TFAP4

Transcription factor AP-4 (activating enhancer binding protein 4), also known as TFAP4, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the TFAP4 gene.[5]

TFAP4
Identifiers
AliasesTFAP4, AP-4, bHLHc41, transcription factor AP-4 (activating enhancer binding protein 4), transcription factor AP-4
External IDsOMIM: 600743 MGI: 103239 HomoloGene: 2424 GeneCards: TFAP4
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

7023

83383

Ensembl

ENSG00000090447

ENSMUSG00000005718

UniProt

Q01664

Q9JIZ5

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003223

NM_031182

RefSeq (protein)

NP_003214

NP_112459

Location (UCSC)Chr 16: 4.26 – 4.27 MbChr 16: 4.36 – 4.38 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Function

Transcription factor AP4 is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors, which bind to the E-box sequence in the promoters of their target genes. AP-4 has been shown to act both as a repressor and an activator for different target genes.

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000090447 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000005718 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: TFAP4 transcription factor AP-4 (activating enhancer binding protein 4)".

Further reading

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