Transcription factor that binds to the sequence motif 5′-CATCCCATAATA-3′, and is specifically required to silence expression of fetal hemoglobin in adult erythroid cells (PubMed:33301730, PubMed:33859416). Prevents expression of fetal hemoglobin genes HBG1 and HBG2 through CHD4: acts as a direct transcriptional activator of CHD4, a central component of the NuRD complex that represses transcription of fetal hemoglobin genes HBG1 and HBG2 in erythroid cells (PubMed:33301730, PubMed:33859416). May also activate transcription of matrix-remodeling genes such as MMP1 during fibroblast senescence (PubMed:12370286). May activate transcription of the gap junction gene GJC1, perhaps in response to increasing glucose (PubMed:30078215). However, recent studies suggest that ZNF410 is dedicated to regulate expression of a single gene: CHD4 (PubMed:33301730, PubMed:33859416).
