Endothelial PAS Domain Protein 1
BHLHe73
PASD2
HIF2A
MOP2
HLF
Endothelial PAS Domain-Containing Protein 1
Class E Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Protein 73
Basic-Helix-Loop-Helix-PAS Protein MOP2
PAS Domain-Containing Protein 2
HIF-1-Alpha-Like Factor
Member Of PAS Protein 2
HIF-2-Alpha
HIF2-Alpha
EPAS-1
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 2 Alpha
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 2-Alpha
HIF-1 Alpha-Like Factor
HIF-1alpha-Like Factor
BHLHE73
ECYT4
This gene encodes a transcription factor involved in the induction of genes regulated by oxygen, which is induced as oxygen levels fall. The encoded protein contains a basic-helix-loop-helix domain protein dimerization domain as well as a domain found in proteins in signal transduction pathways which respond to oxygen levels. Mutations in this gene are associated with erythrocytosis familial type 4. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2009] CIViC Summary for EPAS1 Gene
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that the EPAS1 was expressed at higher levels in monocyte-derived macrophages compared to microglia following spinal cord injury, though its expression was below the detection threshold in microglial samples [Stewart et al. DOI:10.1186/s12974-021-02161-8]. A study in mice demonstrated that the degradation of the EPAS1 mRNA, measured via qPCR in heart and brain tissues over a 0-48 hour postmortem interval, was significantly correlated with PMI [Peng et al. DOI:10.1007/S00414-019-02199-7]. In both tissues, the shorter amplicon (HIF2a-S) showed the strongest correlation, and its degradation pattern was successfully incorporated into mathematical models for PMI estimation, with comprehensive multi-marker models achieving high correlation coefficients.