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    APOA4 apolipoprotein A4 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

    Gene ID: 337, updated on 2-Nov-2024

    Summary

    Official Symbol
    APOA4provided by HGNC
    Official Full Name
    apolipoprotein A4provided by HGNC
    Primary source
    HGNC:HGNC:602
    See related
    Ensembl:ENSG00000110244 MIM:107690; AllianceGenome:HGNC:602
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    REVIEWED
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
    Summary
    Apoliprotein (apo) A-IV gene contains 3 exons separated by two introns. A sequence polymorphism has been identified in the 3'UTR of the third exon. The primary translation product is a 396-residue preprotein which after proteolytic processing is secreted its primary site of synthesis, the intestine, in association with chylomicron particles. Although its precise function is not known, apo A-IV is a potent activator of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase in vitro. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
    Expression
    Restricted expression toward small intestine (RPKM 1486.2) See more
    Orthologs
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    Genomic context

    See APOA4 in Genome Data Viewer
    Location:
    11q23.3
    Exon count:
    3
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 11 NC_000011.10 (116820700..116823304, complement)
    RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 11 NC_060935.1 (116835812..116838412, complement)
    RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 11 NC_000011.9 (116691416..116694020, complement)

    Chromosome 11 - NC_000011.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene enhancer-blocking element 11-1-2 overlapping APOA5 Neighboring gene apolipoprotein A5 Neighboring gene lncRNA regulator of hepatic lineages 1 Neighboring gene skeletal muscle cis-regulatory module in APOA4 and APOC3 intergenic region Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:116700143-116701075 Neighboring gene apolipoprotein C3 Neighboring gene APOA1 antisense RNA Neighboring gene apolipoprotein A1

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

    Expression

    • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
    • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
    • BioProject: PRJEB4337
    • Publication: PMID 24309898
    • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

    Bibliography

    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    What's a GeneRIF?

    Phenotypes

    EBI GWAS Catalog

    Description
    A genome wide association study identifies common variants associated with lipid levels in the Chinese population.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    A null mutation in human APOC3 confers a favorable plasma lipid profile and apparent cardioprotection.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Genetic variants influencing circulating lipid levels and risk of coronary artery disease.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci influencing human serum metabolite levels.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Genome-wide association study of hematological and biochemical traits in a Japanese population.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Genomic study in Mexicans identifies a new locus for triglycerides and refines European lipid loci.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Large-scale genome-wide association studies in East Asians identify new genetic loci influencing metabolic traits.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Novel Loci for metabolic networks and multi-tissue expression studies reveal genes for atherosclerosis.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Six new loci associated with blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglycerides in humans.
    EBI GWAS Catalog

    Pathways from PubChem

    Interactions

    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

    Markers

    Clone Names

    • MGC142154, MGC142156

    Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables antioxidant activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables cholesterol transfer activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables cholesterol transfer activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables copper ion binding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables identical protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables lipid binding IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables lipid transporter activity TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables phosphatidylcholine binding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activator activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activator activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables phospholipid binding IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein homodimerization activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    involved_in acylglycerol homeostasis IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in cholesterol efflux IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in cholesterol efflux IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cholesterol homeostasis IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cholesterol metabolic process IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in cholesterol metabolic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in chylomicron assembly TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in chylomicron remodeling IC
    Inferred by Curator
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in high-density lipoprotein particle remodeling IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in hydrogen peroxide catabolic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in innate immune response in mucosa IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in leukocyte cell-cell adhesion IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in lipid catabolic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in lipid homeostasis IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in lipid transport IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in lipoprotein metabolic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of plasma lipoprotein oxidation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in peripheral nervous system axon regeneration IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in phosphatidylcholine metabolic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in phospholipid efflux IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in phospholipid efflux IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of CoA-transferase activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of fatty acid biosynthetic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of lipoprotein lipase activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in protein-lipid complex assembly IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of cholesterol transport IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of intestinal cholesterol absorption IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in removal of superoxide radicals IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to lipid hydroperoxide IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to stilbenoid IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in response to triglyceride IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in reverse cholesterol transport IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in very-low-density lipoprotein particle remodeling IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in blood microparticle HDA PubMed 
    colocalizes_with cell surface IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    part_of chylomicron IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    part_of chylomicron IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in collagen-containing extracellular matrix HDA PubMed 
    located_in cytosol TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in early endosome TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in endoplasmic reticulum lumen TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in extracellular exosome HDA PubMed 
    located_in extracellular region HDA PubMed 
    located_in extracellular region NAS
    Non-traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in extracellular region TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in extracellular space HDA PubMed 
    located_in extracellular space IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    is_active_in extracellular vesicle IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    part_of high-density lipoprotein particle IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    part_of high-density lipoprotein particle IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    part_of low-density lipoprotein particle IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in synapse IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    part_of very-low-density lipoprotein particle IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    part_of very-low-density lipoprotein particle IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 

    General protein information

    Preferred Names
    apolipoprotein A-IV
    Names
    apo-AIV
    apoA-IV

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

    These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

    These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

    Genomic

    1. NG_012044.1 RefSeqGene

      Range
      4992..7596
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      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_000482.4NP_000473.2  apolipoprotein A-IV precursor

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_000473.2

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL531739, AP006216
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS31681.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      A8MSL6, P06727, Q14CW8, Q6Q787
      Related
      ENSP00000350425.3, ENST00000357780.5
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      pfam01442
      Location:66235
      Apolipoprotein; Apolipoprotein A1/A4/E domain

    RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_000011.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

      Range
      116820700..116823304 complement
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      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

    Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Genomic

    1. NC_060935.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

      Range
      116835812..116838412 complement
      Download
      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)