ZIC1

ZIC1
Identifiers
Aliases	ZIC1, ZIC, ZNF201, CRS6, Zic family member 1, BAIDCS
External IDs	OMIM: 600470; MGI: 106683; HomoloGene: 2562; GeneCards: ZIC1; OMA:ZIC1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (human)
End	147,510,293 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 9 (mouse)
End	91,247,863 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	paraflocculus of cerebellum; ; optic nerve; ; right hemisphere of cerebellum; ; Pons; ; Epithelium of choroid plexus; ; endothelial cell; ; lateral nuclear group of thalamus; ; dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve; ; trigeminal ganglion; ; cerebellar vermis;
	Top expressed in
	habenula; ; cerebellar vermis; ; lobe of cerebellum; ; lateral septal nucleus; ; ciliary body; ; lateral geniculate nucleus; ; medial geniculate nucleus; ; iris; ; medial dorsal nucleus; ; pineal gland;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	DNA binding; DNA-binding transcription factor activity; DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; metal ion binding; RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding; nucleic acid binding; RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; nucleus;
Biological process	pattern specification process; cell differentiation; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; transcription by RNA polymerase II; transcription, DNA-templated; nervous system development; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; multicellular organism development; regulation of smoothened signaling pathway; central nervous system development; brain development; inner ear morphogenesis; spinal cord development; positive regulation of protein import into nucleus; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; adult walking behavior;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	7545
	22771
	ENSG00000152977
	ENSMUSG00000032368
	Q15915
	P46684
	NM_003412
	NM_009573; NM_001376941
	NP_003403
	NP_033599; NP_001363870
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ZIC1 is a member of the Zinc finger of the cerebellum (ZIC) protein family.

ZIC1 is classified as a ZIC protein due to conservation of the five C2H2 zinc fingers, which enables the protein to interact with DNA and proteins. ZIC1 is found in close genomic configuration in another member of this protein family, ZIC4. Correct function of these proteins is critical for early development, and as such mutations of the genes encoding these proteins is known to result in various congenital defects. For example, if function of both ZIC1 and ZIC4 is lost (which can occur via an interstitial deletion due to their adjacent location) then this may result in the Dandy–Walker malformation.