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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
FEZF1
Identifiers
AliasesFEZF1, FEZ, ZNF312B, HH22, FEZ family zinc finger 1
External IDsOMIM: 613301; MGI: 1920441; HomoloGene: 19252; GeneCards: FEZF1; OMA:FEZF1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 7 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 7 (human)
Chromosome 7 (human)Genomic location for FEZF1Genomic location for FEZF1
Band7q31.32Start122,301,303 bp
End122,310,691 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 6 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 6 (mouse)
Chromosome 6 (mouse)Genomic location for FEZF1Genomic location for FEZF1
Band6|6 A3.1Start23,245,043 bp
End23,248,361 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • testicle

  • Hypothalamus

  • caudate nucleus

  • Amygdala

  • olfactory zone of nasal mucosa

  • putamen

  • left testis

  • nucleus accumbens

  • gonad

  • right testis
Top expressed in
  • external naris

  • ventromedial nucleus

  • respiratory epithelium

  • olfactory epithelium

  • Jacobson's organ

  • lumbar spinal ganglion

  • zygote

  • suprachiasmatic nucleus

  • Mesencephalon

  • lateral hypothalamus
More reference expression data
BioGPS
n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

389549

73191

Ensembl

ENSG00000128610

ENSMUSG00000029697

UniProt

A0PJY2

Q0VDQ9

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001024613
NM_001160264

NM_028462

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001019784
NP_001153736

NP_082738

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 122.3 – 122.31 MbChr 6: 23.25 – 23.25 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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FEZ family zinc finger 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FEZF1 gene.

Clinical significance

FEZF1 is a gene that encodes for transcriptional repressors, and it has been shown to repress the transcription factor HES5. In the mouse, FEZF1 is expressed in the forebrain in early development of the embryo. This suppression of HES5 helps to control the differentiation of neural stem cells. FEZF1 also helps to divide the caudal forebrain into three distinct parts during development: the prethalamus, the thalamus, and the pretectum. Mice lacking FEZF1 had no prethalamus and had a smaller thalamus. A loss of function mutation in FEZF1 causes Kallmann Syndrome. As axons are developing and migrating in the early embryo, FEZF1 allows the axons of olfactory neurons to attach to the central nervous system in the mice model. During neural development, GnRH neurons migrate through one of these olfactory axon pathways, and the loss of function of FEZF1 therefore results in the loss of GnRH neurons in the brain, the hallmark of Kallmann Syndrome.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000128610Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000029697Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: FEZ family zinc finger 1".
  6. ^ Shimizu T, Nakazawa M, Kani S, Bae YK, Shimizu T, Kageyama R, Hibi M (June 2010). "Zinc finger genes Fezf1 and Fezf2 control neuronal differentiation by repressing Hes5 expression in the forebrain". Development. 137 (11): 1875–85. doi:10.1242/dev.047167. PMID 20431123.
  7. Hirata T, Nakazawa M, Muraoka O, Nakayama R, Suda Y, Hibi M (October 2006). "Zinc-finger genes Fez and Fez-like function in the establishment of diencephalon subdivisions". Development. 133 (20): 3993–4004. doi:10.1242/dev.02585. PMID 16971467.
  8. ^ Kotan LD, Hutchins BI, Ozkan Y, Demirel F, Stoner H, Cheng PJ, Esen I, Gurbuz F, Bicakci YK, Mengen E, Yuksel B, Wray S, Topaloglu AK (September 2014). "Mutations in FEZF1 cause Kallmann syndrome". American Journal of Human Genetics. 95 (3): 326–31. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.08.006. PMC 4157145. PMID 25192046.

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