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Symbol EPB41L4B contributors: mct - updated : 31-10-2015
HGNC name erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1 like 4B
HGNC id 19818
RNA
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
26 - 5578 - 900 - 2006 1695012
16 - 3783 - 518 - 2006 1695012
EXPRESSION
Type widely
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Cardiovascularheart    
Digestiveintestinelarge intestinecolon  
 liver    
Reproductivemale systemprostate  highly Homo sapiens
Urinarykidney    
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Epithelialsecretoryglandularendocrine 
Epithelialsecretoryglandularexocrine 
Muscularstriatumskeletal  
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Endocrineislet cell (alpha,beta...)
Reproductiveepithelial cell Homo sapiens
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • one FERM domain (325 AA) controlling cytoskeletal function in differentiating cells
    • HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to murine Epb41l4b
    homolog to Drosophila melanogaster Yurt
    intraspecies homolog to NBL4
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • NF2/ERM/4.1 superfamily
    • CATEGORY structural protein
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,membrane
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytoskeleton
    text
  • localized along apical cell-cell boundaries
    • basic FUNCTION
  • may promote the invasive ability of breast cancer cells via regulation of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9)
    • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • interacts with and activates ARHGEF18, a Rho-specific guanine nucleotide exchanging factor (GEF), at apical cell-cell junctions
  • CRB3-dependent changes in endocytic trafficking were also dependent on EPB41L4B
    • cell & other
    REGULATION
    Other regulated by androgens
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    were correlated with breast cancer progression, metastasis, and poor prognosis (
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS