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ZNF444
zinc finger protein 444
Chromosome 19 · 19q13.43
NCBI Gene: 55311Ensembl: ENSG00000167685.16HGNC: HGNC:16052UniProt: Q8N0Y2
25PubMed Papers
11Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transcription Factor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
sequence-specific double-stranded DNA bindingnucleoplasmnucleolusnucleusneurodegenerative diseaseAnisometropianeoplasmmalignant myoepithelioma
✦AI Summary

ZNF444 is a zinc finger transcription factor that functions as a sequence-specific DNA-binding regulator of RNA polymerase II transcription 1. It localizes to the nucleoplasm and nucleolus, where it binds to cis-regulatory regions including the SCARF1 promoter 1. ZNF444 is part of a regulatory network controlling the chromosome 19 microRNA cluster (C19MC) promoter, working alongside other transcription factors including NR2F6, SREBF1, TBP, GATA3, GABPB1, and ETV4 1. In disease contexts, ZNF444 is notably involved in myoepithelial tumors through EWSR1 fusion events. The novel EWSR1-ZNF444 fusion gene was identified in soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma 2, and ZNF444 serves as a confirmed fusion partner in myoepithelial tumors affecting skin, bone, and soft tissue 3. ZNF444 rearrangements have also been detected in primary pulmonary myoepithelial carcinomas 4. Clinically, ZNF444 overexpression is observed in bladder cancer patients and correlates with C19MC upregulation, suggesting potential roles in oncogenic microRNA regulation 1. The gene was excluded as a candidate in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome genetic studies 5, indicating it does not harbor pathogenic germline mutations in that disorder.

Sources cited
1
ZNF444 is one of seven transcription factors regulating the C19MC promoter; it is overexpressed in bladder cancer and affects tumor suppressor gene expression
PMID: 37542643
2
ZNF444 forms a novel fusion gene EWSR1-ZNF444 in soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma
PMID: 19760602
3
EWSR1::ZNF444 fusion is identified in FET-rearranged myoepithelial tumors affecting skin, soft tissue, and bone
PMID: 41342886
4
ZNF444 fusion (EWSR1-ZNF444) is detected in primary pulmonary myoepithelial carcinoma
PMID: 34111706
5
ZNF444 is a potential fusion partner in soft tissue myoepithelial tumors, tested alongside other EWSR1 fusion partners
PMID: 21484932
6
ZNF444 was screened as a potential EWSR1 fusion partner in cutaneous syncytial myoepithelioma
PMID: 23588365
7
ZNF444 was screened for mutations in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome cases and found to not harbor pathogenic mutations
PMID: 15287029
Disease Associationsⓘ11
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
AnisometropiaOpen Targets
0.14Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
malignant myoepitheliomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
invasive breast ductal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Peutz-Jeghers syndromeOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
myoepithelial tumorOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
bone neoplasmOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Hereditary breast cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
hereditary breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
ovarian serous cystadenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ZNF446Protein interaction88%ZSCAN30Protein interaction85%ZKSCAN4Protein interaction84%ZKSCAN3Protein interaction84%SCARF1Protein interaction79%EWSR1Protein interaction78%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Ovary
46%
Lung
30%
Brain
17%
Heart
13%
Bone Marrow
8%
Gene Interaction Network
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ZNF444ZNF446ZSCAN30ZKSCAN4ZKSCAN3SCARF1EWSR1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8N0Y2
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.90LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.32 [0.75–1.90]
RankingsWhere ZNF444 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #13,124of 20,598
    Most Researched25
  • #17,263of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.90
Genes detectedZNF444
Sources retrieved10 papers
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📄 Sources
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1
Integrated multiomics analysis of chromosome 19 miRNA cluster in bladder cancer.
PMID: 37542643
Funct Integr Genomics · 2023
1.00
2
FET-Rearranged Myoepithelial Tumors Are Clinically Heterogeneous and Epigenetically Distinct from PLAG1-Rearranged Adnexal and Salivary Gland Myoepithelial Tumors.
PMID: 41342886
Clin Cancer Res · 2026
0.90
3
Mapping of a translocation breakpoint in a Peutz-Jeghers hamartoma to the putative PJS locus at 19q13.4 and mutation analysis of candidate genes in polyp and STK11-negative PJS cases.
PMID: 15287029
Genes Chromosomes Cancer · 2004
0.80
4
EWSR1-ATF1 fusion is a novel and consistent finding in hyalinizing clear-cell carcinoma of salivary gland.
PMID: 21484932
Genes Chromosomes Cancer · 2011
0.70
5
Cutaneous syncytial myoepithelioma: clinicopathologic characterization in a series of 38 cases.
PMID: 23588365
Am J Surg Pathol · 2013
0.60