Recombinant Human Zinc finger protein 384 (ZNF384), Truncated

Uniprot Id

Q8TF68

Target Species

Human

Target Name

ZNF384

Target Full Name

Zinc finger protein 384

Target Function

Transcription factor that binds the consensus DNA sequence [GC]AAAAA. Seems to bind and regulate the promoters of MMP1, MMP3, MMP7 and COL1A1.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

Krueppel C2H2-type zinc-finger protein family

Target Research Area

Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling

Target Synonyms

CAG repeat protein 1; CAGH1A; CAS interacting zinc finger protein; CAS-interacting zinc finger protein; CIZ; ERDA2; GH1A; NMP4; NP; Nuclear matrix protein 4; Nuclear matrix transcription factor 4; TNRC1; Trinucleotide repeat containing gene 1 protei; Trinucleotide repeat-containing gene 1 protein; Zinc finger protein 384; ZN384_HUMAN; Znf384

Target Background

This gene encodes a C2H2-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 nuclear matrix transcription factors (NP/NMP4) 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. 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. A related pseudogene has been identified on chromosome 7.