ZNF444, Official Symbol ZNF444provided by HGNC Official Full Name zinc finger protein 444provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:16052 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000167685 MIM:607874; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16052 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as EZF2; EZF-2; ZSCAN17 Summary This gene encodes a zinc finger protein which activates transcription of a scavenger receptor gene involved in the degradation of acetylated low density lipoprotein (Ac-LDL) (PMID: 11978792). This gene is located in a cluster of zinc finger genes on chromosome 19 at q13.4. A pseudogene of this gene is located on chromosome 15. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in prostate (RPKM 3.1), stomach (RPKM 2.9) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all