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ZNF215
zinc finger protein 215
Chromosome 11 · 11p15.4
NCBI Gene: 7762Ensembl: ENSG00000149054.17HGNC: HGNC:13007UniProt: Q9UL58
20PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transcription Factor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IInucleusDNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specificRNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA bindingalcohol drinkingmale reproductive organ canceracute myeloid leukemiacancer
✦AI Summary

ZNF215 (zinc finger protein 215) is a transcriptional regulator that functions as a DNA-binding transcription factor involved in RNA polymerase II-mediated transcription. The protein is subject to genomic imprinting in a tissue-specific manner 1. ZNF215 demonstrates clinical significance across multiple cancer types through epigenetic mechanisms. In acute myeloid leukemia, loss of ZNF215 imprinting serves as a predictor of poor five-year survival in patients with cytogenetically abnormal disease 2. Hypermethylation of ZNF215 independently predicts castration-resistant prostate cancer development and disease-specific mortality 3. In gastric adenocarcinoma, ZNF215 expression can be regulated by bacterial microorganisms, with Staphylococcus saccharolyticus promoting gastric cell proliferation through ZNF215 modulation 4. The gene is disrupted in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, where breakpoints affect two of its five alternatively spliced transcripts 1. Additionally, ZNF215 may function as a tumor modifier gene in SDHD-linked paragangliomas, showing decreased protein expression compared to normal tissue 5. These findings establish ZNF215 as an important epigenetic regulator with prognostic value in multiple malignancies.

Sources cited
1
ZNF215 is imprinted in a tissue-specific manner and is disrupted in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
PMID: 10762538
2
Loss of ZNF215 imprinting predicts poor five-year survival in cytogenetically abnormal acute myeloid leukemia
PMID: 34091126
3
ZNF215 hypermethylation independently predicts castration-resistant prostate cancer and disease-specific mortality
PMID: 26551297
4
ZNF215 expression is regulated by bacterial microorganisms in gastric adenocarcinoma
PMID: 37260411
5
ZNF215 shows decreased protein expression in SDHD-mutated paraganglioma tumors
PMID: 27402879
Disease Associationsⓘ20
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.29Weak
male reproductive organ cancerOpen Targets
0.19Weak
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndromeOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
periodontitisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
genetic disorderOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
posterior cortical atrophyOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
cryptorchidismOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Huntington diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Mental deteriorationOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
pachyonychia congenitaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
ParagangliomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
BAZ2AProtein interaction94%BAZ2BProtein interaction94%ZNF214Co-mentioned in literature43%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Ovary
72%
Lung
61%
Brain
38%
Liver
37%
Heart
34%
Gene Interaction Network
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ZNF215BAZ2ABAZ2BZNF214
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9UL58
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.17LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.82 [0.59–1.17]
RankingsWhere ZNF215 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #14,329of 20,598
    Most Researched20
  • #12,225of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.17
Genes detectedZNF215
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Bidirectional Mediation Effects between Intratumoral Microbiome and Host DNA Methylation Changes Contribute to Stomach Adenocarcinoma.
PMID: 37260411
Microbiol Spectr · 2023
1.00
2
Loss of ZNF215 imprinting is associated with poor five-year survival in patients with cytogenetically abnormal-acute myeloid leukemia.
PMID: 34091126
Blood Cells Mol Dis · 2021
0.90
3
CircZNF215 promotes tumor growth and metastasis through inactivation of the PTEN/AKT pathway in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
PMID: 37198696
J Exp Clin Cancer Res · 2023
0.80
4
Disruption of a novel imprinted zinc-finger gene, ZNF215, in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
PMID: 10762538
Am J Hum Genet · 2000
0.70
5
Parent-of-origin tumourigenesis is mediated by an essential imprinted modifier in SDHD-linked paragangliomas: SLC22A18 and CDKN1C are candidate tumour modifiers.
PMID: 27402879
Hum Mol Genet · 2016
0.60