LHX4

LIM homeobox 4
Identifiers
SymbolsLHX4 ; CPHD4
External IDsOMIM: 602146 MGI: 101776 HomoloGene: 56497 GeneCards: LHX4 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez8988416872
EnsemblENSG00000121454ENSMUSG00000026468
UniProtQ969G2P53776
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_033343NM_010712
RefSeq (protein)NP_203129NP_034842
Location (UCSC)Chr 1:
180.2 – 180.25 Mb
Chr 1:
155.7 – 155.75 Mb
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LIM/homeobox protein Lhx4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LHX4 gene.[1][2][3]

This gene encodes a member of a large protein family which contains the LIM domain, a unique cysteine-rich zinc-binding domain. The encoded protein may function as a transcriptional regulator and be involved in control of differentiation and development of the pituitary gland. Mutations in this gene are associated with syndromic short stature and pituitary and hindbrain defects. An alternative splice variant has been described but its biological nature has not been determined.[3]

References

  1. Liu Y, Fan M, Yu S, Zhou Y, Wang J, Yuan J, Qiang B (Feb 2002). "cDNA cloning, chromosomal localization and expression pattern analysis of human LIM-homeobox gene LHX4". Brain Res 928 (1–2): 147–155. doi:10.1016/S0006-8993(01)03243-7. PMID 11844481.
  2. Machinis K, Pantel J, Netchine I, Leger J, Camand OJ, Sobrier ML, Dastot-Le Moal F, Duquesnoy P, Abitbol M, Czernichow P, Amselem S (Oct 2001). "Syndromic short stature in patients with a germline mutation in the LIM homeobox LHX4". Am J Hum Genet 69 (5): 961–968. doi:10.1086/323764. PMC 1274372. PMID 11567216.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: LHX4 LIM homeobox 4".

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