ZDHHC2
zDHHC palmitoyltransferase 2 | DHHC2, ZNF372

Enables protein homodimerization activity and protein-cysteine S-palmitoyltransferase activity. Involved in several processes, including peptidyl-L-cysteine S-palmitoylation; protein localization to membrane raft; and synapse assembly. Located in Golgi apparatus; endoplasmic reticulum membrane; and plasma membrane. Is active in postsynaptic recycling endosome. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Member of: DE-4 Developmental clusters: GC7
Biological processes 54 terms
Golgi apparatus (GO:0005794)Golgi apparatus (GO:0005794)Golgi membrane (GO:0000139)Golgi membrane (GO:0000139)endoplasmic reticulum (GO:0005783)endoplasmic reticulum (GO:0005783)endoplasmic reticulum membrane (GO:0005789)endoplasmic reticulum membrane (GO:0005789)glutamatergic synapse (GO:0098978)palmitoyltransferase activity (GO:0016409)palmitoyltransferase activity (GO:0016409)palmitoyltransferase activity (GO:0016409)peptidyl-L-cysteine S-palmitoylation (GO:0018230)peptidyl-L-cysteine S-palmitoylation (GO:0018230)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)positive regulation of AMPA glutamate receptor clustering (GO:1904719)positive regulation of AMPA glutamate receptor clustering (GO:1904719)positive regulation of endosome to plasma membrane protein transport (GO:1905751)positive regulation of endosome to plasma membrane protein transport (GO:1905751)positive regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation (GO:1900273)positive regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation (GO:1900273)postsynaptic density (GO:0014069)postsynaptic density (GO:0014069)postsynaptic recycling endosome (GO:0098837)postsynaptic recycling endosome (GO:0098837)postsynaptic recycling endosome (GO:0098837)postsynaptic recycling endosome membrane (GO:0098944)protein homodimerization activity (GO:0042803)protein localization to membrane raft (GO:1903044)protein localization to membrane raft (GO:1903044)protein localization to plasma membrane (GO:0072659)protein localization to plasma membrane (GO:0072659)protein localization to postsynaptic membrane (GO:1903539)protein localization to postsynaptic membrane (GO:1903539)protein targeting to membrane (GO:0006612)protein-cysteine S-myristoyltransferase activity (GO:0019705)protein-cysteine S-palmitoyltransferase activity (GO:0019706)protein-cysteine S-palmitoyltransferase activity (GO:0019706)protein-cysteine S-palmitoyltransferase activity (GO:0019706)protein-cysteine S-stearoyltransferase activity (GO:0140439)recycling endosome membrane (GO:0055038)regulation of cell-cell adhesion (GO:0022407)regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity (GO:0048168)regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity (GO:0048168)regulation of postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptor diffusion trapping (GO:0150054)regulation of protein catabolic process (GO:0042176)regulation of protein localization to plasma membrane (GO:1903076)synapse assembly (GO:0007416)synapse assembly (GO:0007416)synapse assembly (GO:0007416)synaptic vesicle maturation (GO:0016188)
Expression (TPM)
ZDHHC2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating ZDHHC2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for ZDHHC2. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = ZDHHC2 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to ZDHHC2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of ZDHHC2, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr8:15,572,956–15,573,971 1583.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 252
chr8:16,861,239–16,862,195 294.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 98
chr8:17,000,704–17,002,791 154.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 476
chr8:17,026,598–17,028,107 129.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 783
chr8:17,152,272–17,152,712 3.8 kb Proximal (<10kb) 145
chr8:17,155,620–17,157,352 320 bp At TSS Multiome 722
chr8:17,185,410–17,186,108 29.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 170
chr8:17,246,012–17,247,955 90.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 946
chr8:17,412,609–17,414,138 256.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 371

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the ZDHHC2 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr8:15,562,956 – 17,424,138
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq