LHX4

LHX4
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	3MMK
Identifiers
Aliases	LHX4, CPHD4, LIM homeobox 4
External IDs	OMIM: 602146; MGI: 101776; HomoloGene: 56497; GeneCards: LHX4; OMA:LHX4 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (human)
End	180,278,984 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (mouse)
End	155,627,430 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	buccal mucosa cell; ; sperm; ; secondary oocyte; ; testicle; ; right hemisphere of cerebellum; ; left testis; ; body of pancreas; ; rectum; ; right testis; ; stromal cell of endometrium;
	Top expressed in
	pineal gland; ; urethra; ; male urethra; ; serosa of urinary bladder; ; muscle layer of urethra; ; neural layer of retina; ; epithelium of male urethra; ; basal plate; ; rib; ; lamina propria of urinary bladder;
	More reference expression data
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	DNA binding; protein binding; metal ion binding; DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; sequence-specific DNA binding; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; methyl-CpG binding; RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding;
Cellular component	intracellular anatomical structure; nucleus;
Biological process	animal organ morphogenesis; medial motor column neuron differentiation; negative regulation of apoptotic process; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; motor neuron axon guidance; transcription, DNA-templated; placenta development; transcription by RNA polymerase II; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; neuron differentiation;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	89884
	16872
	ENSG00000121454
	ENSMUSG00000026468
	Q969G2
	P53776
	NM_033343
	NM_010712
	NP_203129
	NP_034842
	Wikidata
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LIM/homeobox protein Lhx4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LHX4 gene.

This gene encodes a member of a large protein family which contains the LIM domain, a unique cysteine-rich zinc-binding domain. The encoded protein may function as a transcriptional regulator and be involved in control of differentiation and development of the pituitary gland. Mutations in this gene are associated with syndromic short stature and pituitary and hindbrain defects. An alternative splice variant has been described but its biological nature has not been determined.