ZNF638 — Zinc finger protein 638
ZNF638 belongs to a gene co-expression module in 4 of 28 SCUBA cell types. Each module groups genes that rise and fall together in that cell type; the genes it shares a module with are its closest co-expression partners there.
ZNF638's module in each cell type
| Cell type | Module | Shares the module with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD4⁺ T cells | Chromatin Regulation DNA/chromatin regulation | ADI1, ASXL2, BTG3, CASP8, CHD3, CTSS, CWF19L2, DENND2D +17 more | View in SCUBA |
| Gamma-delta T cells | Interferon Antiviral Response Inflammation | ANKRD44, DDX17, DDX60L, IARS2, KIAA0319L, KRBOX5, LZIC, MIA2 +14 more | |
| Macrophages | Chromatin Regulatory Genes Housekeeping | ACAP2, ARID4A, ATRX, BPTF, BRD10, BRD4, EP300, ERBIN +31 more | View in SCUBA |
| Mucosal-associated invariant T cell | Chromatin Epigenetic Regulation DNA/chromatin regulation | ACAP2, APBB1IP, ARHGAP25, ATM, CD247, CHD9, CLCN3, DDX17 +14 more |
About the gene
| Synonyms | MGC26130, NP220, ZFML, Zfp638 |
|---|---|
| Chromosome | 2: 71276561-71435069 |
| Predicted location | Intracellular |
| Essential gene | No |
| Protein class | Plasma proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins |
| Molecular function | Activator, DNA-binding, Repressor |
| Biological process | Transcription, Transcription regulation |
Function
Transcription factor that binds to cytidine clusters in double-stranded DNA. Plays a key role in the silencing of unintegrated retroviral DNA: some part of the retroviral DNA formed immediately after infection remains unintegrated in the host genome and is transcriptionally repressed. Mediates transcriptional repression of unintegrated viral DNA by specifically binding to the cytidine clusters of retroviral DNA and mediating the recruitment of chromatin silencers, such as the HUSH complex, SETDB1 and the histone deacetylases HDAC1 and HDAC4. Acts as an early regulator of adipogenesis by acting as a transcription cofactor of CEBPs (CEBPA, CEBPD and/or CEBPG), controlling the expression of PPARG and probably of other proadipogenic genes, such as SREBF1 (By similarity). May also regulate alternative splicing of target genes during adipogenesis (By similarity).
Human Protein Atlas · Open Targets · UniProt
Gene annotation from the Human Protein Atlas and UniProt; see sources & licences.