Gene Information
Gene NameBEST4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length473
Protein NamesBestrophin-4 (Vitelliform macular dystrophy 2-like protein 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000142959 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ8NFU0
Gene CardBEST4
Uniprot IDQ8NFU0
PfamPF01062
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.604637766)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BEST4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BEST4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BEST4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BEST4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BEST4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Best4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BEST4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsBEST2
ParalogsBEST3, BEST1, BEST2
Tissuecolon, duodenum, rectum, sigmoid.colon, small.intestine, transverse.colon
Tissue SpecificityPredominantly found in colon and the weakly in fetal brain, spinal cord, retina, lung, trachea, testis and placenta. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12032738}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs16832245  rs16832242  rs16832241  rs16832239 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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