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Details on Person UniProt:Q9HC35-1 EML4

Class:IdReferenceIsoform:8967390
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_displayNameUniProt:Q9HC35-1 EML4
_timestamp2024-11-03 19:45:35
chainchain:1-981
checksum7E8F2585747736B9
commentFUNCTION Essential for the formation and stability of microtubules (MTs) (PubMed:16890222, PubMed:31409757). Required for the organization of the mitotic spindle and for the proper attachment of kinetochores to MTs (PubMed:25789526). Promotes the recruitment of NUDC to the mitotic spindle for mitotic progression (PubMed:25789526).SUBUNIT Homotrimer; self-association is mediated by the N-terminal coiled coil (PubMed:25740311). Interacts (via WD repeats) with NUDC (PubMed:25789526). Interacts with alpha- and beta-tubulin during mitosis (PubMed:31409757).SUBCELLULAR LOCATION Localizes to microtubules (MTs) during interphase with a significantly reduced affinity for MTs during mitosis.ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS Phosphorylated during mitosis (PubMed:16890222). Phosphorylation at Ser-144 and Ser-146 promotes its dissociation from microtubules during mitosis which is required for efficient chromosome congression (PubMed:31409757).DISEASE A chromosomal aberration involving EML4 has been identified in a subset of patients with non-small-cell lung carcinoma. This aberration leads to the production of a fusion protein between the N-terminus of EML4 and the C-terminus of ALK. It is unclear whether the fusion protein is caused by a simple inversion within 2p (inv(2)(p21p23)) or whether the chromosome translocation involving 2p is more complex. When tested in a heterologous system, the fusion protein EML4-ALK possesses transforming activity that is dependent on ALK catalytic activity, possibly due to spontaneous dimerization mediated by the EML4 moiety, leading to ALK kinase activation.SIMILARITY Belongs to the WD repeat EMAP family.SEQUENCE CAUTION Contaminating sequence. Potential poly-A sequence.SEQUENCE CAUTION Truncated N-terminus.
created[InstanceEdit:8964659] Weiser, JD
descriptionrecommendedName: Echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 shortName: EMAP-4 alternativeName: Restrictedly overexpressed proliferation-associated protein alternativeName: Ropp 120
geneNameEML4
C2orf2
EMAPL4
identifierQ9HC35
isoformParent
isSequenceChangedFALSE
keyword3D-structure
Acetylation
Alternative splicing
Cell cycle
Cell division
Chromosomal rearrangement
Coiled coil
Cytoplasm
Cytoskeleton
Direct protein sequencing
Microtubule
Mitosis
Phosphoprotein
Proteomics identification
Reference proteome
Repeat
WD repeat
modified[InstanceEdit:9836292] Weiser, Joel, 2023-05-25
[InstanceEdit:9852000] Weiser, Joel, 2023-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9926675] Weiser, Joel, 2024-11-03
nameEML4
referenceDatabase[ReferenceDatabase:2] UniProt
referenceGene[ReferenceDNASequence:8998283] ENSEMBL:ENSG00000143924 EML4 [Homo sapiens]
secondaryIdentifierEMAL4_HUMAN
A6H8Y6
A6P4T4
A6P4V4
B2RBK3
B2RTW7
B5MCW9
Q3SWW0
Q53R29
Q53TW8
Q6PJ45
Q9NV40
sequenceLength981
species[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
variantIdentifierQ9HC35-1
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