Gene Information
Gene NameMPP4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length637
Protein NamesMAGUK p55 subfamily member 4 (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 chromosomal region candidate gene 5 protein) (Discs large homolog 6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000082126 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ96JB8
Gene CardMPP4
Uniprot IDQ96JB8
PfamPF00625; PF02828; PF00595
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.625276958)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MPP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MPP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MPP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MPP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mpp4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MPP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mpp4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MPP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMPP7, MPP3
ParalogsMPP3, MPP7, MPP2, PALS1, CASK, PALS2, MPP1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the retina (at protein level). Highly expressed in the retina. Lower amounts are detected in brain, testis, ARPE-19, RPE/choroid and fetal eye. Isoform 5 is retina-specific. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11414766, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12384283, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15558731, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15914641}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs6725443  rs11894115 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15914641}. Note=Detected at the outer limiting membrane (OLM) and in the outer plexiform layer (OPL) of the retina. At the OLM, detected apical to the adherens junction (AJ).
Mouse PG classificationNA
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