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Mol Cell Oncol. 2014 Dec 23;1(3):e969655. doi: 10.4161/23723548.2014.969655. eCollection 2014.

ZNF423: Transcriptional modulation in development and cancer.

Molecular & cellular oncology

Lena Harder, Ann-Christin Puller, Martin A Horstmann

Affiliations

  1. Research Institute Children's Cancer Center Hamburg and Clinic of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology; University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf ; Hamburg, Germany.

PMID: 27308357 PMCID: PMC4905017 DOI: 10.4161/23723548.2014.969655

Abstract

Krüppel-like zinc finger proteins are versatile players in biology that have been implicated in mammalian development and disease. Among these proteins, ZNF423 and its mouse ortholog Zfp423 were initially implicated in midline patterning of the central nervous system but have emerged as critical transcriptional modulators in cancer. Epigenetically uncurbed ZNF423 interferes with lymphopoiesis by sequestration of the essential early B-cell factor 1 (EBF1) causing B-cell maturation arrest, a hallmark of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Conversely, its presence in neuroblastoma, a primitive neuroectodermal tumor of childhood, allows retinoic acid-induced differentiation and is associated with a favorable outcome of neuroblastoma patients. Such opposing effects may be explained by the cellular context, but also by the multifunctionality of ZNF423 that is mediated by 30 zinc fingers forming various functional domains. This review summarizes current knowledge of ZNF423, focusing on its role in development and cancer.

Keywords: BMP2; EBF1; ZNF423; Zfp423; acute lymphoblastic leukemia; adipogenesis; neuroblastoma; neurogenesis

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