| Modification Notes |
Zimp10, also known as ZMIZ1 (zinc finger, MIZ-type containing 1), MIZ or RAI17, is a 1,067 amino acid protein that localizes to both the nucleus and the cytoplasm and contains one SP-RING-type zinc finger. Expressed in ovary, prostate, testis and spleen, Zimp10 interacts with AR (androgen receptor) and functions to increase the ligand-dependent transcriptional activity of AR and promote the sumoylation of AR, an event which is necessary for AR stimulation and overall activity. Multiple isoforms of Zimp10 exist due to alternative splicing events. The gene encoding Zimp10 maps to human chromosome 10, which houses over 1,200 genes and comprises nearly 4.5% of the human genome. Defects in some of the genes that map to chromosome 10 are associated with Charcot-Marie Tooth disease, Jackson-Weiss syndrome, Usher syndrome, nonsyndromatic deafness, Wolman’s syndrome, Cowden syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and porphyria. |