EGR1, Official Symbol EGR1provided by HGNC Official Full Name early growth response 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3238 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000120738 MIM:128990; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3238 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as TIS8; AT225; G0S30; NGFI-A; ZNF225; KROX-24; ZIF-268 Summary The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the EGR family of C2H2-type zinc-finger proteins. It is a nuclear protein and functions as a transcriptional regulator. The products of target genes it activates are required for differentitation and mitogenesis. Studies suggest this is a cancer suppressor gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014] Expression Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 449.0), thyroid (RPKM 344.9) and 23 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all