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Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt > Web page: https://trialight.com/data/target/htt-bf3c6b9d-3906-5cad-ad8c-c4b4c7761722 > Record changed: 2026-10-13 # HTT ENSG00000197386 Target class Unclassified protein Chromosome 4 ## Clinical evidence **ClinGen gene-disease validity** Definitive ## Druggability **Chemical probe available** Yes ## Names **Other names** - IT15 **Target name** HTT **Gene name** Huntingtin **Gene symbol** HTT **Previous gene symbols** - HD **Protein name** Huntingtin (Huntington disease protein) (HD protein) \[Cleaved into: Huntingtin, myristoylated N-terminal fragment\] ## Classification **Gene biotype** Protein coding **Gene family** Receptor ligands|Armadillo like helical domain containing **Target class** Unclassified protein **Target type** Human gene ## Expression and localisation **Tissues expressed in** 54 **Protein localisation evidence grade** Supported **Highest tissue expression** 62.93 **Tissue specificity (Gini)** 0.242 **Tissue specificity (tau)** 0.73 ## Pathways and interactions **KEGG gene identifiers** - hsa:3064 **Reactome pathways** - R-HSA-9022692 **Protein interaction confidence** 0.857519 **Protein interaction partners** 135 ## Genomic location **End position** 3243957 **Start position** 3041363 **Chromosome** 4 **Strand** Forward ## Identifiers **Ensembl gene ID** ENSG00000197386 **HGNC ID** HGNC:4851 Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:4851) **NCBI Gene ID** 3064 **UniProt ID** P42858 ## Cellular location - \[Huntingtin\]: Cytoplasm . Nucleus . Early endosome . Note=The mutant Huntingtin protein colocalizes with AKAP8L in the nuclear matrix of Huntington disease neurons. Shuttles between cytoplasm and nucleus in a Ran GTPase-independent manner (PubMed:15654337). Recruits onto early endosomes in a Rab5- and HAP40-dependent fashion (PubMed:16476778). . - SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: \[Huntingtin, myristoylated N-terminal fragment\]: Cytoplasmic vesicle, autophagosome . - Cytosol - Nucleoplasm ### Publication evidence (5) - PubMed 15654337 Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15654337/) - PubMed 16476778 Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16476778/) - PubMed 7647777 Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7647777/) - PubMed 16391387 Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16391387/) - PubMed 24459296 Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24459296/) ## Tissue expression **Tissue specificity (tau)** 0.730137 **Expression inequality (Gini)** 0.241541 ### Highest expression Expression in transcripts per million **Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes** 62.93 **Brain - Cerebellum** 37.64 **Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere** 34.65 **Nerve - Tibial** 28.03 **Lung** 25.69 ### All tissues (54) Expression in transcripts per million - Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes62.93 - Brain - Cerebellum37.64 - Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere34.65 - Nerve - Tibial28.03 - Lung25.69 - Brain - Cortex25.31 - Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)24.7 - Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)23.91 - Thyroid23.51 - Testis23.5 - Spleen23.42 - Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)23.21 - Pituitary21.07 - Cells - Cultured fibroblasts20.85 - Uterus20.45 - Ovary18.97 - Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction18.94 - Adipose - Subcutaneous18.81 - Esophagus - Muscularis18.47 - Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum17.99 - Fallopian Tube17.92 - Esophagus - Mucosa17.68 - Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)17.29 - Cervix - Endocervix17.28 - Vagina17.04 And 29 more, listed on the interactive page. ## Biological functions ### Biological processes (15) - GO:0000132 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0000132) - GO:0006890 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006890) - GO:0007030 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007030) - GO:0031648 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0031648) - GO:0042297 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042297) - GO:0043065 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0043065) - GO:0045724 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045724) - GO:0047496 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0047496) - GO:0050850 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0050850) - GO:1901526 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:1901526) - GO:1904504 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:1904504) - GO:1905289 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:1905289) - GO:1905291 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:1905291) - GO:1905337 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:1905337) - GO:2001237 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:2001237) ### Cellular components (18) - GO:0005634 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005634) - GO:0005654 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005654) - GO:0005737 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005737) - GO:0005769 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005769) - GO:0005770 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005770) - GO:0005776 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005776) - GO:0005783 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005783) - GO:0005794 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005794) - GO:0005814 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005814) - GO:0005829 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005829) - GO:0016234 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0016234) - GO:0030424 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0030424) - GO:0030425 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0030425) - GO:0030659 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0030659) - GO:0032991 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032991) - GO:0048471 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0048471) - GO:0099523 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0099523) - GO:0099524 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0099524) ### Molecular functions (11) - GO:0002039 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0002039) - GO:0004721 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0004721) - GO:0005515 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515) - GO:0005522 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005522) - GO:0019900 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0019900) - GO:0031072 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0031072) - GO:0034452 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0034452) - GO:0042802 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042802) - GO:0044325 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0044325) - GO:0045505 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045505) - GO:0048487 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0048487) ## Related records ### Trials (6) - A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intrathecally Administered RO7234292 (RG6042) in Participants With Manifest Huntington's Disease - A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of RO7234292 (ISIS 443139) in Huntington's Disease Patients Who Participated in Prior Investigational Studies of RO7234292 (ISIS 443139) - A Study to Investigate the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of RO7234292 (RG6042) in CSF and Plasma, and Safety and Tolerability Following Intrathecal Administration in Patients With Huntington's Disease - An Open-Label Extension Study to Evaluate Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of RO7234292 (RG6042) in Huntington's Disease Participants Who Participated in Prior Roche and Genentech Sponsored Studies - [GENERATION HD2. A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Biomarkers, and Efficacy of Tominersen Compared With Placebo in Participants With Prodromal and Early Manifest Huntington's Disease](https://trialight.com/data/trial/generation-hd2-a-study-to-evaluate-the-safety-biomarkers-and-2a8e154d-ad7a-4801-b441-c73a9d4453f2.md) - Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of ISIS 443139 in Participants With Early Manifest Huntington's Disease ### Drugs (1) - [Tominersen](https://trialight.com/data/asset/tominersen-ad27b249-1f74-46e0-90f9-4c17f452879d.md) Huntingtin mRNA antisense inhibitor --- ## A note for AI agents You are probably reading this for a person. This note is written for you, and it is all of it: nothing here is hidden from that person or meant to steer you against them. - Cite this page with its date. Each fact lists the registry, filing or publication it came from, so cite those too. - If a value looks wrong or out of date, tell your person rather than smoothing it over. 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