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ZCCHC7
zinc finger CCHC-type containing 7
Chromosome 9 · 9p13.2
NCBI Gene: 84186Ensembl: ENSG00000147905.19HGNC: HGNC:26209UniProt: B4E024
32PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
RNA bindingprotein bindingcytosolnucleolusmajor depressive disorderAbnormality of the skeletal systemtype 2 diabetes mellitusobesity
✦AI Summary

ZCCHC7 is a zinc finger CCHC-type protein functioning as a component of the TRAMP-like polyadenylation complex, with primary roles in nuclear RNA quality control and ribosomal RNA processing. As a putative homolog of yeast Air2p, ZCCHC7 localizes to the nucleolus where it participates in the Trf4/5-Air1/2-Mtr4 polyadenylation-dependent surveillance pathway 1. The protein facilitates degradation of aberrant noncoding RNAs through interaction with the nuclear exosome machinery 2. ZCCHC7 binds RNA and associates with nuclear polyadenylation-dependent rRNA and snRNA catabolic processes. Disease relevance spans both hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. In B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), PAX5::ZCCHC7 rearrangements occur in approximately 1-2.5% of cases, typically as additional genetic abnormalities co-occurring with other subtype-defining rearrangements 3. In diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), ZCCHC7 expression associates with patient survival outcomes as part of an RNA-binding protein prognostic signature 4. During B-cell lymphoma transformation, enhancer retargeting mediated ZCCHC7 upregulation causes nucleolar dysregulation and altered 5.8S rRNA processing, rewiring protein synthesis for oncogenic advantage 1. ZCCHC7 also participates in enhancer release and retargeting mechanisms activating disease-susceptibility loci 5. These findings establish ZCCHC7 as a functionally relevant gene in hematologic malignancy progression with potential therapeutic targeting implications.

Sources cited
1
ZCCHC7 encodes a TRAMP complex subunit involved in 5.8S rRNA processing; upregulated via enhancer retargeting in lymphoma transformation
PMID: 38049665
2
ZCCHC7 is a putative Air2p homolog functioning in nucleolar exosome targeting pathways
PMID: 21855801
3
PAX5::ZCCHC7 rearrangement is recurrent in B-ALL, occurring in ~1-2.5% of cases as additional abnormality
PMID: 39592470
4
ZCCHC7 identified as RNA-binding protein predictive of overall survival in DLBCL
PMID: 33749163
5
ZCCHC7-PAX5 locus exemplifies enhancer release and retargeting as disease-susceptibility mechanism
PMID: 34040254
Disease Associationsⓘ20
major depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.37Weak
obesityOpen Targets
0.35Weak
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.31Weak
bilirubin metabolism diseaseOpen Targets
0.31Weak
smoking initiationOpen Targets
0.31Weak
attention deficit hyperactivity disorderOpen Targets
0.30Weak
substance abuseOpen Targets
0.30Weak
schizophreniaOpen Targets
0.29Weak
sleep apneaOpen Targets
0.27Weak
bipolar disorderOpen Targets
0.25Weak
hemangiomaOpen Targets
0.25Weak
lymphangiomaOpen Targets
0.23Weak
osteoarthritis, kneeOpen Targets
0.20Weak
dysthymic disorderOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
lymphomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
insomniaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
RBM7Protein interaction100%C1DProtein interaction100%DIS3Protein interaction100%ZCCHC8Protein interaction100%EXOSC4Protein interaction100%EXOSC1Protein interaction100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Bone Marrow
82%
Brain
74%
Lung
68%
Heart
67%
Liver
65%
Gene Interaction Network
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ZCCHC7RBM7C1DDIS3ZCCHC8EXOSC4EXOSC1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q05DN1
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.03LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.79 [0.61–1.03]
RankingsWhere ZCCHC7 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,650of 20,598
    Most Researched32
  • #10,153of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.03
Genes detectedZCCHC7
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Enhancer release and retargeting activates disease-susceptibility genes.
PMID: 34040254
Nature · 2021
1.00
2
Chondroid Synoviocytic Neoplasm: A Clinicopathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Genetic Study of a Distinctive Tumor of Synoviocytes.
PMID: 39181450
Mod Pathol · 2024
0.90
3
Noncoding mutations cause super-enhancer retargeting resulting in protein synthesis dysregulation during B cell lymphoma progression.
PMID: 38049665
Nat Genet · 2023
0.80
4
Landscape of semi-extractable RNAs across five human cell lines.
PMID: 37463833
Nucleic Acids Res · 2023
0.70
5
Recurrent PAX5::ZCCHC7 rearrangement in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
PMID: 39592470
Ann Hematol · 2024
0.60