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ZNF33A
zinc finger protein 33A
Chromosome 10 · 10p11.1
NCBI Gene: 7581Ensembl: ENSG00000189180.16HGNC: HGNC:13096UniProt: A0A0A0MR11
21PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transcription Factor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IItranscription cis-regulatory region bindingnucleusregulation of DNA-templated transcriptionpreeclampsiaovarian neoplasmagingresponse to antidepressant
✦AI Summary

ZNF33A is a Krüppel-type zinc finger transcription factor located on chromosome 10.2 that functions as a DNA-binding transcription factor involved in transcriptional regulation 1. The gene is part of a duplicated cluster of zinc finger genes (ZNF11A, ZNF33A, ZNF37A) in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 10, with evidence suggesting functional divergence at DNA-binding residues compared to its paralog ZNF33B 2. ZNF33A has been identified as a tumor growth-promoting factor in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), where its overexpression correlates with worse prognosis and promotes cell proliferation 3. Mechanistically, ZNF33A facilitates resistance to bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) inhibitors in TNBC through upregulation of c-Myc 3. Additionally, ZNF33A expression is modulated by melatonin treatment in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, being downregulated more than twofold following melatonin exposure 4. The gene serves as a non-HLA antigen recognized by antibody responses after lung transplantation 5, and a copy number variation affecting the related ZNF33B locus has been associated with suicide attempts in major depressive disorder 6. ZNF33A represents a potential therapeutic target for sensitizing TNBC to BET inhibitor therapy.

Sources cited
1
ZNF33A overexpression promotes tumor progression in TNBC, facilitates BET inhibitor resistance via c-Myc induction, and is associated with worse prognosis
PMID: 35843263
2
ZNF33A is a zinc finger gene located in cluster A on chromosome 10p11.2, part of duplicated pericentromeric gene clusters that evolved before human-great ape divergence
PMID: 8464732
3
ZNF33A has diverged at DNA-binding residues while ZNF33B remains functionally constrained, indicating functional differentiation between paralogs
PMID: 12566394
4
ZNF33A expression is downregulated more than twofold in melatonin-treated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PMID: 16635017
5
ZNF33A functions as a non-HLA antigen recognized by antibody responses after lung transplantation
PMID: 17178336
6
Copy number variation affecting the related ZNF33B locus is associated with suicide attempts in major depressive disorder
PMID: 32554045
Disease Associationsⓘ20
preeclampsiaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.28Weak
agingOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
response to antidepressantOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Abruptio PlacentaeOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
pneumonitisOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
placenta praeviaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
IGA glomerulonephritisOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
genetic disorderOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Miyoshi myopathyOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Cerebellar atrophyOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Global developmental delayOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Methylmalonic aciduriaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
microcephalyOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
MAP3K20Protein interaction76%ZNF33BCo-mentioned in literature56%ZNF37ACo-mentioned in literature44%ZNF25Co-mentioned in literature25%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Heart
100%
Ovary
99%
Bone Marrow
84%
Lung
83%
Brain
82%
Gene Interaction Network
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ZNF33AMAP3K20ZNF33BZNF37AZNF25
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q06730
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.88LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.06Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.50 [0.30–0.88]
RankingsWhere ZNF33A stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #14,079of 20,598
    Most Researched21
  • #7,793of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.88
Genes detectedZNF33A
Sources retrieved9 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
ZNF33A Promotes Tumor Progression and BET Inhibitor Resistance in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
PMID: 35843263
Am J Pathol · 2022
1.00
2
Duplicated KOX zinc finger gene clusters flank the centromere of human chromosome 10: evidence for a pericentric inversion during primate evolution.
PMID: 8464732
Nucleic Acids Res · 1993
0.89
3
A 9.75-Mb map across the centromere of human chromosome 10.
PMID: 8660974
Genomics · 1996
0.78
4
Genomic sequence and transcriptional profile of the boundary between pericentromeric satellites and genes on human chromosome arm 10p.
PMID: 12566394
Genome Res · 2003
0.67
5
Identification of non-HLA target antigens recognized after lung transplantation.
PMID: 17178336
J Heart Lung Transplant · 2006
0.56