ZNF486
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Also known as MGC2396
Summary
ZNF486 (zinc finger protein 486, HGNC:20807) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 19p12, encoding Zinc finger protein 486 (Q96H40). May be involved in transcriptional regulation.
Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of DNA-templated transcription. Located in extracellular exosome.
Source: NCBI Gene 90649 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 3
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 126 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_052852
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:20807 |
| Approved symbol | ZNF486 |
| Name | zinc finger protein 486 |
| Location | 19p12 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | MGC2396 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000256229 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 90649 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 2 — 2 protein_coding
ENST00000335117, ENST00000597083
RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_052852
NM_052852
CCDS: CCDS46029
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000335117 — 4 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001629453 | 20167214 | 20167360 |
| ENSE00002454012 | 20184356 | 20184482 |
| ENSE00002472967 | 20185987 | 20186082 |
| ENSE00003102934 | 20196964 | 20200488 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 238 present calls, max score 93.40.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 10.5911 / max 476.4337, expressed in 1504 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (2 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 174851 | 10.0793 | 1499 |
| 174852 | 0.5118 | 187 |
Top tissues by expression
244 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| buccal mucosa cell | CL:0002336 | 93.40 | gold quality |
| sperm | CL:0000019 | 86.49 | gold quality |
| right lobe of thyroid gland | UBERON:0001119 | 85.32 | gold quality |
| left lobe of thyroid gland | UBERON:0001120 | 83.41 | gold quality |
| thyroid gland | UBERON:0002046 | 82.98 | gold quality |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | CL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:0000991 | 82.11 | gold quality |
| ganglionic eminence | UBERON:0004023 | 79.11 | gold quality |
| ventricular zone | UBERON:0003053 | 78.45 | gold quality |
| islet of Langerhans | UBERON:0000006 | 77.07 | gold quality |
| endometrium | UBERON:0001295 | 76.71 | gold quality |
| lymph node | UBERON:0000029 | 75.43 | gold quality |
| calcaneal tendon | UBERON:0003701 | 75.32 | gold quality |
| mucosa of paranasal sinus | UBERON:0005030 | 75.21 | silver quality |
| gall bladder | UBERON:0002110 | 75.00 | gold quality |
| cortical plate | UBERON:0005343 | 74.59 | gold quality |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 73.95 | gold quality |
| stromal cell of endometrium | CL:0002255 | 73.15 | gold quality |
| vermiform appendix | UBERON:0001154 | 72.76 | gold quality |
| pancreas | UBERON:0001264 | 72.52 | gold quality |
| smooth muscle tissue | UBERON:0001135 | 72.34 | gold quality |
| left ovary | UBERON:0002119 | 72.31 | gold quality |
| metanephros cortex | UBERON:0010533 | 72.24 | gold quality |
| uterus | UBERON:0000995 | 72.14 | gold quality |
| adrenal tissue | UBERON:0018303 | 71.36 | gold quality |
| caecum | UBERON:0001153 | 71.27 | gold quality |
| ovary | UBERON:0000992 | 71.24 | gold quality |
| cortex of kidney | UBERON:0001225 | 71.24 | gold quality |
| superficial temporal artery | UBERON:0001614 | 71.06 | silver quality |
| right ovary | UBERON:0002118 | 71.05 | gold quality |
| body of pancreas | UBERON:0001150 | 70.89 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | yes | 4.51 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
140 targeting ZNF486, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-3613-3P | 100.00 | 76.36 | 7965 |
| HSA-MIR-5692A | 100.00 | 74.40 | 6850 |
| HSA-MIR-4425 | 100.00 | 67.59 | 1049 |
| HSA-MIR-3064-3P | 100.00 | 70.09 | 1254 |
| HSA-MIR-3689D | 100.00 | 66.14 | 1181 |
| HSA-MIR-6851-5P | 100.00 | 65.63 | 1294 |
| HSA-MIR-371B-5P | 99.99 | 75.34 | 4759 |
| HSA-MIR-511-3P | 99.99 | 68.85 | 1467 |
| HSA-MIR-548C-3P | 99.99 | 74.01 | 7587 |
| HSA-MIR-150-5P | 99.99 | 66.69 | 1976 |
| HSA-MIR-373-5P | 99.98 | 75.36 | 4753 |
| HSA-MIR-616-5P | 99.98 | 75.58 | 4775 |
| HSA-MIR-4789-5P | 99.98 | 70.76 | 2721 |
| HSA-MIR-548N | 99.98 | 71.94 | 4170 |
| HSA-MIR-4775 | 99.98 | 75.00 | 6394 |
| HSA-MIR-92A-3P | 99.98 | 75.21 | 1960 |
| HSA-MIR-92B-3P | 99.98 | 75.25 | 1955 |
| HSA-MIR-4715-3P | 99.98 | 66.03 | 670 |
| HSA-MIR-548AN | 99.97 | 70.91 | 2817 |
| HSA-MIR-6888-3P | 99.97 | 65.95 | 1170 |
| HSA-MIR-6778-3P | 99.96 | 67.29 | 2693 |
| HSA-MIR-146A-5P | 99.96 | 68.93 | 988 |
| HSA-MIR-146B-5P | 99.96 | 69.13 | 977 |
| HSA-MIR-590-3P | 99.96 | 74.34 | 6478 |
| HSA-MIR-4666A-3P | 99.96 | 71.71 | 3434 |
| HSA-MIR-559 | 99.95 | 72.28 | 3609 |
| HSA-MIR-548AB | 99.95 | 71.31 | 3488 |
| HSA-MIR-23A-3P | 99.95 | 74.24 | 3163 |
| HSA-MIR-23B-3P | 99.95 | 74.24 | 3163 |
| HSA-MIR-23C | 99.95 | 73.92 | 3192 |
Cross-species orthologs
0 orthologs
Paralogs (176): ZNF195 (ENSG00000005801), ZNF112 (ENSG00000062370), ZNF275 (ENSG00000063587), ZNF37A (ENSG00000075407), ZNF510 (ENSG00000081386), ZNF506 (ENSG00000081665), ZNF268 (ENSG00000090612), MZF1 (ENSG00000099326), ZNF629 (ENSG00000102870), ZNF175 (ENSG00000105497), ZNF85 (ENSG00000105750), ZFP30 (ENSG00000120784), ZNF45 (ENSG00000124459), ZNF391 (ENSG00000124613), ZNF436 (ENSG00000125945), ZNF484 (ENSG00000127081), ZNF835 (ENSG00000127903), ZNF780B (ENSG00000128000), ZSCAN10 (ENSG00000130182), ZNF317 (ENSG00000130803), ZNF331 (ENSG00000130844), ZNF227 (ENSG00000131115), ZNF141 (ENSG00000131127), ZNF132 (ENSG00000131849), ZNF189 (ENSG00000136870), ZIM3 (ENSG00000141946), ZFP14 (ENSG00000142065), ZNF514 (ENSG00000144026), ZNF300 (ENSG00000145908), RBAK (ENSG00000146587), ZNF157 (ENSG00000147117), ZNF182 (ENSG00000147118), ZNF41 (ENSG00000147124), ZNF7 (ENSG00000147789), ZNF117 (ENSG00000152926), ZNF221 (ENSG00000159905), ZNF235 (ENSG00000159917), ZNF714 (ENSG00000160352), ZNF577 (ENSG00000161551), ZNF12 (ENSG00000164631)
Protein
Protein identifiers
Zinc finger protein 486 — Q96H40 (reviewed: Q96H40)
Alternative names: KRAB domain only protein 2
All UniProt accessions (2): Q96H40, M0QXQ0
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Function. May be involved in transcriptional regulation.
Subcellular location. Nucleus.
Similarity. Belongs to the krueppel C2H2-type zinc-finger protein family.
RefSeq proteins (1): NP_443084* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR001909 | KRAB | Domain |
| IPR013087 | Znf_C2H2_type | Domain |
| IPR036051 | KRAB_dom_sf | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR036236 | Znf_C2H2_sf | Homologous_superfamily |
Pfam: PF00096, PF01352
UniProt features (12 total): zinc finger region 10, chain 1, domain 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q96H40-F1 | 68.03 | 0.12 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
1 pathways
| ID | Pathway |
|---|---|
| R-HSA-212436 | Generic Transcription Pathway |
MSigDB gene sets: 59 (showing top):
chr19p12, PARK_HSC_AND_MULTIPOTENT_PROGENITORS, HAMAI_APOPTOSIS_VIA_TRAIL_UP, GOMF_SEQUENCE_SPECIFIC_DNA_BINDING, KRIGE_RESPONSE_TO_TOSEDOSTAT_6HR_DN, WAKABAYASHI_ADIPOGENESIS_PPARG_RXRA_BOUND_36HR, WAKABAYASHI_ADIPOGENESIS_PPARG_RXRA_BOUND_8D, NFE2L2.V2, GOMF_TRANSCRIPTION_REGULATOR_ACTIVITY, GSE14415_NATURAL_TREG_VS_TCONV_UP, HDAC4_TARGET_GENES, HSD17B8_TARGET_GENES, PRKDC_TARGET_GENES, ZNF10_TARGET_GENES, ZNF350_TARGET_GENES
GO Biological Process (2): regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355), regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)
GO Molecular Function (5): RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978), DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981), zinc ion binding (GO:0008270), DNA binding (GO:0003677), metal ion binding (GO:0046872)
GO Cellular Component (2): nucleus (GO:0005634), extracellular exosome (GO:0070062)
Reactome top-level categories
Rollup of top-1 pathways:
| Category | Pathways |
|---|---|
| RNA Polymerase II Transcription | 1 |
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding | 2 |
| DNA-templated transcription | 1 |
| regulation of gene expression | 1 |
| regulation of RNA biosynthetic process | 1 |
| regulation of DNA-templated transcription | 1 |
| transcription by RNA polymerase II | 1 |
| cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding | 1 |
| chromatin | 1 |
| DNA-binding transcription factor activity | 1 |
| regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | 1 |
| transition metal ion binding | 1 |
| nucleic acid binding | 1 |
| cation binding | 1 |
| intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | 1 |
| extracellular vesicle | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
354 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZNF486 | PCDHGB5 | Q9Y5G0 | 418 |
| ZNF486 | LGALS16 | A8MUM7 | 393 |
| ZNF486 | MYEOV | Q96EZ4 | 388 |
| ZNF486 | ANKRD18A | Q8IVF6 | 371 |
| ZNF486 | THUMPD3 | Q9BV44 | 370 |
| ZNF486 | TMED6 | Q8WW62 | 348 |
| ZNF486 | BEND6 | Q5SZJ8 | 348 |
| ZNF486 | C1QTNF2 | Q9BXJ5 | 311 |
| ZNF486 | PHYHD1 | Q5SRE7 | 306 |
| ZNF486 | PCDHGA1 | Q9Y5H4 | 304 |
| ZNF486 | TM9SF1 | O15321 | 299 |
| ZNF486 | CLC | Q05315 | 292 |
| ZNF486 | PCDHB2 | Q9Y5E7 | 290 |
| ZNF486 | ACY3 | Q96HD9 | 290 |
| ZNF486 | GPR15LG | Q6UWK7 | 290 |
| ZNF486 | ARHGAP28 | Q9P2N2 | 290 |
IntAct
0 interactions, top by confidence:
BioGRID (34): ZNF486 (Reconstituted Complex), ZNF486 (Negative Genetic), ZNF486 (Affinity Capture-MS), ZNF486 (Affinity Capture-RNA), ZNF486 (Proximity Label-MS), ZNF486 (Proximity Label-MS), ZNF486 (Proximity Label-MS), ZNF486 (Proximity Label-MS), ZNF486 (Proximity Label-MS), ZNF486 (Proximity Label-MS), ZNF486 (Proximity Label-MS), ZNF486 (Proximity Label-MS), ZNF486 (Proximity Label-MS), ZNF486 (Proximity Label-MS), ZNF486 (Proximity Label-MS)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A1W2PQL4, A0JPL0, A2RRD8, A6NHJ4, A6NP11, B4DX44, O75346, O95780, P0CB33, P21506, P51508, P52738, Q0D2J5, Q0VGE8, Q12901, Q13360, Q14593, Q15973, Q2M218, Q2M3X9, Q2VY69, Q3SXZ3, Q5HY98, Q5RCJ2, Q5VIY5, Q6J6I6, Q7L2R6, Q86XU0, Q86Y25, Q8IW36, Q8IYN0, Q8IYX0, Q8N782, Q8N883, Q8N9Z0, Q8NDP4, Q95K49, Q969W8, Q96H40, Q96N58
Diamond homologs: A0A1W2PQL4, A6NK75, A6NN14, A6NNF4, A6NP11, A8MQ14, A8MTY0, A8MUV8, A8MXY4, B4DX44, B4DXR9, E9PYI1, O14628, O43345, O75290, O75346, O75373, O75437, O95780, P0CB33, P0DKX0, P0DPD5, P16373, P17019, P17038, P21506, P35789, P52736, P52738, P52744, Q03923, Q03924, Q03936, Q03938, Q05481, Q14586, Q14593, Q14929, Q15928, Q3KNS6
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
126 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 111 |
| Likely benign | 6 |
| Benign | 1 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
1346 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 19:20185983:ACAG:A | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 19:20185986:GGT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 19:20186080:CAG:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 19:20186081:AG:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 19:20186082:GG:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 19:20186083:G:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 19:20186084:T:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 19:20196962:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 19:20196962:AGTT:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 19:20196963:G:GA | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 19:20196963:GTT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 19:20196963:GTTG:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 19:20196963:GTTGT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 19:20184347:GTTTT:G | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184348:TTTTT:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184349:TTTTC:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184350:TTTCA:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184351:TTCAG:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184352:TCAG:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184353:CAGGA:C | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184354:A:AC | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184355:G:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184443:G:T | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184478:CCTTG:C | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184479:CTTGG:C | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184480:TTGGT:T | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184481:TGGTG:T | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184483:G:GC | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184484:T:G | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 19:20184485:GAGGA:G | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
AlphaMissense
3085 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 19:20197785:T:C | F359L | 0.994 |
| 19:20197787:C:A | F359L | 0.994 |
| 19:20197787:C:G | F359L | 0.994 |
| 19:20197869:T:C | F387L | 0.994 |
| 19:20197871:T:A | F387L | 0.994 |
| 19:20197871:T:G | F387L | 0.994 |
| 19:20197617:T:C | F303L | 0.988 |
| 19:20197619:T:A | F303L | 0.988 |
| 19:20197619:T:G | F303L | 0.988 |
| 19:20197701:T:C | F331L | 0.984 |
| 19:20197703:T:A | F331L | 0.984 |
| 19:20197703:T:G | F331L | 0.984 |
| 19:20198037:T:C | F443L | 0.984 |
| 19:20198039:T:A | F443L | 0.984 |
| 19:20198039:T:G | F443L | 0.984 |
| 19:20197533:T:C | F275L | 0.983 |
| 19:20197535:T:A | F275L | 0.983 |
| 19:20197535:T:G | F275L | 0.983 |
| 19:20197792:G:C | R361P | 0.983 |
| 19:20197910:T:A | H400Q | 0.976 |
| 19:20197910:T:G | H400Q | 0.976 |
| 19:20197826:T:A | H372Q | 0.971 |
| 19:20197826:T:G | H372Q | 0.971 |
| 19:20197870:T:C | F387S | 0.971 |
| 19:20197804:T:C | L365P | 0.970 |
| 19:20197898:T:A | H396Q | 0.970 |
| 19:20197898:T:G | H396Q | 0.970 |
| 19:20197786:T:C | F359S | 0.968 |
| 19:20197953:T:G | Y415D | 0.968 |
| 19:20197972:T:C | L421P | 0.967 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000191478 (19:20191637 G>A,C), RS1000222800 (19:20191835 A>G), RS1000286265 (19:20191399 G>A), RS1000343812 (19:20167435 C>T), RS1000423214 (19:20171761 G>A,T), RS1000492350 (19:20200312 A>G), RS1000582968 (19:20175870 G>T), RS1000718499 (19:20175747 G>A,T), RS1000817571 (19:20179197 A>G), RS1000921210 (19:20171574 A>G), RS1001141106 (19:20187851 C>T), RS1001342909 (19:20182559 C>A,T), RS1001442549 (19:20182318 A>G), RS1001508095 (19:20187463 T>C), RS1001686655 (19:20192080 C>A)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene `` | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
3 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST003542_169 | Night sleep phenotypes | 7.000000e-06 |
| GCST010244_89 | Triglyceride levels | 3.000000e-09 |
| GCST010245_99 | LDL cholesterol levels | 3.000000e-08 |
EFO canonical traits (2, from GWAS)
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0004530 | triglyceride measurement |
| EFO:0004611 | low density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
26 total (human), top 26 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| sodium arsenite | increases abundance, increases expression, affects cotreatment | 2 |
| chloropicrin | increases expression | 2 |
| Arsenic | increases abundance, increases expression, affects methylation, affects cotreatment | 2 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | affects methylation, increases expression | 2 |
| triphenyl phosphate | affects expression | 1 |
| arsenite | decreases expression | 1 |
| manganese chloride | increases abundance, increases expression, affects cotreatment | 1 |
| fipronil | decreases expression | 1 |
| 2-palmitoylglycerol | increases expression | 1 |
| erucylphospho-N,N,N-trimethylpropylammonium | increases expression | 1 |
| ICG 001 | increases expression | 1 |
| 4-(4-((5-(4,5-dimethyl-2-nitrophenyl)-2-furanyl)methylene)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzoic acid | increases expression | 1 |
| Cadmium | increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
| Doxorubicin | decreases expression | 1 |
| Estradiol | affects cotreatment, decreases reaction, increases expression | 1 |
| Manganese | increases abundance, increases expression, affects cotreatment | 1 |
| Progesterone | affects cotreatment, decreases reaction, increases expression | 1 |
| Silicon Dioxide | increases expression | 1 |
| Tobacco Smoke Pollution | decreases expression | 1 |
| Urethane | increases expression | 1 |
| Zinc | increases expression | 1 |
| 8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate | affects cotreatment, decreases reaction, increases expression | 1 |
| Asbestos, Crocidolite | decreases expression | 1 |
| Cadmium Chloride | increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
| Copper Sulfate | increases expression | 1 |
| Acrylamide | increases expression | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
No linked Atlas pages yet — the cross-entity mesh grows as the corpus expands.