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ZMYM6
zinc finger MYM-type containing 6
Chromosome 1 · 1p34.3
NCBI Gene: 9204Ensembl: ENSG00000163867.18HGNC: HGNC:13050UniProt: O95789
28PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingnucleoplasmDNA bindingzinc ion bindingAbnormality of the skeletal systemacute lymphoblastic leukemiaalcohol drinkingprecursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
✦AI Summary

ZMYM6 is a zinc finger protein involved in cell morphology and cytoskeletal organization regulation. While its precise molecular mechanism remains incompletely characterized, ZMYM6 contains DNA-binding and protein-binding domains localized to the nucleoplasm, suggesting roles in transcriptional regulation and protein interactions. ZMYM6 has emerged as a candidate gene in multiple cancer contexts. In breast cancer, ZMYM6 was identified as part of a concurrent copy number variation and differential gene expression signature associated with clinical outcomes; a 16-gene risk model incorporating ZMYM6 demonstrated significant prognostic value in Han Chinese breast cancer patients, with higher risk scores in patients experiencing recurrence, metastasis, or mortality (P<0.001) 1. In cervical cancer pathogenesis, HPV E7 oncoprotein-mediated downregulation of ZMYM6 expression was observed through promoter hypermethylation, suggesting ZMYM6 involvement in host immune response and cell proliferation pathways suppressed during viral carcinogenesis 2. In cardiac disease, in silico analysis identified ZMYM6 as a miR-483-5p target gene implicated in fibrosis pathways in coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction 3. Additionally, ZMYM6 expression changes following gemcitabine exposure were noted in bladder cancer models, indicating involvement in cytoskeletal responses to chemotherapy 4. These findings suggest ZMYM6 functions as a regulator of cellular responses in cancer and cardiovascular disease, though further functional studies are needed to clarify its precise molecular mechanisms.

Sources cited
1
ZMYM6 identified in breast cancer concurrent CNV/expression signature predictive of recurrence, metastasis, and mortality
PMID: 24098497
2
ZMYM6 downregulated via HPV E7-mediated promoter hypermethylation in cervical cancer, involved in cell proliferation and immune response
PMID: 32025240
3
ZMYM6 identified as miR-483-5p cardiac gene target involved in fibrosis pathways in coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction
PMID: 37239897
4
ZMYM6 expression altered in bladder cancer cells following gemcitabine exposure, involved in cytoskeleton-related responses
PMID: 38469237
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 4 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.44Moderate
acute lymphoblastic leukemiaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Chédiak-Higashi syndromeOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Intellectual disabilityOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
mental or behavioural disorderOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Bloom syndromeOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
infectionOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
inherited lipid metabolism disorderOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Mungan syndromeOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
obesityOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
meningococcal infectionOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
melanomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
SETDB2Protein interaction72%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Heart
55%
Ovary
54%
Liver
45%
Lung
38%
Brain
33%
Gene Interaction Network
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ZMYM6SETDB2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt O95789
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.77LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.65 [0.54–0.77]
RankingsWhere ZMYM6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #12,489of 20,598
    Most Researched28
  • #6,276of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.77
Genes detectedZMYM6
Sources retrieved4 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
4
1
Characterization of Systemic and Culprit-Coronary Artery miR-483-5p Expression in Chronic CAD and Acute Myocardial Infarction Male Patients.
PMID: 37239897
Int J Mol Sci · 2023
1.00
2
Oncopig bladder cancer cells recapitulate human bladder cancer treatment responses
PMID: 38469237
Front Oncol · 2024
0.75
3
Concurrent gene signatures for han chinese breast cancers.
PMID: 24098497
PLoS One · 2013
0.50
4
Host proteome linked to HPV E7-mediated specific gene hypermethylation in cancer pathways.
PMID: 32025240
Infect Agent Cancer · 2020
0.25