Zinc finger and scan domain containing 4

Zinc finger and SCAN domain containing 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZSCAN4 gene.

Function

The ZSCAN4 gene encodes a protein involved in telomere maintenance and with a key role in the critical feature of mouse embryonic stem cells, namely, defying cellular senescence and maintaining normal karyotype for many cell divisions in culture.

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