| UniProt functional annotation for Q9H4I2 | |||
| UniProt code: Q9H4I2. |
| Organism: | Homo sapiens (Human). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. | |
| Function: | 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}. | |
| Subunit: | Homodimer (via homeobox domain 1) (PubMed:12659632, PubMed:14659886). Heterodimer with ZHX1 (via homeobox domain 1) (PubMed:12659632). Heterodimer with ZHX2 (via homeobox domain 1) (PubMed:14659886). Heterodimerization with ZHX1 is a prerequisite for repressor activity (PubMed:12659632). Interacts with NFYA (PubMed:12659632). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12659632, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14659886}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00108, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12659632}. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Widely expressed. High expression in kidney. Expressed during osteogenic differentiation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12659632, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21174497}. | |
| Induction: | Up-regulated during osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21174497}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the ZHX family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
| Sequence caution: | Sequence=BAA23691.3; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.