Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of the zinc fingers and homeoboxes (ZHX) gene family. The encoded protein contains two C2H2-type zinc fingers and five homeodomains and forms a dimer with itself or with zinc fingers and homeoboxes family member 1. In the nucleus, the dimerized protein interacts with the A subunit of the ubiquitous transcription factor nuclear factor-Y and may function as a transcriptional repressor. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
UniProt Summary: Acts as a transcriptional repressor. Involved in the early stages of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) osteogenic differentiation. Is a regulator of podocyte gene expression during primary glomerula disease. Binds to promoter DNA. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12659632, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21174497}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Homeobox
Homez
GO Terms
positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation
positive regulation of ossification
regulation of osteoblast differentiation
regulation of ossification
transcription corepressor activity
RNA polymerase II regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
protein heterodimerization activity
DNA-binding transcription factor activity
negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
protein homodimerization activity
positive regulation of cell differentiation
negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
negative regulation of nucleic acid-templated transcription
negative regulation of RNA biosynthetic process
negative regulation of RNA metabolic process
positive regulation of developmental process
negative regulation of cellular macromolecule biosynthetic process
negative regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process
negative regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process
negative regulation of cellular biosynthetic process