TFAP4

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

AliasesTFAP4, AP-4, bHLHc41, transcription factor AP-4 (activating enhancer binding protein 4), transcription factor AP-4
End4,273,075 bp[1]
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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; OMA:TFAP4 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
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UniProt
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
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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.

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