Gene Information
Gene NameMAZ
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length477
Protein NamesMyc-associated zinc finger protein (MAZI) (Pur-1) (Purine-binding transcription factor) (Serum amyloid A-activating factor-1) (SAF-1) (Transcription factor Zif87) (ZF87) (Zinc finger protein 801)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000103495 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP56270
Gene CardMAZ
Uniprot IDP56270
PfamPF00096
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.830755555)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MAZ ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MAZ ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MAZ ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MAZ ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Maz ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MAZ ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Maz ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsZNF575, ZNF276, HIC1, ZNF653, ZNF362, ZNF410, PATZ1, MTF1, PRDM1, HIC2, ZNF76, ZFP91, PRDM6, ZNF296, ZBTB1, SNAI3, SNAI2, ZBTB20, ZNF281, ZBTB18, ZNF143, ZBTB16, SNAI1, ZNF148, ZBTB32, ZBTB45, ZBTB7C, ZBTB42, ZNF451, ZNF692, PRDM14, VEZF1, SCRT2, SCRT1, ZNF384, PRDM10
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPresent in kidney, liver and brain. In the brain, highest levels are found in motor cortex and midfrontal cortex (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10727212}.;
[Isoform 1]: Expressed in the heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle and weakly expressed in the kidney (PubMed:1502157). Expressed in the joint synovium (PubMed:19583771). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1502157, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19583771}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000305|PubMed:10727212}. Note=In brains of Alzheimer disease patients, present in a plaque-like structures.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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