ZNF679
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Also known as MGC42415
Summary
ZNF679 (zinc finger protein 679, HGNC:28650) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 7q11.21, encoding Zinc finger protein 679 (Q8IYX0). 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. Predicted to be located in nucleus.
Source: NCBI Gene 168417 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 2
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 77 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_153363
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:28650 |
| Approved symbol | ZNF679 |
| Name | zinc finger protein 679 |
| Location | 7q11.21 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | MGC42415 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000197123 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 168417 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 2 — 2 protein_coding
ENST00000255746, ENST00000421025
RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_153363
NM_153363
CCDS: CCDS47592
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000421025 — 5 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001480946 | 64249028 | 64249156 |
| ENSE00001634838 | 64228474 | 64228652 |
| ENSE00001637470 | 64265896 | 64266931 |
| ENSE00002504733 | 64260221 | 64260347 |
| ENSE00002516346 | 64260834 | 64260929 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth tissue_specific, 7 present calls, max score 79.64.
Top tissues by expression
124 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 79.64 | gold quality |
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 48.93 | gold quality |
| testis | UBERON:0000473 | 48.54 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 47.61 | gold quality |
| sural nerve | UBERON:0015488 | 45.39 | gold quality |
| ventricular zone | UBERON:0003053 | 40.47 | silver quality |
| colonic epithelium | UBERON:0000397 | 37.20 | gold quality |
| cortical plate | UBERON:0005343 | 36.47 | gold quality |
| bone marrow cell | CL:0002092 | 36.16 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue | UBERON:0001134 | 33.38 | gold quality |
| right uterine tube | UBERON:0001302 | 33.20 | gold quality |
| hindlimb stylopod muscle | UBERON:0004252 | 32.15 | gold quality |
| bone marrow | UBERON:0002371 | 31.74 | gold quality |
| muscle tissue | UBERON:0002385 | 31.06 | gold quality |
| monocyte | CL:0000576 | 30.33 | gold quality |
| leukocyte | CL:0000738 | 30.08 | gold quality |
| stromal cell of endometrium | CL:0002255 | 29.87 | gold quality |
| prefrontal cortex | UBERON:0000451 | 29.71 | gold quality |
| liver | UBERON:0002107 | 29.63 | gold quality |
| tonsil | UBERON:0002372 | 29.20 | gold quality |
| lymph node | UBERON:0000029 | 28.67 | gold quality |
| duodenum | UBERON:0002114 | 28.14 | gold quality |
| urinary bladder | UBERON:0001255 | 27.81 | silver quality |
| cortex of kidney | UBERON:0001225 | 27.58 | gold quality |
| blood | UBERON:0000178 | 26.66 | gold quality |
| vermiform appendix | UBERON:0001154 | 26.42 | gold quality |
| gall bladder | UBERON:0002110 | 25.98 | gold quality |
| olfactory segment of nasal mucosa | UBERON:0005386 | 25.89 | gold quality |
| placenta | UBERON:0001987 | 25.81 | gold quality |
| muscle of leg | UBERON:0001383 | 25.67 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | yes | 2.62 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
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 679 — Q8IYX0 (reviewed: Q8IYX0)
All UniProt accessions (1): Q8IYX0
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_699194* (*=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 |
| IPR050527 |
Pfam: PF00096, PF01352, PF13894
UniProt features (16 total): zinc finger region 9, sequence variant 4, chain 1, domain 1, sequence conflict 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q8IYX0-F1 | 70.41 | 0.37 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
1 pathways
| ID | Pathway |
|---|---|
| R-HSA-212436 | Generic Transcription Pathway |
MSigDB gene sets: 18 (showing top):
chr7q11, GOMF_SEQUENCE_SPECIFIC_DNA_BINDING, GOMF_TRANSCRIPTION_REGULATOR_ACTIVITY, GSE10240_CTRL_VS_IL17_AND_IL22_STIM_PRIMARY_BRONCHIAL_EPITHELIAL_CELLS_DN, NOTCH3_TARGET_GENES, GOMF_DNA_BINDING_TRANSCRIPTION_FACTOR_ACTIVITY, GOMF_CIS_REGULATORY_REGION_SEQUENCE_SPECIFIC_DNA_BINDING, PULVER_FOREY_PERTURB_ACCUMULATION_S, GOMF_RNA_POLYMERASE_II_TRANSCRIPTION_REGULATORY_REGION_SEQUENCE_SPECIFIC_DNA_BINDING, GSE32423_IL7_VS_IL7_IL4_MEMORY_CD8_TCELL_UP, GSE32423_IL7_VS_IL4_MEMORY_CD8_TCELL_UP, GSE369_SOCS3_KO_VS_IFNG_KO_LIVER_UP, GSE8921_UNSTIM_VS_TLR1_2_STIM_MONOCYTE_6H_DN, GSE8621_UNSTIM_VS_LPS_PRIMED_AND_LPS_STIM_MACROPHAGE_DN, REACTOME_RNA_POLYMERASE_II_TRANSCRIPTION
GO Biological Process (2): regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355), regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357)
GO Molecular Function (6): 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), protein binding (GO:0005515), metal ion binding (GO:0046872)
GO Cellular Component (1): nucleus (GO:0005634)
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 |
| binding | 1 |
| cation binding | 1 |
| intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
164 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZNF679 | OR52E4 | Q8NGH9 | 535 |
| ZNF679 | TRIM60 | Q495X7 | 499 |
| ZNF679 | SPIDR | Q14159 | 455 |
| ZNF679 | FNTA | P49354 | 425 |
| ZNF679 | HGSNAT | Q68CP4 | 425 |
| ZNF679 | HOOK3 | Q86VS8 | 418 |
| ZNF679 | POMK | Q9H5K3 | 373 |
| ZNF679 | MCM4 | P33991 | 372 |
| ZNF679 | LRFN1 | Q9P244 | 370 |
| ZNF679 | SIPA1L2 | Q9P2F8 | 370 |
| ZNF679 | MAP1S | Q66K74 | 364 |
| ZNF679 | UBE3A | P78355 | 362 |
| ZNF679 | DHFR | P00374 | 361 |
| ZNF679 | PRKDC | P78527 | 353 |
| ZNF679 | DHFR2 | Q86XF0 | 352 |
| ZNF679 | BPY2 | O14599 | 352 |
IntAct
19 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZNF679 | MDFI | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.670 |
| MDFI | ZNF679 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.670 |
| ZNF679 | KRTAP10-5 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| ZNF679 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 | |
| KRTAP10-5 | ZNF679 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| ZNF679 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 | |
| KRTAP10-6 | ZNF679 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| ZNF679 | LXN | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| ZNF679 | TP53 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.370 |
| INSR | BLTP3B | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| ZNF679 | KRTAP10-6 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| LXN | ZNF679 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| ZNF679 | MDFI | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
BioGRID (8): KRTAP10-5 (Two-hybrid), KRTAP10-3 (Two-hybrid), ZNF679 (Two-hybrid), ZNF679 (Two-hybrid), ZNF679 (Two-hybrid), ZNF679 (Two-hybrid), ZNF679 (Two-hybrid), ZNF679 (Positive Genetic)
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
77 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 71 |
| Likely benign | 4 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
768 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 7:64260216:TTCA:T | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260219:AGG:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260220:G:A | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260220:GGG:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260344:CTGGG:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260346:GG:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260346:GGGT:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260347:GG:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260348:G:GA | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260349:T:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260824:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260826:T:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260827:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260828:A:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260831:CAGGT:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260832:A:AT | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260833:GGT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260927:CAGG:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260928:AGGT:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260930:G:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64265893:CAGTT:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 7:64265894:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64265895:G:GA | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64265895:GT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64265895:GTT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64265895:GTTA:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64265895:GTTAT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 7:64260219:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 7:64260219:AG:A | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 7:64260220:G:GA | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
AlphaMissense
2727 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 7:64266462:T:C | F277L | 0.992 |
| 7:64266464:T:A | F277L | 0.992 |
| 7:64266464:T:G | F277L | 0.992 |
| 7:64266378:T:C | F249L | 0.989 |
| 7:64266380:T:A | F249L | 0.989 |
| 7:64266380:T:G | F249L | 0.989 |
| 7:64266546:T:C | F305L | 0.986 |
| 7:64266548:T:A | F305L | 0.986 |
| 7:64266548:T:G | F305L | 0.986 |
| 7:64266630:T:C | F333L | 0.986 |
| 7:64266632:T:A | F333L | 0.986 |
| 7:64266632:T:G | F333L | 0.986 |
| 7:64266714:T:C | F361L | 0.985 |
| 7:64266716:T:A | F361L | 0.985 |
| 7:64266716:T:G | F361L | 0.985 |
| 7:64260254:T:C | F25L | 0.977 |
| 7:64260256:C:A | F25L | 0.977 |
| 7:64260256:C:G | F25L | 0.977 |
| 7:64266469:G:C | R279P | 0.967 |
| 7:64260255:T:C | F25S | 0.961 |
| 7:64266798:T:C | F389L | 0.959 |
| 7:64266800:T:A | F389L | 0.959 |
| 7:64266800:T:G | F389L | 0.959 |
| 7:64266565:T:C | L311P | 0.952 |
| 7:64260271:G:C | W30C | 0.949 |
| 7:64260271:G:T | W30C | 0.949 |
| 7:64260233:T:C | F18L | 0.947 |
| 7:64260235:C:A | F18L | 0.947 |
| 7:64260235:C:G | F18L | 0.947 |
| 7:64266587:T:A | H318Q | 0.946 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000008336 (7:64234018 G>C), RS1000123796 (7:64230771 T>C,G), RS1000186964 (7:64247083 C>T), RS1000296975 (7:64252642 T>C), RS1000372389 (7:64241572 T>A,C), RS1000508942 (7:64233747 T>C), RS1000518646 (7:64264685 G>T), RS1000695195 (7:64254305 T>G), RS1000700600 (7:64258949 T>C,G), RS1000752881 (7:64258515 A>G), RS1000785456 (7:64258724 T>C), RS1000789604 (7:64238989 C>T), RS1000841838 (7:64238793 G>A), RS1000879202 (7:64237399 C>T), RS1000973467 (7:64237125 G>A,C)
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
2 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST000635_15 | Response to statin therapy | 8.000000e-06 |
| GCST007843_11 | Rheumatoid arthritis | 1.000000e-11 |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
8 total (human), top 8 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Benzo(a)pyrene | decreases methylation, increases expression | 2 |
| bisphenol A | affects cotreatment, increases methylation | 1 |
| nickel sulfate | increases expression | 1 |
| ICG 001 | decreases 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 | decreases expression | 1 |
| Fulvestrant | affects cotreatment, increases methylation | 1 |
| Arsenic | increases methylation | 1 |
| Aflatoxin B1 | decreases methylation | 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.