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Facts about Zinc finger protein GLIS2.
Represses the Hedgehog-dependent expression of Wnt4. Necessary to keep the differentiated epithelial phenotype in renal cells through the inhibition of SNAI1, which induces the epithelial-to- mesenchymal transition.
| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | Glis2 |
| Uniprot: | Q8VDL9 |
| Entrez: | 83396 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| GLI C2H2-type zinc-finger protein family |

GLIS family zinc finger 2; NKL; zinc finger protein GLIS2
Mass (kDA):
55.842 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 16 A1|16 2.45 cM |
| Sequence: | 16; |
Expressed at high levels in kidney, and at lower levels in heart and lung.



PMID: 11262234 by Lamar E., et al. Identification of NKL, a novel Gli-Kruppel zinc-finger protein that promotes neuronal differentiation.
PMID: 11741991 by Zhang F., et al. Characterization of Glis2, a novel gene encoding a Gli-related, Kruppel-like transcription factor with transactivation and repressor functions. Roles in kidney development and neurogenesis.