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Gene

ZNF256

zinc finger protein 256

Summary

Cytogenetic location
19q13.43
Coordinates
Chromosome 19: 57,940,833–57,947,706 (GRCh38)
Exons
3 exons across 6.9 kb
Protein
627 amino acids
Also known as
BMZF-3
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000282308.4NM_005773.3
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads ZNF256 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How ZNF256 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 19, with a bracket where ZNF256 sits. ZNF256 and 48 genes near it on chromosome 19, from 57,444,270 to 58,444,269.Chromosome 1919q13.43p13.3p13.2p13.13p13.12p13.11p12p11q11q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.33q13.41q13.42q13.4357.6 Mb57.8 Mb58 Mb58.2 Mb58.4 MbZNF749: 57,435,263–57,449,309, forward strandZNF749ZNF772: 57,436,886–57,477,571, reverse strand: 57,437,970–57,477,536, reverse strandVN1R1: 57,454,790–57,457,140, reverse strandVN1R1ZNF419: 57,487,711–57,496,098, forward strand: 57,487,718–57,517,559, forward strandZNF773: 57,499,877–57,519,627, forward strandZNF773ZNF549: 57,527,316–57,557,542, forward strandZNF549ZNF550: 57,535,257–57,559,870, reverse strandZNF550ZNF416: 57,571,016–57,578,921, reverse strandZNF416ZIK1: 57,578,456–57,595,040, forward strandZIK1ZNF530: 57,599,874–57,612,722, forward strandZNF530ZNF134: 57,614,233–57,624,724, forward strandZNF134ZNF211: 57,630,395–57,644,044, forward strandZNF211ZSCAN4: 57,668,935–57,679,152, forward strandZNF551: 57,681,969–57,717,397, forward strand: 57,682,045–57,753,575, forward strandZNF154: 57,696,275–57,709,215, reverse strandZNF154ZNF671: 57,719,751–57,727,648, reverse strandZNF671ZNF776: 57,746,800–57,758,148, forward strandZNF776ZNF552: 57,768,451–57,814,972, reverse strandZNF552ZNF586: 57,769,636–57,819,939, forward strandZNF586ZNF587B: 57,819,706–57,846,238, forward strandZNF587B: 57,819,719–57,858,941, forward strandZNF814: 57,848,731–57,889,077, reverse strandZNF814ZNF587: 57,849,818–57,865,117, forward strandZNF587: 57,876,765–57,916,591, reverse strandZNF417: 57,900,292–57,916,616, reverse strandZNF417ZNF418: 57,920,526–57,935,413, reverse strandZNF418ZNF256: 57,940,833–57,947,706, reverse strandZNF256C19orf18: 57,958,437–57,974,534, reverse strandC19orf18ZNF606: 57,977,053–58,003,349, reverse strandZNF606ZSCAN1: 58,034,002–58,054,631, forward strandZSCAN1ZNF135: 58,059,238–58,086,310, forward strandZNF135ZSCAN18: 58,083,318–58,118,427, reverse strandZSCAN18ZNF329: 58,126,248–58,155,110, reverse strandZNF329ZNF274: 58,183,029–58,215,964, forward strandZNF274ZNF544: 58,228,594–58,278,375, forward strandZNF544: 58,228,914–58,315,183, forward strandZNF8: 58,278,949–58,302,791, forward strandZNF8ERVK3-1: 58,305,347–58,316,812, forward strandERVK3-1ZSCAN22: 58,326,994–58,342,346, forward strandZSCAN22A1BG: 58,345,178–58,353,502, reverse strandA1BGZNF497: 58,354,357–58,362,848, reverse strandZNF497ZNF837: 58,367,614–58,381,054, reverse strandRPS5: 58,380,570–58,394,810, forward strandRPS5RNF225: 58,395,656–58,397,079, forward strandZNF584: 58,401,504–58,431,736, forward strandZNF584ZNF132: 58,432,814–58,440,172, reverse strandZNF132Diagram of ZNF256: 3 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 19Exon 3: 57,940,833–57,942,647, 1,815 basesExon 2: 57,943,934–57,944,060, 127 basesExon 1: 57,947,442–57,947,706, 265 bases3215′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 2.2 kb of the gene's 6.9 kb; 1,884 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). ZNF256 gene: zinc finger protein 256. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/znf256

Vancouver

Dante Labs. ZNF256 gene: zinc finger protein 256 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/znf256

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