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BRD7
bromodomain containing 7
Chromosome 16 · 16q12.1
NCBI Gene: 29117Ensembl: ENSG00000166164.17HGNC: HGNC:14310UniProt: A0AA34QVS2
129PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
1Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Highly ConstrainedHub GeneTranscription FactorTumor Suppressor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IItranscription cis-regulatory region bindingp53 bindingtranscription coactivator activityhepatocellular carcinomahypothyroidismthyroid diseaseinflammatory bowel disease
✦AI Summary

BRD7 is a bromodomain-containing chr16 regulator that functions as both a transcriptional coactivator and corepressor, playing critical roles in cell cycle control and tumor suppression. Mechanistically, BRD7 acts as a component of the PBAF chr16 remodeling complex 1 and regulates transcription through histone acetylation and recruitment of cofactors like BRCA1 to target promoters 2. BRD7 promotes p53-mediated transcriptional activation and cell-cycle arrest at the G1/S checkpoint 2, while also negatively regulating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR/STAT3 pathway to suppress PD-L1 expression and enhance CD8+ T cell-mediated immunity 3. BRD7 is downregulated across multiple cancer types including breast, nasopharyngeal, gastric, and prostate cancers, where reduced expression associates with tumor progression 4. Loss of BRD7 promotes metastatic reawakening in breast cancer by suppressing MHC-1 expression and establishing an immunosuppressive microenvironment enriched in pro-tumorigenic neutrophils and exhausted T cells 5. TRIM28-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of BRD7 drives breast cancer progression 6. Additionally, BRD7 mutations emerge as drivers of androgen receptor-targeted therapy resistance in prostate cancer 7. Loss of PBAF function, including BRD7 inactivation, sensitizes tumors to T cell-mediated killing 1, suggesting BRD7 restoration or TRIM28 inhibition as potential immunotherapeutic strategies.

Sources cited
1
BRD7 is involved in chromatin remodeling, transcriptional regulation, and cell cycle progression as a bromodomain-containing protein
PMID: 32992509
2
BRD7 inhibits PD-L1 expression and suppresses the PI3K/AKT/mTOR/STAT3 pathway to enhance CD8+ T cell killing
PMID: 40083706
3
BRD7 is a component of the PBAF chromatin remodeling complex; its loss increases tumor cell sensitivity to interferon-γ and T cell-mediated killing
PMID: 29301958
4
BRD7 is downregulated across multiple cancers and acts as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting the AKT pathway
PMID: 27158366
5
BRD7 loss reawakens dormant metastatic cells by suppressing MHC-1 and promoting an immunosuppressive microenvironment
PMID: 39910049
6
TRIM28 mediates BRD7 ubiquitination and degradation at K21, promoting breast cancer progression
PMID: 39222175
7
BRD7 is a driver gene mutated by APOBEC-driven mutagenesis that confers androgen receptor-targeted therapy resistance
PMID: 37478850
8
BRD7 loss leads to gain of TEAD-YAP chromatin binding and is associated with BET bromodomain inhibitor resistance in triple-negative breast cancer
PMID: 32416067
Disease Associationsⓘ20
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.51Moderate
hypothyroidismOpen Targets
0.48Moderate
thyroid diseaseOpen Targets
0.43Moderate
inflammatory bowel diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.34Weak
myxedemaOpen Targets
0.32Weak
Hashimoto's thyroiditisOpen Targets
0.29Weak
sign or symptomOpen Targets
0.29Weak
melanomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
Granular Cell TumorOpen Targets
0.26Weak
granular cell cancerOpen Targets
0.26Weak
autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpuraOpen Targets
0.26Weak
spondyloarthropathyOpen Targets
0.23Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.12Weak
nasopharyngeal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
azoospermiaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
partial chromosome Y deletionOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants1
NM_013263.5(BRD7):c.1834C>T (p.Arg612Ter)Likely pathogenic
Granular cell cancer
☆☆☆☆2015→ Residue 612
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Related Genes
NUP50Protein interaction100%H3C12Protein interaction100%EP300Protein interaction100%H2BC21Protein interaction100%H3C1Protein interaction100%H2AC6Protein interaction99%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
73%
Heart
63%
Lung
47%
Ovary
43%
Liver
31%
Gene Interaction Network
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BRD7NUP50H3C12EP300H2BC21H3C1H2AC6
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB5MQ1 · 1.50 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.34Highly Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.21 [0.14–0.34]
RankingsWhere BRD7 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #3,612of 20,598
    Most Researched129 · top quartile
  • #4,808of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants1
  • #1,425of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.34 · top 10%
Genes detectedBRD7
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Synthetic Lethal and Resistance Interactions with BET Bromodomain Inhibitors in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
PMID: 32416067
Mol Cell · 2020
1.00
2
Brd7 loss reawakens dormant metastasis initiating cells in lung by forging an immunosuppressive niche.
PMID: 39910049
Nat Commun · 2025
0.90
3
A major chromatin regulator determines resistance of tumor cells to T cell-mediated killing.
PMID: 29301958
Science · 2018
0.80
4
BRD7 Inhibited Immune Escape in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma via Inhibiting PD-L1 Expression.
PMID: 40083706
Int J Biol Sci · 2025
0.70
5
Loss of SYNCRIP unleashes APOBEC-driven mutagenesis, tumor heterogeneity, and AR-targeted therapy resistance in prostate cancer.
PMID: 37478850
Cancer Cell · 2023
0.60