The Complex Role of the ZNF224 Transcription Factor in Cancer
(2017) In Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology 107. p.191-222- Abstract
ZNF224 is a member of the Kruppel-associated box zinc finger proteins (KRAB-ZFPs) family. It was originally identified as a transcriptional repressor involved in gene-specific silencing through the recruitment of the corepressor KAP1, chromatin-modifying activities, and the arginine methyltransferase PRMT5 on the promoter of its target genes.Recent findings indicate that ZNF224 can behave both as a tumor suppressor or an oncogene in different human cancers. The transcriptional regulatory properties of ZNF224 in these systems appear to be complex and influenced by specific sets of interactors. ZNF224 can also act as a transcription cofactor for other DNA-binding proteins. A role for ZNF224 in transcriptional activation has also... (More)
ZNF224 is a member of the Kruppel-associated box zinc finger proteins (KRAB-ZFPs) family. It was originally identified as a transcriptional repressor involved in gene-specific silencing through the recruitment of the corepressor KAP1, chromatin-modifying activities, and the arginine methyltransferase PRMT5 on the promoter of its target genes.Recent findings indicate that ZNF224 can behave both as a tumor suppressor or an oncogene in different human cancers. The transcriptional regulatory properties of ZNF224 in these systems appear to be complex and influenced by specific sets of interactors. ZNF224 can also act as a transcription cofactor for other DNA-binding proteins. A role for ZNF224 in transcriptional activation has also emerged.Here, we review the state of the literature supporting both roles of ZNF224 in cancer. We also examine the functional activity of ZNF224 as a transcription factor and the influence of protein partners on its dual behavior.Increasing information on the mechanism through which ZNF224 can operate could lead to the identification of agents capable of modulating ZNF224 function, thus potentially paving the way to new therapeutic strategies for treatment of cancer.
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- Cesaro, Elena ; Sodaro, Gaetano ; Montano, G. LU ; Grosso, Michela ; Lupo, A. and Costanzo, Paola
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- 2017
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- Cancer, Interacting proteins, Kruppel-associated box zinc finger proteins, Oncogene, Oncosuppressor, Transcriptional complex, ZNF224
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- Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology
- volume
- 107
- pages
- 191 - 222
- publisher
- Elsevier
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- scopus:85007495062
- pmid:28215224
- wos:000405230200007
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- 1876-1623
- DOI
- 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2016.11.003
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- English
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- yes
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abstract = {{<p>ZNF224 is a member of the Kruppel-associated box zinc finger proteins (KRAB-ZFPs) family. It was originally identified as a transcriptional repressor involved in gene-specific silencing through the recruitment of the corepressor KAP1, chromatin-modifying activities, and the arginine methyltransferase PRMT5 on the promoter of its target genes.Recent findings indicate that ZNF224 can behave both as a tumor suppressor or an oncogene in different human cancers. The transcriptional regulatory properties of ZNF224 in these systems appear to be complex and influenced by specific sets of interactors. ZNF224 can also act as a transcription cofactor for other DNA-binding proteins. A role for ZNF224 in transcriptional activation has also emerged.Here, we review the state of the literature supporting both roles of ZNF224 in cancer. We also examine the functional activity of ZNF224 as a transcription factor and the influence of protein partners on its dual behavior.Increasing information on the mechanism through which ZNF224 can operate could lead to the identification of agents capable of modulating ZNF224 function, thus potentially paving the way to new therapeutic strategies for treatment of cancer.</p>}},
author = {{Cesaro, Elena and Sodaro, Gaetano and Montano, G. and Grosso, Michela and Lupo, A. and Costanzo, Paola}},
issn = {{1876-1623}},
keywords = {{Cancer; Interacting proteins; Kruppel-associated box zinc finger proteins; Oncogene; Oncosuppressor; Transcriptional complex; ZNF224}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{191--222}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology}},
title = {{The Complex Role of the ZNF224 Transcription Factor in Cancer}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.apcsb.2016.11.003}},
doi = {{10.1016/bs.apcsb.2016.11.003}},
volume = {{107}},
year = {{2017}},
}