Gene Information
Gene NameCLCN4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length760
Protein NamesH(+)/Cl(-) exchange transporter 4 (Chloride channel protein 4) (ClC-4) (Chloride transporter ClC-4)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000073464 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP51793
Gene CardCLCN4
Uniprot IDP51793
PfamPF00571; PF00654
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.43453231)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CLCN4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CLCN4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CLCN4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CLCN4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Clcn4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CLCN4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Clcn4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCLCN3
ParalogsCLCN6, CLCN3, CLCN5, CLCNKB, CLCNKA, CLCN1, CLCN7, CLCN2
Tissuecerebral.cortex, brain, heart, testis
Tissue SpecificityAbundant in skeletal muscle and also detectable in brain and heart.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs879255591  rs1569226551  rs879255580  rs879255581  rs1569230006  rs879255585  rs879255582  rs1569231897  rs587777161  rs879255583  rs879255584  rs1569233549 
Subcellular location [CC]Early endosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P51794};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Late endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28972156};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17023393, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28972156};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28972156};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Recycling endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28972156};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Note=Localizes to late endosome membrane, lysosome membrane and recycling endosome membrane in the presence of CLCN3. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28972156}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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