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Structural highlights

Function

[ZHX3_HUMAN] Acts as a transcriptional repressor. Involved in the early stages of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) osteogenic differentiation. Is a regulator of podocyte gene expression during primary glomerula disease. Binds to promoter DNA.^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

1. ↑ Yamada K, Kawata H, Shou Z, Hirano S, Mizutani T, Yazawa T, Sekiguchi T, Yoshino M, Kajitani T, Miyamoto K. Analysis of zinc-fingers and homeoboxes (ZHX)-1-interacting proteins: molecular cloning and characterization of a member of the ZHX family, ZHX3. Biochem J. 2003 Jul 1;373(Pt 1):167-78. PMID:12659632 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BJ20021866
2. ↑ Suehiro F, Nishimura M, Kawamoto T, Kanawa M, Yoshizawa Y, Murata H, Kato Y. Impact of zinc fingers and homeoboxes 3 on the regulation of mesenchymal stem cell osteogenic differentiation. Stem Cells Dev. 2011 Sep;20(9):1539-47. doi: 10.1089/scd.2010.0279. Epub 2011 Feb, 24. PMID:21174497 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/scd.2010.0279