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ZC3H7B
zinc finger CCCH-type containing 7B
Chromosome 22 · 22q13.2
NCBI Gene: 23264Ensembl: ENSG00000100403.13HGNC: HGNC:30869UniProt: Q9UGR2
55PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
miRNA processingRNA bindingprotein bindingmiRNA bindingmathematical abilityneurotic disorderMyoclonusAbruptio Placentae
✦AI Summary

ZC3H7B (zinc finger CCCH-type containing 7B) is a zinc finger protein predicted to function as a regulator of microRNA biogenesis, with the ability to bind specific miRNA hairpins including MIR7-1, MIR16-2, and MIR29A by recognizing 'ATA(A/T)' motifs in their apical loops. However, the provided abstracts contain no direct functional characterization of ZC3H7B itself. Clinically, ZC3H7B is significant primarily through its involvement in oncogenic gene fusions rather than as an independent disease driver. The ZC3H7B-BCOR fusion has been identified as a recurrent molecular alteration across multiple tumor types 123. This fusion is particularly associated with high-grade endometrial stromal sarcomas (ZC3H7B::BCOR), where it occurs exclusively in adults and confers aggressive behavior despite sometimes benign morphology 4. ZC3H7B-BCOR fusions also occur in ossifying fibromyxoid tumors and occasional soft tissue sarcomas 567. Patients with ZC3H7B::BCOR-positive sarcomas demonstrate poor prognosis, with five-year overall survival of approximately 41%, contrasting with the 68% survival rate for BCOR::CCNB3 fusion-positive tumors 4. Molecular testing for ZC3H7B-BCOR fusions has diagnostic and prognostic utility in distinguishing aggressive sarcomas from morphologically similar benign entities.

Sources cited
1
ZC3H7B-BCOR fusion is a driver element in various sarcomas including clear cell sarcoma of the kidney, primitive mesenchymal myxoid tumor of infancy, small round blue cell sarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma, and CNS neoplasms
PMID: 31150281
2
ZC3H7B-BCOR fusion identified in small blue round cell sarcomas; alternative BCOR-rearranged SBRCTs occur in young adults with variable anatomic distribution
PMID: 26752546
3
ZC3H7B-BCOR fusions identified in undifferentiated round cell sarcoma, high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma, and ossifying fibromyxoid tumor with more aggressive clinical course
PMID: 32161069
4
ZC3H7B::BCOR occurs only in adults, most commonly in uterus; patients demonstrate worse prognosis with 5-year overall survival of 41%
PMID: 35537005
5
ZC3H7B-BCOR fusion described in ossifying fibromyxoid tumors with translocation-associated genetics
PMID: 26732302
6
ZC3H7B-BCOR fusion identified in superficial malignant ossifying fibromyxoid tumors
PMID: 32352579
7
ZC3H7B::BCOR fusion identified in soft tissue sarcoma outside uterus; fusions occurring extramurally are exceedingly rare
PMID: 37837859
Disease Associationsⓘ20
mathematical abilityOpen Targets
0.21Weak
neurotic disorderOpen Targets
0.15Weak
MyoclonusOpen Targets
0.12Weak
Abruptio PlacentaeOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
myxedemaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
hypothyroidismOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
Romano-Ward syndromeOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
familial atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Brugada syndromeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Familial short QT syndromeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
VitiligoOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
smoking cessationOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hypertrophic cardiomyopathyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Familial progressive cardiac conduction defectOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Rare familial disorder with hypertrophic cardiomyopathyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Brugada syndrome 9Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
familial sick sinus syndromeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ZC3H7AShared pathway100%SH2D3CProtein interaction84%CCNB3Protein interaction74%SPOUT1Shared pathway50%LARP4Shared pathway33%ZC3H10Shared pathway33%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Liver
98%
Brain
80%
Heart
67%
Bone Marrow
60%
Lung
60%
Gene Interaction Network
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ZC3H7BZC3H7ASH2D3CCCNB3SPOUT1LARP4ZC3H10
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9UGR2
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.40Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.30 [0.23–0.40]
RankingsWhere ZC3H7B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #8,271of 20,598
    Most Researched55
  • #2,018of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.40 · top quartile
Genes detectedZC3H7B
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
BCOR involvement in cancer.
PMID: 31150281
Epigenomics · 2019
1.00
2
The KAT6B::KANSL1 Fusion Defines a New Uterine Sarcoma With Hybrid Endometrial Stromal Tumor and Smooth Muscle Tumor Features.
PMID: 37307879
Mod Pathol · 2023
0.90
3
Novel BCOR-MAML3 and ZC3H7B-BCOR Gene Fusions in Undifferentiated Small Blue Round Cell Sarcomas.
PMID: 26752546
Am J Surg Pathol · 2016
0.80
4
Gene of the month: BCOR.
PMID: 32161069
J Clin Pathol · 2020
0.70
5
Soft Tissue and Visceral Organ Sarcomas With BCOR Alterations.
PMID: 35537005
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol · 2022
0.60