Basic Information

Symbol
ZFAS1
RNA class
lncRNA
Alias
1500012F01Rik ENSG00000177410 ENSG00000177410.12 ENSG00000177410.8 HSUP1 HSUP2 NCRNA00275 OTTHUMG00000032698.3 ZNFX1-AS1 Znfx1 antisense
Location (GRCh38)
Forensic tag(s)
Mechanical injury analysis Sudden cardiac death diagnosis

Transcripts

ID Sequence Length GC content
ZFAS1:1 CGGGGGCCCAGGGUGGAGAGCACGAGGGCCUGGCCCAGGCACGGCCGGC… 946 nt 0.5698
ZFAS1:10 UGCGCAGGUGCGAAAGCCAUCUUUGGUUAUAUAAGGGAGGUUCAGGAAG… 604 nt 0.4520
ZFAS1:11 UGCGCAGGUGCGAAAGCCAUCUUUGGUUAUAUAAGGGAGGUUCAGGAAG… 542 nt 0.4465
ZFAS1:12 CUUUCGCGUCUGCGGUGCCCGGAGUGUGGUACUUCUCCUAGUUGCAGUC… 504 nt 0.4425
ZFAS1:13 CUUUCGCGUCUGCGGUGCCCGGAGUGUGGUACUUCUCCUAGUUGCAGUC… 566 nt 0.4488
ZFAS1:14 CUUUCGCGUCUGCGGUGCCCGGAGUGUGGUACUUCUCCUAGUUGCAGUC… 767 nt 0.4394
ZFAS1:15 CUUUCGCGUCUGCGGUGCCCGGAGUGUGGUACUUCUCCUAGUUGCAGUC… 502 nt 0.4442
ZFAS1:16 CGGUGCCCGGAGUGUGGUACUUCUCCUAGUUGCAGUCAGGCUUCAUACG… 508 nt 0.5059
ZFAS1:17 CGUGCAGACAUCUACAACCUUCGAUCUCCUGACGAGUUUAUUGUUGGCC… 732 nt 0.4385
ZFAS1:18 CCUUCCCAGGUAUUGGCAACACCAGAAGUCCAGUUGGUCAGGAGCUGUG… 597 nt 0.5042
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Summary

This gene represents a snoRNA host gene that produces a non-coding RNA. Increased expression or amplification of this locus is associated with cancer progression and metastasis. This transcript regulates expression of genes involved in differentiation. It may act a molecular sponge for microRNAs. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2017]

Forensic Context

A study in mice demonstrated that the ZFAS1 is upregulated following traumatic brain injury, and its inhibition reduces inflammatory response, apoptosis, and recovers neurological function [Li et al. DOI:10.1016/j.neuint.2023.105643]. In cardiovascular research, the ZFAS1 is upregulated in ischemic heart failure, causing impaired contractile function by repressing SERCA2a expression and leading to intracellular calcium overload [Chih-Fan Yeh et al. DOI:10.1186/s12929-020-00647-w].