Leucine-zipper-like transcriptional regulator 1(LZTR1) is belived to be a DNA-binding protein and transcriptional regulator based on its predicted structural characteristics. The transcript is present in several essential fetal organs and is hemizygously deleted in some DiGeorge syndrome patients. LZTR1 is thought to play a critical role in embryogenesis.This gene encodes a member of the BTB-kelch superfamily. Initially described as a putative transcriptional regulator based on weak homology to members of the basic leucine zipper-like family, the encoded protein subsequently has been shown to localize exclusively to the Golgi network where it may help stabilize the Gogli complex. Deletion of this gene may be associated with DiGeorge syndrome.