Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a zinc finger protein of unknown function. It bears similarity to a zinc finger protein which acts as a transcriptional activator. This gene lies in a region of the X chromosome which has been associated with cognitive disability. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
UniProt Summary: Transcription regulator required for brain development. Probably acts as a transcription factor that binds to the promoter of target genes and recruits PHF8 histone demethylase, leading to activate expression of genes involved in neuron development, such as KDM5C. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20346720}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Zfx Zfy act
zf-C2H2
GO Terms
chromatin DNA binding
RNA polymerase II regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
sequence-specific DNA binding
DNA-binding transcription factor activity
positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated