Biology:HIVEP2

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Transcription factor HIVEP2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIVEP2 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

Members of the ZAS family, such as ZAS2 (HIVEP2), are large proteins that contain a ZAS domain, a modular protein structure consisting of a pair of C2H2 zinc fingers with an acidic-rich region and a serine/threonine-rich sequence. These proteins bind specific DNA sequences, including the kappa-B motif (GGGACTTTCC), in the promoters and enhancer regions of several genes and viruses, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ZAS genes span more than 150 kb and contain at least 10 exons, one of which is longer than 5.5 kb (Allen and Wu, 2004).[supplied by OMIM][3]

References

  1. "Mapping of the human gene for the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 enhancer binding protein HIV-EP2 to chromosome 6q23-q24". Genomics 12 (1): 167–70. January 1992. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(92)90423-P. PMID 1733857. 
  2. "HIV-EP2, a new member of the gene family encoding the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 enhancer-binding protein. Comparison with HIV-EP1/PRDII-BF1/MBP-1". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 266 (13): 8590–4. May 1991. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)93015-2. PMID 2022670. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: HIVEP2 human immunodeficiency virus type I enhancer binding protein 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=3097. 

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