ZNF746, also named as PARIS, which belongs to the krueppel C2H2-type zinc-finger protein family. ZNF746 mainly localizes to the cytoplasm and probably translocates to the nucleus to repress selected genes. ZNF746 as a transcription repressor that specifically binds to the 5'-TATTTT[T/G]-3' consensus sequence on promoters and repress transcription of PGC-1-alpha (PPARGC1A), thereby playing a role in regulation of neuron death. ZNF746 may act as a downstream effector of PRKN and contribute to neurodegeneration in Parkinson disease cases caused by defects in PRKN.