LOXL4

LOXL4
Identifiers
Aliases LOXL4, LOXC, lysyl oxidase like 4
External IDs MGI: 1914823 HomoloGene: 12977 GeneCards: LOXL4
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

84171

67573

Ensembl

ENSG00000138131

ENSMUSG00000025185

UniProt

Q96JB6

Q924C6

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_032211

NM_001164311
NM_053083

RefSeq (protein)

NP_115587.6

NP_444313.3

Location (UCSC) Chr 10: 98.25 – 98.27 Mb Chr 19: 42.59 – 42.61 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
Wikidata
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Lysyl oxidase homolog 4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LOXL4 gene.[3][4]

This gene encodes a member of the lysyl oxidase gene family. The prototypic member of the family is essential to the biogenesis of connective tissue, encoding an extracellular copper-dependent amine oxidase that catalyses the first step in the formation of crosslinks in collagens and elastin. A highly conserved amino acid sequence at the C-terminus end appears to be sufficient for amine oxidase activity, suggesting that each family member may retain this function. The N-terminus is poorly conserved and may impart additional roles in developmental regulation, senescence, tumor suppression, cell growth control, and chemotaxis to each member of the family.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. Ito H, Akiyama H, Iguchi H, Iyama K, Miyamoto M, Ohsawa K, Nakamura T (Jun 2001). "Molecular cloning and biological activity of a novel lysyl oxidase-related gene expressed in cartilage". J Biol Chem. 276 (26): 24023–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M100861200. PMID 11292829.
  4. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: LOXL4 lysyl oxidase-like 4".

Further reading


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