ZNF346

zinc finger protein 346

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a nucleolar, zinc finger protein that preferentially binds to double-stranded (ds) RNA or RNA/DNA hybrids, rather than DNA alone. Mutational studies indicate that the zinc finger domains are not only essential for dsRNA binding, but are also required for its nucleolar localization. The encoded protein may be involved in cell growth and survival. It plays a role in protecting neurons by inhibiting cell cycle re-entry via stimulation of p21 gene expression. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2015]

Known Variants31 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs7703365715:176,449,759C/G—likely benign
rs9413703185:176,449,803A/C—uncertain significance
rs3701477535:176,449,804G/C—uncertain significance
rs7638829925:176,449,821G/A—uncertain significance
rs25334263505:176,449,837G/A—uncertain significance
rs10305427885:176,449,863C/T—uncertain significance
rs25334280565:176,449,909A/G—uncertain significance
rs584005555:176,454,081A/C——
rs3534865:176,460,654G/Aintron variant—
rs5546195195:176,464,113G/T——
rs1151627925:176,464,363C/Tintron variant—
rs349339095:176,465,270G/T——
rs7543776515:176,468,140C/G—uncertain significance
rs7480640885:176,468,214A/G—uncertain significance
rs2020400115:176,471,459G/A—uncertain significance
rs25336665255:176,471,498A/G—uncertain significance
rs5410358165:176,472,900T/G——
rs2518445:176,476,605T/Aregulatory region variant—
rs5534693475:176,477,823C/T—uncertain significance
rs25337397685:176,477,877A/G—uncertain significance
rs1449164005:176,477,925A/G—uncertain significance
rs5694112425:176,479,119T/C——
rs68780505:176,481,144G/Adownstream gene variant—
rs5457134135:176,490,595C/G——
rs7798026575:176,491,583A/G—uncertain significance
rs1836865:176,494,102A/T——
rs1916418655:176,496,180A/Gdownstream gene variant—
rs5695530885:176,498,305G/A——
rs2447155:176,503,563A/C——
rs1903320395:176,504,946G/Cintron variant—
rs1879121705:176,506,238A/Gintron variant—

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.