{"symbol":"KLF7","synonyms":["UKLF"],"name":"Kruppel-like factor 7 (ubiquitous)","description":"The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the Kruppel-like transcriptional regulator family. Members in this family regulate cell proliferation, differentiation and survival and contain three C2H2 zinc fingers at the C-terminus that mediate binding to GC-rich sites. This protein may contribute to the progression of type 2 diabetes by inhibiting insulin expression and secretion in pancreatic beta-cells and by deregulating adipocytokine secretion in adipocytes. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 3. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2012]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":8609,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8609","proteins":[{"symbol":"KLF7_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/KLF7_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Zinc fingers","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Zinc+fingers"}]}