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Zinc finger protein 516

Zinc finger protein 516 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZNF516 gene.[1]

Function

Function

Zinc-finger proteins bind nucleic acids and play important roles in various cellular functions, including cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. This gene encodes a zinc-finger protein, and belongs to the Krüppel C2H2-type zinc-finger protein family. It may be involved in transcriptional regulation.

References

References

Further reading

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.


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