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ZFHX3 zinc finger homeobox 3 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 463, updated on 31-Mar-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
ZFHX3provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
zinc finger homeobox 3provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:777
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000140836 MIM:104155; AllianceGenome:HGNC:777
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
ATBT; SCA4; ATBF1; ATFB8; ZFH-3; ZNF927; C16orf47
Summary
This gene encodes a transcription factor with multiple homeodomains and zinc finger motifs, and regulates myogenic and neuronal differentiation. The encoded protein suppresses expression of the alpha-fetoprotein gene by binding to an AT-rich enhancer motif. The protein has also been shown to negatively regulate c-Myb, and transactivate the cell cycle inhibitor cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (also known as p21CIP1). This gene is reported to function as a tumor suppressor in several cancers, and sequence variants of this gene are also associated with atrial fibrillation. Multiple transcript variants expressed from alternate promoters and encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 3.0), prostate (RPKM 2.4) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

Location:
16q22.2-q22.3
Exon count:
23
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 16 NC_000016.10 (72782885..73891930, complement)
RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 16 NC_060940.1 (78600697..79709756, complement)
105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 16 NC_000016.9 (72816784..73925829, complement)

Chromosome 16 - NC_000016.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 2952 Neighboring gene VISTA enhancer hs20 Neighboring gene ZFHX3 antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:72756067-72756616 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:72756617-72757164 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:72769685-72770266 Neighboring gene RNA, U7 small nuclear 90 pseudogene Neighboring gene Neanderthal introgressed variant-containing enhancer experimental_44255 Neighboring gene BRD4-independent group 4 enhancer GRCh37_chr16:72804631-72805830 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:72822417-72823032 Neighboring gene keratin 18 pseudogene 18 Neighboring gene Neanderthal introgressed variant-containing enhancer experimental_44334 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:72879311-72879810 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7689 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124903715 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr16:72910943-72912142 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:72912157-72912658 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:72923795-72924295 Neighboring gene RNA, U7 small nuclear 71 pseudogene Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 14271 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 11593 Neighboring gene VISTA enhancer hs16 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:72995175-72995675 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73049174-73049674 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11101 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73066446-73067008 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73069350-73070204 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73070205-73071057 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73074111-73074623 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73078457-73078957 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73081321-73081856 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124903719 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73082393-73082928 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73089102-73089614 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73087036-73087536 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73087537-73088037 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7692 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7693 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7694 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73091454-73092186 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73098351-73098972 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73126852-73127352 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73127353-73127853 Neighboring gene HCCAT5-C16orf47 intergenic CAGE-defined high expression enhancer Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11103 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73186584-73187107 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73190308-73190808 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73190809-73191309 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73204295-73204796 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73204797-73205296 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73205367-73206216 Neighboring gene NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73230564-73231065 Neighboring gene hepatocellular carcinoma associated transcript 5 Neighboring gene BRD4-independent group 4 enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73266082-73267281 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124903716 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11104 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11105 Neighboring gene VISTA enhancer hs1724 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr16:73368016-73368182 Neighboring gene lncRNA oncogene in head and neck cancer 2 Neighboring gene tRNA-Lys (anticodon TTT) 1-1 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124903717 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 9376 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC102723876 Neighboring gene VISTA enhancer hs1612 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC105371342 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 15378 Neighboring gene MED14-independent group 3 enhancer GRCh37_chr16:73951504-73952703 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124903721 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC107984856 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 11065 Neighboring gene ribosomal protein SA pseudogene 56

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

Associated conditions

Description Tests
Atrial fibrillation, familial, 8
MedGen: C2751607 OMIM: 613055 GeneReviews: Not available
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Malignant tumor of prostate
MedGen: C0376358 OMIM: 176807 GeneReviews: Not available
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 4
MedGen: C0752122 OMIM: 600223 GeneReviews: Hereditary Ataxia Overview
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EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
A genome-wide association study identifies novel and functionally related susceptibility Loci for Kawasaki disease.
EBI GWAS Catalog
A sequence variant in ZFHX3 on 16q22 associates with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association analyses identify variants in developmental genes associated with hypospadias.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study of coronary heart disease and its risk factors in 8,090 African Americans: the NHLBI CARe Project.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Novel Loci for metabolic networks and multi-tissue expression studies reveal genes for atherosclerosis.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Variants in ZFHX3 are associated with atrial fibrillation in individuals of European ancestry.
EBI GWAS Catalog

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Clone Names

  • FLJ26184

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of chromatin ISA
Inferred from Sequence Alignment
more info
 
located_in cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nuclear body IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
is_active_in nucleus IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
part_of transcription regulator complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
zinc finger homeobox protein 3
Names
AT motif-binding factor 1
AT-binding transcription factor 1
alpha-fetoprotein enhancer binding protein
zinc finger homeodomain protein 3

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_013211.2 RefSeqGene

    Range
    848804..1114047
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001164766.2NP_001158238.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform B

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (B) represents use of an alternate promoter and 5' UTR, lacks an alternate coding exon, and uses a downstream start codon, compared to variant A. The resulting isoform (B) has a shorter N-terminus, compared to isoform A.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC004943, AC116667, D10250, L32832
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS54035.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q15911
    Related
    ENSP00000438926.3, ENST00000397992.5
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    smart00389
    Location:12311287
    HOX; Homeodomain
    COG5576
    Location:16801824
    COG5576; Homeodomain-containing transcription factor [Transcription]
    sd00017
    Location:633657
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    sd00020
    Location:489509
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam00046
    Location:17311783
    Homeobox; Homeobox domain
  2. NM_001386735.1NP_001373664.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform A

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC004943, AC009033, AC009104, AC092128, AC092344, AC116667, AC132068, AC137520
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS10908.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    D3DWS8, O15101, Q13719, Q15911, Q6ZP98
    Related
    ENSP00000493252.1, ENST00000641206.2
    Conserved Domains (6) summary
    smart00389
    Location:21452201
    HOX; Homeodomain
    COG5576
    Location:25942738
    COG5576; Homeodomain-containing transcription factor [Transcription]
    sd00017
    Location:15471571
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    sd00020
    Location:14031423
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam05109
    Location:31043191
    Herpes_BLLF1; Herpes virus major outer envelope glycoprotein (BLLF1)
    pfam00046
    Location:22452299
    Homeobox; Homeobox domain
  3. NM_006885.4NP_008816.3  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform A

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_008816.3

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (A) encodes the longer isoform (A). Variants A and D both encode the same isoform (A. Expression of this variant is activated during neuronal differentiation.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC002044, AC004943, AC132068, BC029653
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS10908.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    D3DWS8, O15101, Q13719, Q15911, Q6ZP98
    Related
    ENSP00000268489.5, ENST00000268489.10
    Conserved Domains (6) summary
    smart00389
    Location:21452201
    HOX; Homeodomain
    COG5576
    Location:25942738
    COG5576; Homeodomain-containing transcription factor [Transcription]
    sd00017
    Location:15471571
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    sd00020
    Location:14031423
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam05109
    Location:31043191
    Herpes_BLLF1; Herpes virus major outer envelope glycoprotein (BLLF1)
    pfam00046
    Location:22452299
    Homeobox; Homeobox domain

RNA

  1. NR_163978.1 RNA Sequence

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC116667
    Related
    ENST00000358463.2

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000016.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    72782885..73891930 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_047434166.1XP_047290122.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    D3DWS8, O15101, Q13719, Q15911, Q6ZP98
  2. XM_024450291.2XP_024306059.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X4

    Conserved Domains (6) summary
    smart00389
    Location:12611317
    HOX; Homeodomain
    sd00017
    Location:663687
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    sd00020
    Location:519539
    ZF_C2H2; C2H2 Zn finger [structural motif]
    pfam00046
    Location:17611813
    Homeobox; Homeobox domain
    cl25496
    Location:22202307
    Herpes_BLLF1; Herpes virus major outer envelope glycoprotein (BLLF1)
    cl27820
    Location:17101854
    Abdominal-A; Homeobox protein
  3. XM_017023251.3XP_016878740.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X3

  4. XM_047434167.1XP_047290123.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    D3DWS8, O15101, Q13719, Q15911, Q6ZP98
  5. XM_047434165.1XP_047290121.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    D3DWS8, O15101, Q13719, Q15911, Q6ZP98
  6. XM_047434168.1XP_047290124.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X2

  7. XM_047434169.1XP_047290125.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X5

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060940.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    78600697..79709756 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054380395.1XP_054236370.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X1

  2. XM_054380399.1XP_054236374.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X4

  3. XM_054380398.1XP_054236373.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X3

  4. XM_054380396.1XP_054236371.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X1

  5. XM_054380394.1XP_054236369.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X1

  6. XM_054380397.1XP_054236372.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X2

  7. XM_054380393.1XP_054236368.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X1

  8. XM_054380400.1XP_054236375.1  zinc finger homeobox protein 3 isoform X5