ATG4B autophagy related 4B cysteine peptidase
Gene ID: 23192, updated on 17-Aug-2024Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: APG4B; AUTL1; HsAPG4B
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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. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Associated conditions
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| Description | Tests |
|---|---|
| Identification of 23 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci using the iCOGS custom genotyping array. GeneReviews: Not available |
Genomic context
- Location:
- 2q37.3
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 2; NC_000002.12 (241637693..241673857)
- Total number of exons:
- 15
Variation
| Resource | Links for this gene |
|---|---|
| ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
| dbVar | Studies and variants |
| SNP | Variation Viewer for ATG4B variants |
| Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
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- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
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