Gene Information
Gene NameTM4SF20
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length229
Protein NamesTransmembrane 4 L6 family member 20
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000168955 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ53R12
Gene CardTM4SF20
Uniprot IDQ53R12
PfamPF05805
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.590055248)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TM4SF20 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TM4SF20 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TM4SF20 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TM4SF20 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tm4sf20 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TM4SF20 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tm4sf20 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TM4SF20 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTM4SF19, TM4SF4, TM4SF18, TM4SF1, TM4SF5
Tissueduodenum, small.intestine, small.intestine.Peyers.patch
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the brain, with high levels in the parietal lobe, hippocampus, pons, white matter and cerebellum. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23810381}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs7574414 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23810381};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23810381}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25310401};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25310401}. Note=Ceramide alters the direction through which transmembrane helices are translocated into the endoplasmic reticulum membrane during translation of TM4SF20. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27499293}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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