Gene Information
Gene NameASCL4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length172
Protein NamesAchaete-scute homolog 4 (ASH-4) (hASH4) (Achaete-scute-like protein 4) (Class A basic helix-loop-helix protein 44) (bHLHa44)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000187855 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ6XD76
Gene CardASCL4
Uniprot IDQ6XD76
PfamPF00010
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.594247469)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ASCL4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ASCL4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ascl4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ASCL4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ascl4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsASCL2, ASCL5, ASCL1, ASCL3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in skin. 7-fold higher expression in fetal skin than in adult skin. Weak expression also detected in fetal lung, aorta and brain, and in adult stomach, kidney, ovary and breast. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15475265}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00981}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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