ZNF469
Zinc finger protein 469 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZNF469 gene.[3]
Function
This gene encodes a zinc-finger protein. Low-percent homology to certain collagens suggests that it may function as a transcription factor or extra-nuclear regulator factor for the synthesis or organization of collagen fibers. Mutations in this gene cause brittle cornea syndrome.[3]
Clinical significance
Mutations in ZNF469 are associated to keratoconus .[4]
References
Further reading
- Vitart V, Bencić G, Hayward C, Skunca Herman J, Huffman J, Campbell S, Bućan K, Navarro P, Gunjaca G, Marin J, Zgaga L, Kolcić I, Polasek O, Kirin M, Hastie ND, Wilson JF, Rudan I, Campbell H, Vatavuk Z, Fleck B, Wright A (2010). "New loci associated with central cornea thickness include COL5A1, AKAP13 and AVGR8". Hum. Mol. Genet. 19 (21): 4304–11. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddq349. PMID 20719862.
- Christensen AE, Knappskog PM, Midtbø M, Gjesdal CG, Mengel-From J, Morling N, Rødahl E, Boman H (2010). "Brittle cornea syndrome associated with a missense mutation in the zinc-finger 469 gene". Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 51 (1): 47–52. doi:10.1167/iovs.09-4251. PMID 19661234.
- Lu Y, Dimasi DP, Hysi PG, Hewitt AW, Burdon KP, Toh T, Ruddle JB, Li YJ, Mitchell P, Healey PR, Montgomery GW, Hansell N, Spector TD, Martin NG, Young TL, Hammond CJ, Macgregor S, Craig JE, Mackey DA (2010). "Common genetic variants near the Brittle Cornea Syndrome locus ZNF469 influence the blinding disease risk factor central corneal thickness". PLoS Genet. 6 (5): e1000947. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000947. PMC 2869325
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- Burkitt Wright EM, Spencer HL, Daly SB, Manson FD, Zeef LA, Urquhart J, Zoppi N, Bonshek R, Tosounidis I, Mohan M, Madden C, Dodds A, Chandler KE, Banka S, Au L, Clayton-Smith J, Khan N, Biesecker LG, Wilson M, Rohrbach M, Colombi M, Giunta C, Black GC (2011). "Mutations in PRDM5 in brittle cornea syndrome identify a pathway regulating extracellular matrix development and maintenance". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 88 (6): 767–77. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.05.007. PMC 3113239. PMID 21664999.
- Khan AO, Aldahmesh MA, Alkuraya FS (2012). "Brittle cornea without clinically-evident extraocular findings in an adult harboring a novel homozygous ZNF469 mutation". Ophthalmic Genet. 33 (4): 257–9. doi:10.3109/13816810.2012.670362. PMID 22486320.
- Abu A, Frydman M, Marek D, Pras E, Nir U, Reznik-Wolf H, Pras E (2008). "Deleterious mutations in the Zinc-Finger 469 gene cause brittle cornea syndrome". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 82 (5): 1217–22. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.04.001. PMC 2427192. PMID 18452888.
- Hoehn R, Zeller T, Verhoeven VJ, Grus F, Adler M, Wolfs RC, Uitterlinden AG, Castagne R, Schillert A, Klaver CC, Pfeiffer N, Mirshahi A (2012). "Population-based meta-analysis in Caucasians confirms association with COL5A1 and ZNF469 but not COL8A2 with central corneal thickness". Hum. Genet. 131 (11): 1783–93. doi:10.1007/s00439-012-1201-3. PMID 22814818.
- Khan AO, Aldahmesh MA, Mohamed JN, Alkuraya FS (2010). "Blue sclera with and without corneal fragility (brittle cornea syndrome) in a consanguineous family harboring ZNF469 mutation (p.E1392X)". Arch. Ophthalmol. 128 (10): 1376–9. doi:10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.238. PMID 20938016.
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