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Symbol GFRA4 contributors: mct - updated : 10-01-2009
HGNC name GDNF family receptor alpha 4
HGNC id 13821
Location 20p13      Physical location : 3.639.939 - 3.644.046
Synonym name
  • persephin receptor
  • GFR receptor alpha 4
  • Synonym symbol(s) GFR-alpha-4
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 4.12 kb     6 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    regulatory sequence Promoter
    cytosine-phosphate-guanine/HTF
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    6 - 1427 - 269 - Yang (2004)
    5 - 1517 31.7 299 - Yang (2004)
    EXPRESSION
    Type
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Endocrinethyroid    
    Nervousbraindiencephalonhypothalamus  
     brainbasal nucleicaudate nucleus  
    nervousbrainbasal nucleiputamen  
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Epithelialsecretoryglandularendocrine 
    cell lineage malignant thyroid medullary cell lines
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    physiological period embryo
    Text brain, bladder
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • hydrophobic leader sequence
  • HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • GDNF receptor family
  • CATEGORY receptor
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        plasma membrane
    basic FUNCTION
  • functional, N-glycosylated, glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein, which mediates persephin (PSPN)-induced phosphorylation of RET
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS