Structural highlights
Function
[ZBT17_HUMAN] Plays a critical role in early lymphocyte development, where it is essential to prevent apoptosis in lymphoid precursors, allowing them to survive in response to IL7 and undergo proper lineage commitment (By similarity). Transcription factor that can function as an activator or repressor depending on its binding partners, and by targeting negative regulators of cell cycle progression. Has been shown to bind to the promoters of adenovirus major late protein and cyclin D1 and activate transcription. Required for early embryonic development during gastrulation.[1] [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Peukert K, Staller P, Schneider A, Carmichael G, Hanel F, Eilers M. An alternative pathway for gene regulation by Myc. EMBO J. 1997 Sep 15;16(18):5672-86. PMID:9312026 doi:10.1093/emboj/16.18.5672
- ↑ Schneider A, Peukert K, Eilers M, Hanel F. Association of Myc with the zinc-finger protein Miz-1 defines a novel pathway for gene regulation by Myc. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 1997;224:137-46. PMID:9308237
- ↑ Basu S, Liu Q, Qiu Y, Dong F. Gfi-1 represses CDKN2B encoding p15INK4B through interaction with Miz-1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Feb 3;106(5):1433-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0804863106., Epub 2009 Jan 22. PMID:19164764 doi:10.1073/pnas.0804863106
