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ZBTB6
zinc finger and BTB domain containing 6
Chromosome 9 · 9q33.2
NCBI Gene: 10773Ensembl: ENSG00000186130.6HGNC: HGNC:16764UniProt: Q15916
12PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transcription Factor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingnucleoplasmnegative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIregulation of cytokine productionbreast cancertype 2 diabetes mellitusosteoarthritis, kneemathematical ability
✦AI Summary

ZBTB6 is a zinc finger and BTB domain-containing transcription repressor that plays a regulatory role in multiple biological processes. The protein contains five Krüppel-type zinc finger motifs and an N-terminal BTB/POZ domain 1, which facilitates protein-protein interactions and chr9 remodeling activities 2. In breast cancer, ZBTB6 is highly expressed and promotes tumor progression by binding to the ARHGAP6 promoter to repress its transcription, thereby activating the STAT3 signaling pathway 3. ZBTB6 knockdown inhibits cancer cell viability and cycle progression while promoting apoptosis, and suppresses tumor growth in vivo 3. The gene has been identified as a master transcriptional regulator in multiple disease contexts: it regulates genes involved in secondary hyperparathyroidism proliferation 4 and is part of an energy metabolism-based prognostic signature for esophageal carcinoma 5. Additionally, ZBTB6 functions as a positive regulator in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, controlling T cell receptor signaling pathway genes 6. These findings suggest ZBTB6 serves as a potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target across multiple cancer types.

Sources cited
1
ZBTB6 is highly expressed in breast cancer, correlates with poor prognosis, and promotes cancer progression by repressing ARHGAP6 transcription and activating STAT3 signaling
PMID: 40133895
2
ZBTB6 (homologous to ZFP161) contains five Krüppel-type zinc finger motifs and an N-terminal BTB/POZ domain, functioning as a putative transcriptional repressor
PMID: 9244432
3
The POZ domain acts as a protein-protein interaction motif and can regulate zinc finger DNA binding
PMID: 7958847
4
ZBTB6 is identified as a master transcriptional regulator in secondary hyperparathyroidism, controlling genes involved in disease proliferation
PMID: 37456892
5
ZBTB6 is part of an energy metabolism-based eight-gene signature that predicts overall survival in esophageal carcinoma
PMID: 33794814
6
ZBTB6 functions as a positive transcriptional factor regulating T cell receptor signaling pathway genes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma type I
PMID: 24273254
Disease Associationsⓘ20
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
osteoarthritis, kneeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
mathematical abilityOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
facial morphologyOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemorrhoidOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
osteoarthritisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
osteoarthritis, hipOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
prolapse of female genital organOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Kimura diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Laurence-Moon syndromeOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
asthmaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Crohn's diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
infectionOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ZBTB14Shared pathway100%ZBTB25Shared pathway100%ZNF131Shared pathway100%ZNF134Shared pathway100%ZBTB39Shared pathway100%ZBTB34Shared pathway100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Heart
65%
Bone Marrow
30%
Ovary
27%
Liver
26%
Lung
24%
Gene Interaction Network
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ZBTB6ZBTB14ZBTB25ZNF131ZNF134ZBTB39ZBTB34
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q15916
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.57Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
0.86Intermediate
Observed/Expected LoF0.34 [0.21–0.57]
RankingsWhere ZBTB6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #16,626of 20,598
    Most Researched12
  • #3,721of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.57 · top quartile
Genes detectedZBTB6
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Identification of hub genes and potential molecular mechanisms related to radiotherapy sensitivity in rectal cancer based on multiple datasets.
PMID: 36879254
J Transl Med · 2023
1.00
2
ZBTB6 promotes breast cancer progression by inhibiting ARHGAP6 transcription and modulating the STAT3 signaling pathway.
PMID: 40133895
J Transl Med · 2025
0.90
3
Identification of key biomarkers based on the proliferation of secondary hyperparathyroidism by bioinformatics analysis and machine learning.
PMID: 37456892
PeerJ · 2023
0.80
4
An energy metabolism-based eight-gene signature correlates with the clinical outcome of esophagus carcinoma.
PMID: 33794814
BMC Cancer · 2021
0.70
5
The human gene ZFP161 on 18p11.21-pter encodes a putative c-myc repressor and is homologous to murine Zfp161 (Chr 17) and Zfp161-rs1 (X Chr).
PMID: 9244432
Genomics · 1997
0.60