NOTCH4

NOTCH4
Notch 4
Identifiers
Symbols NOTCH4; FLJ16302; INT3; MGC74442; NOTCH3
External IDs OMIM164951 MGI107471 HomoloGene3351 GeneCards: NOTCH4 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 4855 18132
Ensembl n/a ENSMUSG00000015468
UniProt Q99466 P31695
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_004557.3 NM_010929.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_004548.3 NP_035059.2
Location (UCSC) n/a Chr 17:
34.7 – 34.73 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NOTCH4 gene.[1]

This gene encodes a member of the Notch family. Members of this Type 1 transmembrane protein family share structural characteristics including an extracellular domain consisting of multiple epidermal growth factor-like (EGF) repeats, and an intracellular domain consisting of multiple, different domain types. Notch family members play a role in a variety of developmental processes by controlling cell fate decisions. The Notch signaling network is an evolutionarily conserved intercellular signaling pathway that regulates interactions between physically adjacent cells. In Drosophilia, notch interaction with its cell-bound ligands (delta, serrate) establishes an intercellular signaling pathway that plays a key role in development. Homologues of the notch-ligands have also been identified in human, but precise interactions between these ligands and the human notch homologues remain to be determined. This protein is cleaved in the trans-Golgi network, and presented on the cell surface as a heterodimer. This protein functions as a receptor for membrane bound ligands, and may play a role in vascular, renal, and hepatic development. This gene may be associated with susceptibility to schizophrenia in a small portion of cases. An alternative splice variant has been described but its biological nature has not been determined.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sugaya K, Fukagawa T, Matsumoto K, Mita K, Takahashi E, Ando A, Inoko H, Ikemura T (Feb 1995). "Three genes in the human MHC class III region near the junction with the class II: gene for receptor of advanced glycosylation end products, PBX2 homeobox gene and a notch homolog, human counterpart of mouse mammary tumor gene int-3". Genomics 23 (2): 408–19. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1517. PMID 7835890. 
  2. ^ "Entrez Gene: NOTCH4 Notch homolog 4 (Drosophila)". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=4855. 

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