ZNF384

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zinc finger protein 384 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZNF384 gene.[5][6][7]

AliasesZNF384, CAGH1, CAGH1A, CIZ, ERDA2, NMP4, NP, TNRC1, zinc finger protein 384
End6,689,572 bp[1]
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ZNF384
Identifiers
AliasesZNF384, CAGH1, CAGH1A, CIZ, ERDA2, NMP4, NP, TNRC1, zinc finger protein 384
External IDsOMIM: 609951; MGI: 2443203; HomoloGene: 15849; GeneCards: ZNF384; OMA:ZNF384 - orthologs
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SpeciesHumanMouse
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NP_001035009
NP_001129206
NP_597733

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Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 6.67 – 6.69 MbChr 6: 125.01 – 125.04 Mb
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Function

This gene encodes a Cys2His2-type zinc finger protein, which may function as a transcription factor. This gene also contains long CAG trinucleotide repeats that encode consecutive glutamine residues. The protein appears to bind and regulate the promoters of the extracellular matrix genes MMP1, MMP3, MMP7 and COL1A1. Studies in mouse suggest that ZNF384 may be part of a general mechanical pathway that couples cell construction and function during extracellular matrix remodeling. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[7]

Clinical significance

Recurrent rearrangements of this gene with the Ewing's sarcoma gene, EWSR1 on chromosome 22, or with the TAF15 gene on chromosome 17, or with the TCF3 (E2A) gene on chromosome 19, have been observed in acute leukemia.[7]

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