| Background: | In human, ZIM2 and PEG3 are treated as two distinct genes though they share multiple 5' exons and a common promoter and both genes are paternally expressed (PMID:15203203). Alternative splicing events connect their shared 5' exons either with the remaining 4 exons unique to ZIM2, or with the remaining 2 exons unique to PEG3. In contrast, in other mammals ZIM2 does not undergo imprinting and, in mouse, cow, and likely other mammals as well, the ZIM2 and PEG3 genes do not share exons. Human PEG3 protein belongs to the Kruppel C2H2-type zinc finger protein family. PEG3 may play a role in cell proliferation and p53-mediated apoptosis. PEG3 has also shown tumor suppressor activity and tumorigenesis in glioma and ovarian cells. Alternative splicing of this PEG3 gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. |
| UniProt Protein Function: | Induces apoptosis in cooperation with SIAH1A. Acts as a mediator between p53/TP53 and BAX in a neuronal death pathway that is activated by DNA damage. Acts synergistically with TRAF2 and inhibits TNF induced apoptosis through activation of NF-kappa-B. Possesses a tumor suppressing activity in glioma cells. |
| NCBI Summary: | In human, ZIM2 and PEG3 are treated as two distinct genes though they share multiple 5' exons and a common promoter and both genes are paternally expressed (PMID:15203203). Alternative splicing events connect their shared 5' exons either with the remaining 4 exons unique to ZIM2, or with the remaining 2 exons unique to PEG3. In contrast, in other mammals ZIM2 does not undergo imprinting and, in mouse, cow, and likely other mammals as well, the ZIM2 and PEG3 genes do not share exons. Human PEG3 protein belongs to the Kruppel C2H2-type zinc finger protein family. PEG3 may play a role in cell proliferation and p53-mediated apoptosis. PEG3 has also shown tumor suppressor activity and tumorigenesis in glioma and ovarian cells. Alternative splicing of this PEG3 gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009] |
| UniProt Code: | Q9GZU2 |
| NCBI GenInfo Identifier: | 226053126 |
| NCBI Gene ID: | 5178 |
| NCBI Accession: | NP_001139656.1 |
| UniProt Secondary Accession: | Q9GZU2,P78418, Q5H9P9, Q7Z7H7, Q8TF75, Q9GZY2, A7E2B8 B4DIM4, C9JP50, |
| UniProt Related Accession: | Q9GZU2 |
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| NCBI Full Name: | paternally-expressed gene 3 protein isoform 1 |
| NCBI Synonym Full Names: | paternally expressed 3 |
| NCBI Official Symbol: | PEG3 |
| NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: | PW1; ZNF904; ZSCAN24; ZKSCAN22 |
| NCBI Protein Information: | paternally-expressed gene 3 protein |
| UniProt Protein Name: | Paternally-expressed gene 3 protein |
| UniProt Synonym Protein Names: | Zinc finger and SCAN domain-containing protein 24 |
| Protein Family: | Paternally-expressed gene 3 protein |
| UniProt Gene Name: | PEG3 |
