Entrez gene ID | | 115201 |
Official gene symbol | | ATG4A |
Full name | | ATG4 autophagy related 4 homolog A (S. cerevisiae) |
Aliases | | ,APG4A,AUTL2, |
Gene summary | | Autophagy is the process by which endogenous proteins and damaged organelles are destroyed intracellularly. Autophagy is postulated to be essential for cell homeostasis and cell remodeling during differentiation, metamorphosis, non-apoptotic cell death, and aging. Reduced levels of autophagy have been described in some malignant tumors, and a role for autophagy in controlling the unregulated cell growth linked to cancer has been proposed. This gene encodes a member of the autophagin protein family. The encoded protein is also designated as a member of the C-54 family of cysteine proteases. Transcript variants that encode distinct isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: X Locus: Xq22.1-q22.3 |
Gene position | | 107334899 - 107397901 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 62963 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 300663 |
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