| Identity |
| HGNC | REG4 |
| Location | 1p12 |
| Location_base_pair | Starts at 120138231 and ends at 120155726 bp from pter ( according to hg18-Mar_2006). |
| DNA/RNA |
| Description | the gene spans 17 kb; 1191 bp cDNA; 6 exons; ORF: 474 bp |
| Protein |
| Description | 158 amino acids, 18 kDa. |
| Expression | gastrointestinal tract: stomach, small intestine, colon, and pancreas. High expression inCrohn's disease and in ulcerative colitis. |
| Function | supposed to be involved in cell regeneration and/ or survival |
| Homology | with other members of the REG family, of which are PSP/REG-I alpha and PAP |
| Mutations |
| Somatic | strongly expressed in colorectal tumors as compared to normal colon tissue. |
| External links |
| Bibliography |
| Isolation and characterization of a cDNA encoding a novel member of the human regenerating protein family: Reg IV. |
| Hartupee JC, Zhang H, Bonaldo MF, Soares MB, Dieckgraefe BK |
| Biochimica et biophysica acta. 2001 ; 1518 (3) : 287-293. |
| PMID 11311942 |
| Reg IV, a new member of the regenerating gene family, is overexpressed in colorectal carcinomas. |
| Violette S, Festor E, Pandrea-Vasile I, Mitchell V, Adida C, Dussaulx E, Lacorte JM, Chambaz J, Lacasa M, Lesuffleur T |
| International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2003 ; 103 (2) : 185-193. |
| PMID 12455032 |
| REVIEW articles | automatic search in PubMed |
| Last year publications | automatic search in PubMed |
| Contributor(s) |
| Written | 08-2003 | Jean-Loup Huret, Sylvie Senon |
| Citation |
| This paper should be referenced as such : |
| Huret JL, Senon S . REG-IV (regenerating gene type IV). Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. August 2003 . URL : http://AtlasGeneticsOncology.org/Genes/REGIVID485.html |
| © Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology | indexed on : Thu Nov 27 13:28:46 2008 |
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