Zinc finger homeobox 2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
ZFHX2
Identifiers
AliasesZFHX2, ZFH-5, ZNF409, ZFH5, MARSIS, zinc finger homeobox 2
External IDsOMIM: 617828; MGI: 2686934; HomoloGene: 52657; GeneCards: ZFHX2; OMA:ZFHX2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 14 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 14 (human)[1]
Chromosome 14 (human)
Genomic location for ZFHX2
Genomic location for ZFHX2
Band14q11.2Start23,520,857 bp[1]
End23,556,192 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 14 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 14 (mouse)[2]
Chromosome 14 (mouse)
Genomic location for ZFHX2
Genomic location for ZFHX2
Band14|14 C3Start55,297,719 bp[2]
End55,329,781 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • buccal mucosa cell

  • sperm

  • testicle

  • left testis

  • right testis

  • lateral nuclear group of thalamus

  • sural nerve

  • right hemisphere of cerebellum

  • right frontal lobe

  • primary visual cortex
Top expressed in
  • superior frontal gyrus

  • neural layer of retina

  • primary visual cortex

  • ventricular zone

  • genital tubercle

  • urethra

  • cerebellar cortex

  • male urethra

  • neural tube

  • dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell
More reference expression data
BioGPS
n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function
  • sequence-specific DNA binding
  • DNA binding
  • zinc ion binding
  • metal ion binding
  • nucleic acid binding
  • DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific
  • RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
Cellular component
  • nucleus
Biological process
  • adult behavior
  • regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • transcription, DNA-templated
  • regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
  • negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
  • positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • regulation of sensory perception of pain
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

85446

239102

Ensembl

ENSG00000136367

ENSMUSG00000040721

UniProt

Q9C0A1

Q2MHN3

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_033400

NM_001039198

RefSeq (protein)

NP_207646

NP_001034287

Location (UCSC)Chr 14: 23.52 – 23.56 MbChr 14: 55.3 – 55.33 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Zinc finger homeobox 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZFHX2 gene.[5] It has been implicated in pain insensitivity.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000136367 – Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000040721 – Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: Zinc finger homeobox 2".
  6. ^ Habib AM, Matsuyama A, Okorokov AL, Santana-Varela S, Bras JT, Aloisi AM, et al. (December 2017). "A novel human pain insensitivity disorder caused by a point mutation in ZFHX2" (PDF). Brain. 141 (2): 365–376. doi:10.1093/brain/awx326. PMC 5837393. PMID 29253101.
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