ZBTB18
Identifiers
Aliases	ZBTB18, C2H2-171, MRD22, RP58, TAZ-1, ZNF238, zinc finger and BTB domain containing 18
External IDs	OMIM: 608433 MGI: 1353609 HomoloGene: 21276 GeneCards: ZBTB18
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 1 (human)[1] Band 1q44 Start 244,048,547 bp[1] End 244,057,476 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 1 (mouse)[2] Band 1|1 H4 Start 177,269,917 bp[2] End 177,278,330 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in cerebellar vermis Brodmann area 23 Region I of hippocampus proper ganglionic eminence endothelial cell orbitofrontal cortex entorhinal cortex middle temporal gyrus postcentral gyrus Brodmann area 46 Top expressed in cerebellar vermis barrel cortex Region I of hippocampus proper cingulate gyrus hippocampus proper prefrontal cortex primary motor cortex ganglionic eminence amygdala dentate gyrus More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function DNA-binding transcription factor activity nucleic acid binding DNA binding sequence-specific DNA binding metal ion binding protein binding transcription coactivator activity DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific Cellular component nuclear chromosome nucleus Biological process multicellular organism development negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated regulation of transcription, DNA-templated negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II skeletal muscle tissue development transcription, DNA-templated positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II cellular response to DNA damage stimulus Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 10472 30928 Ensembl ENSG00000179456 ENSMUSG00000063659 UniProt Q99592 Q9WUK6 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001278196 NM_006352 NM_205768 NM_001012330 NM_013915 NM_001355098 NM_001355099 NM_001355100 NM_001355101 NM_001355102 NM_001355103 RefSeq (protein) NP_001265125 NP_006343 NP_991331 NP_001012330 NP_038943 NP_001342027 NP_001342028 NP_001342029 NP_001342030 NP_001342031 NP_001342032 Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 244.05 – 244.06 Mb Chr 1: 177.27 – 177.28 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Zinc finger protein 238 (also known as RP58 or ZBTB18) is a zinc finger containing transcription factor that in humans is encoded by the ZNF238 gene.^[5][6]

Function

ZNF238 is a gene that plays a major role in the "promotion of ordered and correctly timed neurogenesis leading to proper layer formation and cortical growth."^[7] The loss of ZNF238 has been observed to cause microcephaly, agenesis of the corpus callosum, malformation of layers in the cerebral cortex, and cerebellar hypoplasia.^[7] Additionally, its absence can cause a decrease in Ngn2 and Neurod1 (in progenitor cells, and an increase thereof in mutant neurons), with the result of less progenitor cells and an increase in neuronal differentiation and glial cell growth.^[7] ZNF238 also regulates repressed genes that, if left unchecked, can lead to glioma progression. Furthermore, an absence of ZNF238 results in upregulation of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process.

In tumors such as medulloblastomas, the loss of ZNF238 can disorganize the tumor's cellular divisional processes, resulting in a cellularly diverse neoplasm. This new diversity has been observed to increase the invasiveness of the tumor, yielding proliferation into more areas of the brain than before the loss of ZNF238.

C2H2-type zinc finger proteins, such as ZNF238, act on the molecular level as transcriptional activators or repressors and are involved in chromatin assembly.^[8]

Interactions

ZNF238 has been shown to interact with DNMT3A.^[9]