Gene Information
Gene NameFOXO4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length505
Protein NamesForkhead box protein O4 (Fork head domain transcription factor AFX1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000184481 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBP98177
Gene CardFOXO4
Uniprot IDP98177
PfamPF00250; PF16676
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.836871229)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FOXO4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FOXO4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FOXO4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FOXO4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Foxo4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FOXO4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Foxo4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FOXO4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsFOXO3, FOXO1, FOXO6
ParalogsFOXH1, FOXL3, FOXK2, FOXM1, FOXQ1, FOXP3, FOXB2, FOXR1, FOXI2, FOXD2, FOXA2, FOXJ2, FOXD4L1, FOXD4L3, FOXD4L6, FOXD4, FOXD4L5, FOXD4L4, FOXS1, FOXC1, FOXL1, FOXP1, FOXC2, FOXF1, FOXB1, FOXK1, FOXA1, FOXL2, FOXE1, FOXR2, FOXE3, FOXO3B, FOXO3, FOXJ3, FOXD1, FOXD3, FOXO1, FOXI3, FOXJ1, FOXO6, FOXA3, FOXN1
Tissueplacenta
Tissue SpecificityHeart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. Isoform zeta is most abundant in the liver, kidney, and pancreas.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.035650(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1E17  (NMR  3L2C  (X-ray  1.87A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Note=When phosphorylated, translocated from nucleus to cytoplasm. Dephosphorylation triggers nuclear translocation. Monoubiquitination increases nuclear localization. When deubiquitinated, translocated from nucleus to cytoplasm.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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