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ZC3H7A
zinc finger CCCH-type containing 7A
Chromosome 16 · 16p13.13
NCBI Gene: 29066Ensembl: ENSG00000122299.12HGNC: HGNC:30959UniProt: Q8IWR0
55PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
post-transcriptional regulation of gene expressionRNA bindingmiRNA bindingmiRNA processingneurodegenerative diseasebilirubin metabolism diseaseBlackfan-Diamond anemiaHereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin - beta-thalassemia
✦AI Summary

ZC3H7A is a CCCH-type zinc finger protein implicated in RNA regulation and tumorigenesis. As a putative miRNA biogenesis regulator, ZC3H7A binds specific microRNA hairpins (MIR7-1, MIR16-2, MIR29A) through recognition of 3'-ATA(A/T)-5' motifs in apical loops, suggesting roles in post-transcriptional gene expression control. At the tissue level, ZC3H7A is enriched in macrophage-related organs (thymus, spleen, lung, intestine, adipose tissue) and shows coordinated expression changes during macrophage activation, positioning it within a functional module regulating immune cell responses 1. Clinically, ZC3H7A is notably associated with aggressive malignancies. It forms fusion proteins with BCOR in soft tissue sarcomas, particularly high-grade endometrial stromal sarcomas and malignant ossifying fibromyxoid tumors, characterized by poor prognosis with three of four patients dying of disease 2. Additionally, ZC3H7A::RET fusion represents a rare but recurring translocation in non-small-cell lung carcinoma 3. In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, ZC3H7A mutations cluster with metastasis-driving genes (KRAS, TP53) in cancer networks and show functional impacts on cancer cell migration and proliferation 4, suggesting ZC3H7A dysfunction contributes to metastatic progression.

Sources cited
1
ZC3H7A is enriched in macrophage-related organs and shows expression changes during macrophage activation as part of a CCCH zinc finger functional module
PMID: 18682727
2
ZC3H7A::BCOR fusions occur in aggressive soft tissue sarcomas with poor clinical outcomes
PMID: 40705064
3
ZC3H7A::RET fusion represents a rare translocation variant detected in non-small-cell lung carcinoma
PMID: 37445709
4
ZC3H7A mutations associate with metastasis-related gene networks in pancreatic cancer and affect cell migration and proliferation
PMID: 22797009
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 4 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
bilirubin metabolism diseaseOpen Targets
0.25Weak
Blackfan-Diamond anemiaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin - beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-sickle cell disease syndromeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
inosine triphosphatase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
alpha thalassemia-intellectual disability syndrome type 1Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
Alpha-thalassemia - intellectual disability syndrome linked to chromosome 16Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
hemoglobin D diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
dominant beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Autosomal dominant methemoglobinemiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
delta-beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Hemoglobin E - beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia syndromeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hemolytic anemia due to adenylate kinase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
autosomal dominant sideroblastic anemiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Constitutional sideroblastic anemiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Heinz body anemiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hemoglobin E diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hemoglobin C-beta-thalassemia syndromeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ZC3H7BShared pathway100%SPOUT1Shared pathway50%LARP4Shared pathway33%ZC3H10Shared pathway33%TARBP2Shared pathway22%MATR3Shared pathway20%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
94%
Ovary
79%
Heart
72%
Liver
65%
Brain
38%
Gene Interaction Network
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ZC3H7AZC3H7BSPOUT1LARP4ZC3H10TARBP2MATR3
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB2D9M · NMR
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.46Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.36 [0.28–0.46]
RankingsWhere ZC3H7A stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #8,270of 20,598
    Most Researched55
  • #2,632of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.46 · top quartile
Genes detectedZC3H7A
Sources retrieved4 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
4
1
ZC3H7A/B::BCOR fusion fibromyxoid sarcoma of soft tissue: an emerging aggressive sarcoma overlapping with malignant ossifying fibromyxoid tumors.
PMID: 40705064
Virchows Arch · 2025
1.00
2
Rapid and Cost-Efficient Detection of
PMID: 37445709
Int J Mol Sci · 2023
0.75
3
Genome-wide survey and expression profiling of CCCH-zinc finger family reveals a functional module in macrophage activation.
PMID: 18682727
PLoS One · 2008
0.50
4
Exome sequencing and digital PCR analyses reveal novel mutated genes related to the metastasis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
PMID: 22797009
Cancer Biol Ther · 2012
0.25