Hic1 - hypermethylated in cancer 1

Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription repressor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity; and histone deacetylase binding activity. Involved in intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to DNA damage; negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and positive regulation of DNA damage response, signal transduction by p53 class mediator. Located in chromatin. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; embryo mesenchyme; genitourinary system; immune system; and trophectoderm. Used to study Miller-Dieker lissencephaly syndrome. Orthologous to human HIC1 (HIC ZBTB transcriptional repressor 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]