Biology:NDRG4

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


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Protein NDRG4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NDRG4 gene.[1][2][3]

This gene is a member of the N-myc downregulated gene family which belongs to the alpha/beta hydrolase superfamily. The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic protein that may be involved in the regulation of mitogenic signalling in vascular smooth muscles cells. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but the full-length nature of some of these variants has not been determined.[3]

References

  1. "Characterization of the human NDRG gene family: a newly identified member, NDRG4, is specifically expressed in brain and heart". Genomics 73 (1): 86–97. May 2001. doi:10.1006/geno.2000.6496. PMID 11352569. 
  2. "Ndrg4 enhances NGF-induced ERK activation uncoupled with Elk-1 activation". J Cell Biochem 98 (1): 185–93. Apr 2006. doi:10.1002/jcb.20763. PMID 16408304. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: NDRG4 NDRG family member 4". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=65009. 

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