MAP4

MAP4
Microtubule-associated protein 4
Identifiers
Symbols MAP4; DKFZp779A1753; MGC8617
External IDs OMIM157132 MGI97178 HomoloGene1780 GeneCards: MAP4 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 4134 17758
Ensembl ENSG00000047849 ENSMUSG00000032479
UniProt P27816 Q05BJ2
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001134364.1 NM_008633
RefSeq (protein) NP_001127836.1 NP_032659
Location (UCSC) Chr 3:
47.89 – 48.13 Mb
Chr 9:
109.83 – 109.99 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Microtubule-associated protein 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MAP4 gene.[1]

The protein encoded by this gene is a major non-neuronal microtubule-associated protein. This protein contains a domain similar to the microtubule-binding domains of neuronal microtubule-associated protein (MAP2) and microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT/TAU). This protein promotes microtubule assembly, and has been shown to counteract destabilization of interphase microtubule catastrophe promotion. Cyclin B was found to interact with this protein, which targets cell division cycle 2 (CDC2) kinase to microtubules. The phosphorylation of this protein affects microtubule properties and cell cycle progression. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been observed, the full-length nature of three of which are supported.[2]

References

  1. ^ Chapin SJ, Bulinski JC (Jul 1991). "Non-neuronal 210 x 10(3) Mr microtubule-associated protein (MAP4) contains a domain homologous to the microtubule-binding domains of neuronal MAP2 and tau". J Cell Sci. 98 ( Pt 1): 27–36. PMID 1905296. 
  2. ^ "Entrez Gene: MAP4 microtubule-associated protein 4". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=4134. 

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