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NAB1
NGFI-A binding protein 1
Chromosome 2 · 2q32.2
NCBI Gene: 4664Ensembl: ENSG00000138386.17HGNC: HGNC:7626UniProt: A8K8T1
42PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transcription Factor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
transcription coregulator activityregulation of DNA-templated transcriptionnucleusnegative regulation of DNA-templated transcriptionhypertensionprimary biliary cirrhosisrheumatoid arthritisbiliary liver cirrhosis
✦AI Summary

NAB1 (NGFI-A binding protein 1) is a transcriptional corepressor that functions as a negative regulator of zinc finger transcription factors, particularly EGR1 and EGR2 1. NAB1 executes its repressor function through protein-protein interactions, where it binds to an inhibitory domain on EGR1 and brings corepressor activity to target genes 1. The protein is ubiquitously expressed across human cell lines and can completely block EGR1-mediated transcription when overexpressed 1. NAB1 displays position-independent transcriptional repression activity and functions as a docking site for corepressor machinery 1. NAB1 plays important roles in immune regulation and developmental processes. It is rapidly upregulated by anti-inflammatory lipoxin A4 analogs in human neutrophils through G protein-coupled receptor signaling 2, linking it to inflammation resolution. In the peripheral nervous system, NAB1 partners with EGR2/Krox-20 to regulate myelination, and dysregulation of this axis contributes to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related neuropathies 3. NAB1 genetic variants are associated with multiple autoimmune diseases, including narcolepsy type 1 4 and Sjögren's disease 5, suggesting roles in T cell autoimmunity and immune cell function. Additionally, NAB1-derived circular RNAs and novel protein isoforms modulate cardiac fibrosis and inflammation in atrial fibrillation 6, indicating broader physiological roles beyond transcriptional repression of EGR factors.

Sources cited
1
NAB1 is a transcriptional corepressor that binds to EGR1 and completely blocks EGR1-mediated transcription; functions position-independently to repress transcription
PMID: 11018254
2
NAB1 is rapidly upregulated by lipoxin A4 analogs in human neutrophils through G protein-coupled receptor signaling, linking it to anti-inflammatory responses
PMID: 11687510
3
NAB1/2 are transcriptional coregulators essential for Schwann cell myelination and remyelination; mutations affect peripheral neuropathy pathogenesis including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
PMID: 40452391
4
NAB1 genetic variants are associated with narcolepsy type 1 susceptibility and autoimmune disease risk, with signals enriched in dendritic and helper T cells
PMID: 37188663
5
NAB1 is a genome-wide significant susceptibility locus for Sjögren's disease with functional implications in immune cells
PMID: 35896530
6
Circular RNA-derived NAB1-356 protein mitigates atrial fibrillation by reducing inflammation and fibrosis through interactions with EGR1, Runx1, and Gadd45b
PMID: 40145839
Disease Associationsⓘ20
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.45Moderate
primary biliary cirrhosisOpen Targets
0.44Moderate
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
biliary liver cirrhosisOpen Targets
0.31Weak
generalised epilepsyOpen Targets
0.22Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.21Weak
Crohn's diseaseOpen Targets
0.21Weak
atopic eczemaOpen Targets
0.19Weak
hypothyroidismOpen Targets
0.19Weak
essential hypertensionOpen Targets
0.16Weak
systemic lupus erythematosusOpen Targets
0.15Weak
narcolepsy-cataplexy syndromeOpen Targets
0.11Weak
hypertriglyceridemia 2Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
familial hypercholesterolemiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
HepatomegalyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
thyroid hormone metabolism, abnormal, 2Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
sitosterolemia 2Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
Combined hyperlipidemiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
EGR1Protein interaction99%EGR2Protein interaction99%EGR3Protein interaction99%EGR4Protein interaction98%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Brain
81%
Liver
60%
Bone Marrow
54%
Ovary
54%
Lung
44%
Gene Interaction Network
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NAB1EGR1EGR2EGR3EGR4
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB2YUF · NMR
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.65LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.06Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.44 [0.31–0.65]
RankingsWhere NAB1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #9,912of 20,598
    Most Researched42
  • #4,750of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.65
Genes detectedNAB1
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Narcolepsy risk loci outline role of T cell autoimmunity and infectious triggers in narcolepsy.
PMID: 37188663
Nat Commun · 2023
1.00
2
The human transcriptional repressor protein NAB1: expression and biological activity.
PMID: 11018254
Biochim Biophys Acta · 2000
0.90
3
A Novel Protein NAB1-356 Encoded by circRNA circNAB1 Mitigates Atrial Fibrillation by Reducing Inflammation and Fibrosis.
PMID: 40145839
Adv Sci (Weinh) · 2025
0.80
4
Aspirin-triggered lipoxin A4 and lipoxin A4 up-regulate transcriptional corepressor NAB1 in human neutrophils.
PMID: 11687510
FASEB J · 2001
0.70
5
N6-Methyladenosine modified circ-NAB1 modulates cell cycle and epithelial-mesenchymal transition via CDKN3 in endometrial cancer.
PMID: 38814199
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) · 2024
0.60