zag-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; neuron differentiation; and regulation of cell differentiation. Located in nucleus. Expressed in body wall musculature; enteric muscle; neurons; pharynx; and somatic nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Hirschsprung's disease; Mowat-Wilson syndrome; and corneal dystrophy (multiple). Is an ortholog of human ZEB1 (zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1) and ZEB2 (zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2).