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Facts about GDNF family receptor alpha-4.
Receptor for persephin.
Mediates the GDNF-induced autophosphorylation and activation of the RET receptor.May be important in C-cell development and, in the postnatal development of the adrenal medulla. .
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Gene Name: | Gfra4 |
Uniprot: | Q9JJT2 |
Entrez: | 14588 |
Belongs to: |
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GDNFR family |
GDNF family receptor alpha 4; GDNF family receptor alpha-4; GDNF R alpha-4; GDNF receptor alpha-4; GDNFR-alpha-4; GFR alpha4; GFR alpha-4; GFR receptor alpha 4; GFRA4; GFRa-4; GFR-alpha-4; Persephin receptor
Mass (kDA):
27.99 kDA
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Location: | 2 F1|2 63.26 cM |
Sequence: | 2; |
Expressed in many tissues including adrenal medulla, brain neurons, with highest levels in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Moderate levels found in the gut circular muscle and myenteric ganglia as well as in other peripheral ganglia, including the sensory dorsal root and trigeminal as well as superior cervical and sympathetic chain ganglia. Isoform a1, isoform a2, isoform b1 and isoform b2 are exclusively found in the thyroid, parthyroid and pituitary glands.
PMID: 10860579 by Lindahl M., et al. Expression and alternative splicing of mouse Gfra4 suggest roles in endocrine cell development.