 TRANSFAC - 153931337 153931349 0.0E+00 CTTTCTTCTCTCT 13 V_CNOT3_01_M01253 TRANSFAC - 153930805 153930814 4.0E-06 GGCCGCGCCG 10 V_AP1FJ_Q2_M00172 TRANSFAC + 153935408 153935418 6.0E-06 AGTGACTTATT 11 V_LUN1_01_M00480 TRANSFAC + 153935318 153935334 3.0E-06 CCCCAGCCACTTTGTGA 17 V_HDX_01_M01333 TRANSFAC + 153935247 153935263 1.0E-06 TGGGAAAAATCATGCAA 17 V_HNF4_Q6_01_M01031 TRANSFAC - 153926556 153926569 7.0E-06 GGGTCAGAGTCCAG 14 V_ERR1_Q2_M00511 TRANSFAC + 153934007 153934020 3.0E-06 ATGAAAAGGTCACA 14 V_TEF1_Q6_03_M01817 TRANSFAC - 153935377 153935385 3.0E-06 GAGGAATGT 9 V_NFY_01_M00287 TRANSFAC - 153926492 153926507 9.0E-06 CAGAACCAATGGGAAC 16 V_IRF6_04_M02874 TRANSFAC - 153936113 153936127 7.0E-06 GTCACTCCCGGTCTG 15 V_PLZF_02_M01075 TRANSFAC + 153934219 153934247 2.0E-06 TTTTTCCTATAATAAACCAAGTCCTATGC 29 V_ZFP281_01_M01597 TRANSFAC - 153936048 153936058 1.0E-06 TGGGGGAGGGG 11 V_MEF3_B_M00319 TRANSFAC - 153926627 153926639 5.0E-06 GGCTAAGGTTTCA 13 V_RARA_03_M02787 TRANSFAC + 153934007 153934022 2.0E-06 ATGAAAAGGTCACACA 16 V_NFKAPPAB_01_M00054 TRANSFAC + 153936020 153936029 2.0E-06 GGGAATTCCC 10 V_NFKAPPAB_01_M00054 TRANSFAC - 153936020 153936029 2.0E-06 GGGAATTCCC 10 V_ZFP281_04_M02831 TRANSFAC + 153936046 153936060 5.0E-06 CCCCCCTCCCCCACA 15 V_COREBINDINGFACTOR_Q6_M00722 TRANSFAC - 153930256 153930263 1.0E-05 TGTGGTTT 8 V_EFC_Q6_M00626 TRANSFAC - 153935401 153935414 2.0E-06 AGTCACTTGGGAAA 14 V_FOXO1_01_M00473 TRANSFAC - 153931141 153931150 5.0E-06 CGTAAACAAA 10 V_NFE2_01_M00037 TRANSFAC - 153935351 153935361 9.0E-06 AGATGAGTCAC 11 V_PAX4_02_M00377 TRANSFAC + 153931424 153931434 2.0E-06 GAAAAATTAGG 11 V_PIT1_Q6_M00802 TRANSFAC - 153933996 153934013 3.0E-06 TTTTCATGTATGTCTACA 18 V_FREAC4_01_M00292 TRANSFAC + 153926535 153926550 3.0E-06 CTAGTGTCAACATGGC 16 V_FOXO4_01_M00472 TRANSFAC - 153931139 153931149 4.0E-06 GTAAACAAACT 11 V_HIF1_Q5_M00466 TRANSFAC - 153930581 153930592 3.0E-06 AGTACGTGAGGT 12 V_UF1H3BETA_Q6_M01068 TRANSFAC - 153936047 153936060 2.0E-06 TGTGGGGGAGGGGG 14 V_SP1_Q4_01_M00932 TRANSFAC + 153936101 153936113 5.0E-06 AGTGGGCGGGGAC 13 V_STAT1_Q6_M01823 TRANSFAC - 153934221 153934230 4.0E-06 TTATAGGAAA 10 V_SMAD1_01_M01590 TRANSFAC + 153931340 153931351 1.0E-05 GAGAAGAAAGGA 12 V_RORA2_01_M00157 TRANSFAC + 153931426 153931438 0.0E+00 AAAATTAGGTCAT 13 V_NANOG_02_M01247 TRANSFAC + 153931336 153931355 8.0E-06 AAGAGAGAAGAAAGGAAGAG 20 V_NANOG_02_M01247 TRANSFAC + 153934158 153934177 8.0E-06 TTAGAGGAAAAAAGGAAAGA 20

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