Background information
The BTB (Broad-Complex, Tramtrack and Bric a brac) domain, also known as the POZ (Poxvirus and Zinc finger) domain, is an N-terminal homodimerization domain that contains multiple copies of kelch repeats and/or C2H2-type zinc fingers. Proteins that contain BTB domains are thought to be involved in transcriptional regulation via control of chromatin structure and function. The Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 7C (ZBTB7C), also designated affected by papillomavirus DNA integration in ME180 cells protein 1 (APM-1), contains 1 BTB (POZ) domain and 4 C2H2-type zinc fingers. ZBTB7C is detected in normal cervical keratinocytes and may be a potential tumor suppressor gene against human papillomavirus (HPV) mediated cervical carcinogenesis.