Gene Information
Gene NameLNIR
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length510
Protein NamesNectin-4 (Ig superfamily receptor LNIR) (Nectin cell adhesion molecule 4) (Poliovirus receptor-related protein 4) [Cleaved into: Processed poliovirus receptor-related protein 4]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ96NY8
Gene CardNECTIN4
Uniprot IDQ96NY8
PfamPF08205; PF07686
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPredominantly expressed in placenta. Not detected in normal breast epithelium but expressed in breast carcinoma. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11544254, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17474988}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4FRW  (X-ray  3.50A  4GJT  (X-ray  3.10A  4JJH  (X-ray  2.25A 
DBSNP rs3737786  rs267606992 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000305};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Cell junction, adherens junction {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11544254}. Note=Colocalizes with AFDN at cadherin-based adherens junctions (PubMed:11544254).;
[Processed poliovirus receptor-related protein 4]: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15784625}. Note=The secreted form is found in breast tumor patients (PubMed:15784625).
Mouse PG classificationNA
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