Gene Information
Gene NameZFP36
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length326
Protein NamesmRNA decay activator protein ZFP36 (G0/G1 switch regulatory protein 24) (Growth factor-inducible nuclear protein NUP475) (Tristetraprolin) (Zinc finger protein 36) (Zfp-36)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000128016 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP26651
Gene CardZFP36
Uniprot IDP26651
PfamPF00642
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.728494389)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ZFP36 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ZFP36 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ZFP36 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ZFP36 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Zfp36 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ZFP36 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Zfp36 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ZFP36 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsZFP36L1, ZFP36L2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in both basal and suprabasal epidermal layers (PubMed:27182009). Expressed in epidermal keratinocytes (PubMed:27182009). Expressed strongly in mature dendritic cells (PubMed:18367721). Expressed in immature dendritic cells (at protein level) (PubMed:18367721). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18367721, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27182009}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.011111(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 4J8S  (X-ray  1.55A 
DBSNP rs17878633  rs2229272  rs17886974  rs17884899 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15014438, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27182009}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10330172, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12115244, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14766228, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15014438, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20221403}. Cytoplasmic granule {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15014438}. Cytoplasm, P-body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17369404}. Note=Shuttles between nucleus and cytoplasm in a CRM1-dependent manner (By similarity). Localized predominantly in the cytoplasm in a p38 MAPK- and YWHAB-dependent manner (By similarity). Colocalizes with SH3KBP1 and MAP3K4 in the cytoplasm (PubMed:20221403). Component of cytoplasmic stress granules (SGs) (By similarity). Localizes to cytoplasmic stress granules upon energy starvation (PubMed:15014438). Localizes in processing bodies (PBs) (PubMed:17369404). Excluded from stress granules in a phosphorylation MAPKAPK2-dependent manner (By similarity). Shuttles in and out of both cytoplasmic P-body and SGs (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P22893, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15014438, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17369404, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20221403}.;
Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14679154}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14679154}. Note=(Microbial infection) Colocalizes with HTLV-1 TAX in the nucleus and the cytoplasm in a region surrounding the nucleus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14679154}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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