AKAP4

A kinase (PRKA) anchor protein 4
Identifiers
SymbolsAKAP4 ; AKAP 82; AKAP-4; AKAP82; CT99; FSC1; HI; PRKA4; hAKAP82; p82
External IDsOMIM: 300185 MGI: 102794 HomoloGene: 2887 GeneCards: AKAP4 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez885211643
EnsemblENSG00000147081ENSMUSG00000050089
UniProtQ5JQC9Q60662
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_003886NM_001042542
RefSeq (protein)NP_003877NP_001036007
Location (UCSC)Chr HG1436_HG1432_PATCH:
50 – 50.01 Mb
Chr X:
7.07 – 7.08 Mb
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A-kinase anchor protein 4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AKAP4 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

The A-kinase anchor proteins (AKAPs) are a group of structurally diverse proteins, which have the common function of binding to the regulatory subunit of protein kinase A (PKA) and confining the holoenzyme to discrete locations within the cell. This gene encodes a member of the AKAP family. The encoded protein is localized to the sperm flagellum and may be involved in the regulation of sperm motility. Alternative splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms.[3]

Interactions

AKAP4 has been shown to interact with:

References

  1. Turner RM, Johnson LR, Haig-Ladewig L, Gerton GL, Moss SB (Dec 1998). "An X-linked gene encodes a major human sperm fibrous sheath protein, hAKAP82. Genomic organization, protein kinase A-RII binding, and distribution of the precursor in the sperm tail". J Biol Chem 273 (48): 32135–41. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.48.32135. PMID 9822690.
  2. Mohapatra B, Verma S, Shankar S, Suri A (Apr 1998). "Molecular cloning of human testis mRNA specifically expressed in haploid germ cells, having structural homology with the A-kinase anchoring proteins". Biochem Biophys Res Commun 244 (2): 540–5. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1998.8079. PMID 9514854.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: AKAP4 A kinase (PRKA) anchor protein 4".
  4. 4.0 4.1 Brown PR, Miki K, Harper DB, Eddy EM (Jun 2003). "A-kinase anchoring protein 4 binding proteins in the fibrous sheath of the sperm flagellum". Biol. Reprod. 68 (6): 2241–8. doi:10.1095/biolreprod.102.013466. PMID 12606363.
  5. Miki K, Eddy EM (Dec 1998). "Identification of tethering domains for protein kinase A type Ialpha regulatory subunits on sperm fibrous sheath protein FSC1". J. Biol. Chem. 273 (51): 34384–90. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.51.34384. PMID 9852104.

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