ZP4

ZP4
Identifiers
Aliases	ZP4, ZBP, ZP1, ZPB, Zp-4, zona pellucida glycoprotein 4, ZPB2, ZP1B
External IDs	OMIM: 613514; HomoloGene: 49661; GeneCards: ZP4; OMA:ZP4 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (human)
End	237,890,922 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	oocyte; ; secondary oocyte; ; pancreatic ductal cell; ; tibialis anterior muscle; ; cartilage tissue; ; mucosa of ileum; ; deltoid muscle; ; skin of thigh; ; placenta; ; pharynx;
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	More reference expression data
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	acrosin binding; identical protein binding; protein binding;
Cellular component	plasma membrane; membrane; integral component of membrane; extracellular region;
Biological process	binding of sperm to zona pellucida; negative regulation of binding of sperm to zona pellucida; positive regulation of humoral immune response; positive regulation of T cell proliferation; positive regulation of acrosome reaction; acrosomal vesicle exocytosis; single fertilization;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	57829
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	ENSG00000116996
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	Q12836
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	NM_021186
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	NP_067009
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	Wikidata
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Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 4, ZP-4 or avilesine, named after its discoverer Manuel Avilés Sánchez is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZP4 gene.