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Symbol DPF3 contributors: mct - updated : 13-10-2021
HGNC name D4, zinc and double PHD fingers, family 3
HGNC id 17427
EXPRESSION
Rna function restricted to heart and skeletal muscle
Type restricted
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Cardiovascularheart     Homo sapiens
Nervousbrainhindbraincerebellum   Homo sapiens
Visualeyeretina  highly Homo sapiens
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Muscularstriatumcardiac highly Homo sapiens
Muscularstriatumskeletal highly Homo sapiens
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Nervousneuron Homo sapiens
Nervousoptic nerve Homo sapiens
Visualcone photoreceptor Homo sapiens
Visualrod photoreceptor Homo sapiens
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • an N-terminal 2/3 domain unique to this protein family, a highly-conserved N-terminal 84-AA region (designated "CT1") can function as an efficient dominant-negative mutant of the entire d4-family proteins
  • a double PHD finger, interacting with acetylated as well as methylated histone tail residues, namely acetylated lysines on histones 3 and 4
  • a C2H2-type zinc finger
  • a C-terminal PHD zinc finger
  • HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to murine Cerd4
    intraspecies homolog to NEUROD4
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • requiem/d4 family
  • CATEGORY transcription factor
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm
    intracellular,nucleus,nucleoplasm
    basic FUNCTION
  • may be having an important role in developing neurons by participating in regulation of cell survival, possibly as a neurospecific transcription factor
  • is an important regulator of gene expression that acts through nucleosome repositioning
  • potentially serves as an anchor between the BAF complex and modified histones
  • DPF3 is a brown fat-selective component of the BAF complex that was required for brown fat gene programming and mitochondrial function
  • DPF1, DPF2, DPF3 function as adaptor proteins linking NFKB1 with the SWI/SNF complex
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • associated with the BAF chromatin remodeling complex and binds methylated and acetylated lysine residues of histone 3 and
  • interaction with SMARCD3
  • DPF3 is a direct transcriptional target of EBF2 in brown adipocytes, thereby establishing a regulatory module through which EBF2 activates and also recruits DPF3-anchored BAF complexes to chromatin
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    constitutional     --over  
    in the right ventricular myocardium of patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
    tumoral       loss of function
    significantly downregulated in breast cancer tissues
    Susceptibility
  • to breast cancer development
  • to renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
  • Variant & Polymorphism other
  • Polymorphisms in the 5' region of DPF3 were associated with increased risk of breast cancer development, lymph node metastases, age of onset, and tumor size in women of European ancestry
  • rs4903064, located in an intron of DPF3, rs4903064-C RCC risk allele creates a HIF-binding site and would be predicted to enhance gene expression, whereas the rs4903064-T protective allele is predicted to increase the affinity for the IRX2/IRX5 binding, which represses DPF3 transcription
  • Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    cancerreproductivebreast
    downregulation of DPF3 plays an indispensable function in the progression of breast cancer, and may be served as a novel therapeutic target to therapy breast cancer
    cancerbrainglioma/neuroblstoma
    DPF3a is a potential therapeutic targets for glioblastoma
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS