Table 1.
Effect of zinc deficiency on zinc-finger transcription factors
| Transcription Factor | Description | ZD/ZA* |
|---|---|---|
| TR | Thyroid hormone receptor | 0.3 |
| COUP-TF | Chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter transcription factor | 0.4 |
| Snail | Snail 1 zinc finger protein | 0.4 |
| RXR | Retinoid X receptor | 0.5 |
| SF1 | Steroidogenic factor 1 | 0.5 |
| MZF | Myeloid zinc finger | 0.5 |
| ATF2 | Activating transcription factor 2 | 0.5 |
| PLAG1 | Pleiomorphic adenoma gene 1 | 0.6 |
| p53 | Tumor protein 53 | 0.6 |
| VDR | Vitamin D receptor | 0.6 |
| YY1 | Yin yang 1 | 0.6 |
| Gfi-1 | Growth factor independent protein 1 | 0.7 |
| SMUC | Snail-related transcription factor | 0.7 |
| AR | Androgen receptor | 0.9 |
| Gli1 | Gli zinc finger transcription factor | 1 |
| Sp1 | Specificity Protein 1 | 1 |
| ROR | Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor | 1 |
| KLF4 | Kruppel-like factor 4 | 1.2 |
| PXR | Pregnane X receptor | 1.2 |
| ER | Estrogen receptor | 1.4 |
| EGR | Early growth response | 1.5 |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor | 1.6 |
| WT1 | Wilms tumor protein 1 | 1.6 |
| CAR | Constitutive androstane receptor | 1.8 |
| HNF4 | Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 | 1.8 |
| GR/PR | Glucocorticoid receptor/Progesterone receptor | 1.9 |
| GATA | GATA transcription factor | 2.6 |
*
Luminescence of zinc deficient (ZD) cells relative to zinc adequate (ZA) cells