It could be divided into several types of zinc finger proteins, such as C2H2, C2HC, C2C2, C2HCC2C2, C2C2C2C2 etc, based on numbers and positions of Cys and His residues.

• 根据半胱氨酸（C）和组氨酸（H）残基的数目和位置可将锌指蛋白分为C2H2、C2HC、C2C2、C2HCC2C2、C2C2C2C2等亚类。