ZSCAN4, Official Symbol ZSCAN4provided by HGNC Official Full Name zinc finger and SCAN domain containing 4provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:23709 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000180532 MIM:613419; AllianceGenome:HGNC:23709 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 ZNF494 Summary The ZSCAN4 gene encodes a protein involved in telomere maintenance and with a key role in the critical feature of mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells, namely, defying cellular senescence and maintaining normal karyotype for many cell divisions in culture (Zalzman et al., 2010 [PubMed 20336070]).[supplied by OMIM, May 2010] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs all