ZNF8
protein-codingzinc finger protein 8, the group of Zinc fingers C2H2-type
Gene summary
Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be active in nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2026]
MANE transcript
Inheritance
ClinVar variants
Top phenotype
Max pathogenic AF
Genomic locus
External References & Databases
Transcript & Mutation Effects
hg38 • Region Span ~23.8 kbGenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations
Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns
No GenCC data available for this gene.
ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes
Reported disease conditions connected to ZNF8 variants in ClinVar
ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type
Statistics based on transcript NM_021089.3. Only rare variants are included.
We include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, MANE Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equal to 1. Click a count to filter the variants table below.
Slight differences between displayed counts and ClinVar may occur due to a different transcript/consequence chosen by our variant effect predictor, or because we classify Benign/Likely benign as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic as Likely pathogenic.
| Effect | PathogenicP | Likely pathogenicLP | VUS | Likely benignLB | BenignB | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| synonymous | 2 | 2 | ||||
| missense | 80 | 3 | 83 | |||
| nonsense | 0 | |||||
| start loss | 0 | |||||
| frameshift | 0 | |||||
| splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp) | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 85 |
Transcript Catalog
Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases
| Transcript ID | Source | Protein ID | Coding Exons | MANE Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RefSeq | NP_066575.2 | 4 | MANE Select | |
| Ensembl | ENSP00000477716.1 | 4 | MANE Select | |
| Ensembl | ENSP00000584442.1 | 4 | Standard | |
| Ensembl | ENSP00000584442.1 | 4 | Standard |
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways
Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways
Biological Process
- negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
- BMP signaling pathway
Molecular Function
- DNA binding
- zinc ion binding
Cellular Component
- nucleus
dbNSFP Gene Annotations
Source:
- Function
- FUNCTION: Transcriptional repressor. May modulate BMP and TGF-beta signal transduction, through its interaction with SMAD proteins. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8BGV5}.;
Recessive Scores
- pRec
- 0.0959
Intolerance Scores
- LoFtool
- 0.542
- RVIS EVS
- -0.57
- RVIS percentile EVS
- 18.9
Essentials
- Essential (CRISPR)
- N
- Essential (CRISPR2)
- N
- Indispensability pred.
- N
- Indispensability score
- 0.322
Gene Damage Prediction
| All | Recessive | Dominant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendelian | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Primary Immunodeficiency | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Cancer | Medium | Medium | Medium |