Zinc finger and scan domain containing 4 explained

Zinc finger and SCAN domain containing 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZSCAN4 gene.[1]

Function

The ZSCAN4 gene encodes a protein involved in telomere maintenance and with a key role in the critical feature of mouse embryonic stem cells, namely, defying cellular senescence and maintaining normal karyotype for many cell divisions in culture.[2]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entrez Gene: Zinc finger and SCAN domain containing 4. 2017-06-05.
  2. Ko. Minoru S. H.. Wersto. Robert P.. Indig. Fred E.. Yang. Hsih-Te. Hoang. Hien G.. Carole A. Stagg. Lee. Sung-Lim. Thomas. Marshall. Nishiyama. Akira. April 2010. Zscan4 regulates telomere elongation and genomic stability in ES cells. Nature. 464. 7290. 858–863. 10.1038/nature08882. 20336070. 1476-4687. 2851843. 2010Natur.464..858Z.