This gene encodes a member of the ZIC family of C2H2-type zinc finger proteins. This nuclear protein probably functions as a transcription factor in early stages of left-right body axis formation. Mutations in this gene cause X-linked visceral heterotaxy, which includes congenital heart disease and left-right axis defects in organs. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Modules significantly affected by knockdown. ↑ Up = module upregulated upon KD; ↓ Down = module downregulated upon KD.
| Cluster | Dir | NES | padj | Bind | OR | padj (bind) |
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| Module | Dir | NES | #gRNA | padj | Bind | OR | padj (bind) |
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| Submodule | Module | Dir | NES | #gRNA | Bind | OR | padj (bind) |
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Genes likely regulated by ZIC3 through linked binding evidence in open chromatin. The chart ranks TF-linked genes by their mean Perturb-seq response to ZIC3 knockdown, with negative coefficients indicating downregulation and positive coefficients indicating upregulation upon knockdown.
Open chromatin elements (ATAC-seq) where ZIC3 has ChIP-seq or motif footprint binding evidence and which are linked to at least one target gene region.
| Element | Size | Linked genes |
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Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for ZIC3. 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 = ZIC3 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.
| TF | Mean coef | Binding | Outlier | TF→Gene link |
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Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of ZIC3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chrX:137,352,013–137,352,553 | 213.8 kb | Distal (>10kb) Multiome | 42 | |
| chrX:137,424,537–137,425,314 | 141.2 kb | Distal (>10kb) Multiome | 127 | |
| chrX:137,427,670–137,429,650 | 137.8 kb | Distal (>10kb) Multiome | 213 | |
| chrX:137,429,912–137,430,677 | 135.8 kb | Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR | 45 | |
| chrX:137,430,864–137,431,606 | 134.8 kb | Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR | 45 | |
| chrX:137,563,909–137,564,656 | 1.9 kb | Proximal (<10kb) Multiome | 82 | |
| chrX:137,565,613–137,566,987 | 11 bp | At TSS Multiome | 236 | |
| chrX:137,573,672–137,575,319 | 8.4 kb | Proximal (<10kb) Multiome | 279 | |
| chrX:137,748,706–137,749,618 | 183.0 kb | Distal (>10kb) Multiome | 107 |
Genomic view of the ZIC3 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.