Biology:ING4

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Inhibitor of growth protein 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ING4 gene.[1][2]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is similar to ING1, a tumor suppressor protein that can interact with TP53, inhibit cell growth, and induce apoptosis. This protein contains a PHD-finger, which is a common motif in proteins involved in chromatin remodeling. This protein can bind TP53 and EP300/p300, a component of the histone acetyl transferase complex, suggesting its involvement in the TP53-dependent regulatory pathway. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed, but the biological validity of them has not been determined.[2]

Interactions

ING4 has been shown to interact with EP300,[1] RELA[3] and P53.[1][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "p29ING4 and p28ING5 bind to p53 and p300, and enhance p53 activity". Cancer Research 63 (10): 2373–8. May 2003. PMID 12750254. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: ING4 inhibitor of growth family, member 4". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=51147. 
  3. "The candidate tumour suppressor protein ING4 regulates brain tumour growth and angiogenesis". Nature 428 (6980): 328–32. March 2004. doi:10.1038/nature02329. PMID 15029197. Bibcode2004Natur.428..328G. 
  4. "Two wobble-splicing events affect ING4 protein subnuclear localization and degradation". Experimental Cell Research 314 (17): 3130–41. October 2008. doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.08.002. PMID 18775696. 

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