Information on ZNFX1

Basic details

Alt. symbols: KIAA1404 | FLJ11277

Approved name: zinc finger NFX1-type containing 1
Alt. names: zinc finger, NFX1-type containing 1

Location: 20q13.13: 49237946 - 49278426 (-)
Gene type: protein_coding, 6 transcripts.

Scores: LoFtool: 0.033100 | pLI: 0.99998110 | LOEUF: 0.252

HGNC: 29271

NCBI: 57169, RefSeq: .0

Ensembl: ENSG00000124201.15

LRG_ | Status: none

OMIM: 618931

Expression | ProteinAtlas

Normal function

ZNFX1 gene encodes a RNA-binding protein that initiates the antiviral response and is required to restrict the replication of RNA viruses (PubMed:33872655). Acts as a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) sensor that recognizes viral RNA and then interacts with MAVS to initiate the type I interferon response (by similarity). It is also required for immunity against some bacteria, such as mycobacteria.

Dysfunction and disease

Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the ZNFX1 gene cause an immunologic disorder characterized by both immunodeficiency and recurrent infections, often to viruses or mycobacteria, as well as by hyperinflammation with systemic involvement. The disorder is thought to result from dysregulation of the interferon response to viral stimulation in the innate immune system. [Load More]

[Reviewed by Andrés Caballero-Oteyza on 2023-04-28 07:59:09]

Associated conditions

Acronym Condition's_name MOI Mode_of_actionwww icon OMIM_ID No.cases
IMD91 Immunodeficiency 91 and hyperinflammation ARdict. icon 619644www icon 4 (3 fams)

Please mind that full curation (inclusion of all published patients) of this gene has not been completed yet. It is currently ongoing.

Transcripts of ZNFX1

Name ENSEMBL_ID LRG_ID CCDS_ID MANE Transcript.type Exons Canonical CDS_length REFSEQ_ID
204 ENST00000396105.6 CCDS13417 Select protein_coding 14 Yes 7209 NM_021035

Published variants

Found 2 variants

Var.name Exon/Intron cDNA_pos. CDS_change Prot.change Var.type Var.class. Patients
E1606Rfs*10 EX14 4900-4903 c.4815_4818del p.Glu1606ArgfsTer10 frameshift_variant Pathogenic 1
Y362* EX3 1171 c.1086C>G p.Tyr362Ter stop_gained Pathogenic 1

Please mind that full curation (inclusion of all published variants) of this gene has not been completed yet. It is currently ongoing.

Diagnostic pitfalls & paradigms

Considerations to take into account when analyzing this gene

Year Paradigm ⓘ PMID Notes
- Regions of Homology -
-Cryptic splicing-Unreported or not recorded in our DB.
-Uniparental disomy-Unreported or not recorded in our DB.
-Mosaicism-Unreported or not recorded in our DB.
-Incomplete penetrance-Unreported or not recorded in our DB.
-Di-/oligo-genic inheritance-Unreported or not recorded in our DB.
-Somatic reversion-Unreported or not recorded in our DB.

References linked to variants in ZNFX1

ID Year Title Journal PMID Variants
833 2021 Inherited deficiency of stress granule ZNFX1 in patients wit... PNAS 33876776 1
835 2022 Biallelic ZNFX1 variants are associated with a spectrum of i... Clin. Gen. 34708404 1

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