ZAR1, Official Symbol ZAR1provided by HGNC Official Full Name zygote arrest 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:20436 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000182223 MIM:607520; AllianceGenome:HGNC:20436 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as Z3CXXC6 Summary This maternal effect gene is oocyte-specific and encodes a protein that is thought to function in the initiation of embryogenesis. A similar protein in mouse is required for female fertility. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all