Gene: [15^/BNC] basonuclin (keratinocyte zinc finger protein);

COM

BNC gene is mapped to Chr 15 (Teumer-1997).

GEN

The gene length: 29 kb; exons: 5 (Teumer-1997).

FUN

Basonuclin is a protein found mainly in cells of the basal layer of stratified squamous epithelia. It is suggested to perform transcriptional regulatory function related to promotion of keratinocyte growth or suppression of keratinocyte differentiation (Tseng-1994)."

REF

LOC,SEQ,GEN "Teumer J &: Gene, 188, 1-7, 1997
EXP,FUN "Tseng H, Green H: J Cell Biol, 126, 495-506, 1994
COD,SEQ,EXP "Tseng H, Green H: PNAS, 89, 10311-10315, 1992

SWI

 SWISSPROT: Q01954

KEY

derm, trc

CLA

coding, basic

LOC

15

MIM

 MIM: 601930