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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
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