ZEB1
Encyclopedia
Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 is a protein
that in humans is encoded by the ZEB1 gene
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TCF8 encodes a human zinc finger
transcription factor
that represses T-lymphocyte-specific IL2
gene expression by binding to a negative regulatory domain 100 nucleotides 5-prime of the IL2 transcription start site.
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Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
that in humans is encoded by the ZEB1 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
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TCF8 encodes a human zinc finger
Zinc finger
Zinc fingers are small protein structural motifs that can coordinate one or more zinc ions to help stabilize their folds. They can be classified into several different structural families and typically function as interaction modules that bind DNA, RNA, proteins, or small molecules...
transcription factor
Transcription factor
In molecular biology and genetics, a transcription factor is a protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the flow of genetic information from DNA to mRNA...
that represses T-lymphocyte-specific IL2
Interleukin 2
Interleukin-2 is an interleukin, a type of cytokine immune system signaling molecule, which is a leukocytotrophic hormone that is instrumental in the body's natural response to microbial infection and in discriminating between foreign and self...
gene expression by binding to a negative regulatory domain 100 nucleotides 5-prime of the IL2 transcription start site.
Clinical significance
Mutations of the gene are linked to posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy 3Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy 3
Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy 3 is a rare disease of the cornea. It is linked to the mutations in ZEB1 gene.-See also:*Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy 1*Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy 2-External links:...
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