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ANGPT4 angiopoietin 4

Gene ID: 51378, updated on 28-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: ANG3; ANG4

Summary

Angiopoietins are proteins with important roles in vascular development and angiogenesis. All angiopoietins bind with similar affinity to an endothelial cell-specific tyrosine-protein kinase receptor. The mechanism by which they contribute to angiogenesis is thought to involve regulation of endothelial cell interactions with supporting perivascular cells. The protein encoded by this gene functions as an agonist and is an angiopoietin. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
20p13
Sequence:
Chromosome: 20; NC_000020.11 (869900..916334, complement)
Total number of exons:
9

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