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Gene information for PATZ1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID23598
Official gene symbolPATZ1
Full namePOZ (BTB) and AT hook containing zinc finger 1
Aliases,MAZR,PATZ,RIAZ,ZBTB19,ZNF278,ZSG,dJ400N23,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene contains an A-T hook DNA binding motif which usually binds to other DNA binding structures to play an important role in chromatin modeling and transcription regulation. Its Poz domain is thought to function as a site for protein-protein interaction and is required for transcriptional repression, and the zinc-fingers comprise the DNA binding domain. Since the encoded protein has typical features of a transcription factor, it is postulated to be a repressor of gene expression. In small round cell sarcoma, this gene is fused to EWS by a small inversion of 22q, then the hybrid is thought to be translocated (t(1;22)(p36.1;q12). The rearrangement of chromosome 22 involves intron 8 of EWS and exon 1 of this gene creating a chimeric sequence containing the transactivation domain of EWS fused to zinc finger domain of this protein. This is a distinct example of an intra-chromosomal rearrangement of chromosome 22. Four alternatively spliced transcript variants are described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 22   Locus: 22q12.2
Gene position31742249 - 31721790  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size20460 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID605165