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CEBPD
CCAAT enhancer binding protein delta
Chromosome 8 · 8q11.21
NCBI Gene: 1052Ensembl: ENSG00000221869.5HGNC: HGNC:1835UniProt: P49716
124PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transcription Factor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingsequence-specific double-stranded DNA bindingDNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specificregulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIinfectious diseaseviral diseaseneuroinflammatory disorderprimary thrombocytopenia
✦AI Summary

CEBPD (CCAAT enhancer binding protein delta) is a transcription factor that recognizes CCAAT and enhancer core sequences to regulate gene expression across multiple biological processes 1. As a key regulator of immune and inflammatory responses, CEBPD enhances IL6 transcription both independently and as a heterodimer with CEBPB 2. In cancer biology, CEBPD functions as a master transcriptional regulator of hypoxia-regulated proteins in glioblastoma, where HIF1α and HIF2α activate its promoter 3. CEBPD promotes tumor invasion through the EGFR/PI3K pathway by directly binding and activating fibronectin (FN1) promoter, facilitating extracellular matrix-integrin-mediated signaling 3. The protein also drives enhanced NK cell function against glioblastoma through epigenetic reprogramming and metabolic fitness improvements 4. In autoimmune conditions, CEBPD expression is regulated by the RNA-binding protein Arid5a during IL-17-dependent glomerulonephritis, contributing to inflammatory responses 5. Additionally, CEBPD promotes adipogenesis in white adipose tissue by rapidly upregulating in response to IL-1β stimulation during early differentiation stages 6. Clinical significance includes associations with poor prognosis in glioblastoma and potential therapeutic targeting in various cancers and inflammatory diseases.

Sources cited
1
CEBPD recognizes CCAAT and enhancer core sequences and regulates immune/inflammatory responses
PMID: 16397300
2
CEBPD enhances IL6 transcription alone and as heterodimer with CEBPB
PMID: 1741402
3
CEBPD is a master transcriptional regulator of hypoxia-regulated proteins in glioblastoma, activated by HIF1α/HIF2α, and promotes invasion through EGFR/PI3K pathway via FN1
PMID: 37059730
4
CEBPD regulates enhanced NK cell function against glioblastoma through epigenetic reprogramming
PMID: 39137729
5
CEBPD expression is regulated by Arid5a during IL-17-dependent autoimmune glomerulonephritis
PMID: 39058386
6
CEBPD promotes adipogenesis by rapidly upregulating in response to IL-1β during early differentiation
PMID: 39261467
Disease Associationsⓘ20
infectious diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
viral diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
neuroinflammatory disorderOpen Targets
0.37Weak
primary thrombocytopeniaOpen Targets
0.12Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.11Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.10Weak
ulcerative colitisOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
achalasia-alacrima syndromeOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
attention deficit hyperactivity disorderOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
substance abuseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Behcet's syndromeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
uridine-cytidineuriaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
preeclampsiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase partial deficiencyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CREB1Protein interaction100%EP300Protein interaction100%PPARGProtein interaction100%SMAD3Protein interaction100%JUNProtein interaction99%CELF1Protein interaction99%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Lung
71%
Liver
57%
Brain
8%
Bone Marrow
5%
Heart
2%
Gene Interaction Network
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CEBPDCREB1EP300PPARGSMAD3JUNCELF1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt P49716
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.99LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.59Intermediate
Observed/Expected LoF0.21 [0.07–0.99]
RankingsWhere CEBPD stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #3,788of 20,598
    Most Researched124 · top quartile
  • #9,500of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.99
Genes detectedCEBPD
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Interleukin-21 engineering enhances NK cell activity against glioblastoma via CEBPD.
PMID: 39137729
Cancer Cell · 2024
1.00
2
Genomic landscape of Down syndrome-associated acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
PMID: 37001051
Blood · 2023
0.90
3
CEBPD is a master transcriptional factor for hypoxia regulated proteins in glioblastoma and augments hypoxia induced invasion through extracellular matrix-integrin mediated EGFR/PI3K pathway.
PMID: 37059730
Cell Death Dis · 2023
0.80
4
Molecular and genetic insights into human ovarian aging from single-nuclei multi-omics analyses.
PMID: 39578560
Nat Aging · 2025
0.70
5
NOX1 is essential for TNFα-induced intestinal epithelial ROS secretion and inhibits M cell signatures.
PMID: 36191961
Gut · 2023
0.60