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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2011

A novel KRAB domain-containing zinc finger transcription factor ZNF431 directly represses Patched1 transcription.

Zhenhua He, Jing Cai, Jong-Won Lim, Kristen Kroll, Liang Ma

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhenhua HeDivision of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Jing Cai
Jong-Won Lim
Kristen Kroll
Liang Ma
Washington University in St. Louis · USPediatrics and Genetics · US

Funding

TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION BY GEMININR01GM066815 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI KROLL, KRISTEN L · 2003 to 2016
$4.2M
DES and the Regulation of the Uterine CytodifferentiationR01ES014482 · NIEHS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MA, LIANG · 2006 to 2010
$1.8M
EXTERNAL GENITALIA DEVELOPMENT AND HYPOSPADIASR01ES016597 · NIEHS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MA, LIANG · 2009 to 2013
$1.5M
NIEHS NIH HHS ES014482NIEHS NIH HHS ES016597NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES014482NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES016597NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM066815
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Krüppel-like zinc finger transcription factors compose the largest transcription factor family in the mammalian genome. However, the functions for the majority of these transcription factors as well as their in vivo downstream targets are not clear. We have functionally characterized a novel KRAB domain zinc finger transcription factor ZNF431 using both in vitro and in vivo assays. ZNF431 is a nuclear transcriptional repressor whose repressive activity depends on its association with HDAC1 and -2. Using the limb mesenchymal cell line MPLB, we identified Patched1 as a direct transcriptional target of ZNF431. Promoter analyses revealed three ZNF431 binding sites that bind to ZNF431 both in vitro and in vivo as revealed by gel-shift and chromatin immunoprecipitation, respectively. Mutations of these three sites abolished ZNF431 repression in transient transfection assays. Moreover, overexpressing ZNF431 in MPLB cells or in Xenopus and mouse embryos strongly repressed Patched1 expression. On the other hand, shRNA knockdown of ZNF431 in MPLB cells elevated Patched1 expression. Finally, hedgehog signaling readout was reduced in ZNF431 overexpression but elevated in ZNF431 knockdown MPLB cells. Our results indicate that ZNF431 directly represses Patched1 expression and likely functions to repress the hedgehog response in cells.

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AnimalsHedgehog ProteinsHEK293 CellsHistone DeacetylasesHumansMesodermMiceMice, TransgenicPatched-1 ReceptorPatched ReceptorsPromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, Cell SurfaceSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionHedgehog ProteinsHistone DeacetylasesPatched-1 ReceptorPatched ReceptorsPTCH1 protein, humanPtch1 protein, mouseReceptors, Cell SurfaceTranscription FactorsZNF431 protein, mouse

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PMID21177534
PMCPMC3044984
OpenAlexW1964873815

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