The emerging roles of TCF4 in disease and development

MP Forrest, MJ Hill, AJ Quantock… - Trends in molecular …, 2014 - cell.com
Genome-wide association studies have identified common variants in transcription factor 4
(TCF4) as susceptibility loci for schizophrenia, Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy, and …

[HTML][HTML] Knockdown of Human TCF4 Affects Multiple Signaling Pathways Involved in Cell Survival, Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition and Neuronal Differentiation

MP Forrest, AJ Waite, E Martin-Rendon, DJ Blake - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Haploinsufficiency of TCF4 causes Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PTHS): a severe form of mental
retardation with phenotypic similarities to Angelman, Mowat-Wilson and Rett syndromes …

[HTML][HTML] Transcription factor 4 and its association with psychiatric disorders

JR Teixeira, RA Szeto, VMA Carvalho… - Translational …, 2021 - nature.com
The human transcription factor 4 gene (TCF4) encodes a helix–loop–helix transcription
factor widely expressed throughout the body and during neural development. Mutations in …

[HTML][HTML] Region and cell type distribution of TCF4 in the postnatal mouse brain

H Kim, NC Berens, NE Ochandarena… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Transcription factor 4 is a class I basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor regulating gene
expression. Altered TCF4 gene expression has been linked to non-syndromic intellectual …

TCF4 (e2‐2; ITF2): A schizophrenia‐associated gene with pleiotropic effects on human disease

K Navarrete, I Pedroso, S De Jong… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Common SNPs in the transcription factor 4 (TCF4; ITF2, E2‐2, SEF‐2) gene, which encodes
a basic Helix‐Loop‐Helix (bHLH) transcription factor, are associated with schizophrenia …

[HTML][HTML] Tcf4 is required for correct brain development during embryogenesis

S Mesman, R Bakker, MP Smidt - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2020 - Elsevier
Tcf4 has been linked to autism, schizophrenia, and Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome (PTHS) in
humans, suggesting a role for Tcf4 in brain development and importantly cortical …

Disruption of TCF4 regulatory networks leads to abnormal cortical development and mental disabilities

H Li, Y Zhu, YM Morozov, X Chen, SC Page… - Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
The TCF4 gene is the subject of numerous and varied investigations of it's role in the
genesis of neuropsychiatric disease. The gene has been identified as the cause of Pitt …

The Psychiatric Risk Gene Transcription Factor 4 (TCF4) Regulates Neurodevelopmental Pathways Associated With Schizophrenia, Autism, and Intellectual …

MP Forrest, MJ Hill, DH Kavanagh… - Schizophrenia …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Common genetic variants in and around the gene encoding transcription factor
4 (TCF4) are associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia. Conversely, rare damaging …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the expression pattern of the schizophrenia-risk and intellectual disability gene TCF4 in the developing and adult brain suggests a role in …

M Jung, BM Häberle, T Tschaikowsky, MT Wittmann… - Molecular autism, 2018 - Springer
Background Haploinsufficiency of the class I bHLH transcription factor TCF4 causes Pitt-
Hopkins syndrome (PTHS), a severe neurodevelopmental disorder, while common variants …

[HTML][HTML] Transcription Factor 4 loss-of-function is associated with deficits in progenitor proliferation and cortical neuron content

F Papes, AP Camargo, JS de Souza… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Transcription Factor 4 (TCF4) has been associated with autism, schizophrenia, and
other neuropsychiatric disorders. However, how pathological TCF4 mutations affect the …