Gene Information
Gene NameNLRC4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1024
Protein NamesNLR family CARD domain-containing protein 4 (CARD, LRR, and NACHT-containing protein) (CED-4-like protein Clan) (Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 12) (Ice protease-activating factor) (Ipaf)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000091106 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9NPP4
Gene CardNLRC4
Uniprot IDQ9NPP4
PfamPF00619; PF05729; PF17889
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.085592332)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NLRC4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NLRC4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NLRC4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nlrc4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nlrc4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNAIP, BIRC2, BIRC3, XIAP, BIRC7, BIRC6, BIRC5
Tissueappendix, whole.blood
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 2 is expressed ubiquitously, although highly expressed in lung and spleen. Isoform 1 is highly expressed in lung, followed by leukocytes especially monocytes, lymph node, colon, brain, prostate, placenta, spleen, bone marrow and fetal liver. Isoform 4 is only detected in brain.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6K8J  (EM  3.30A  6MKS  (EM  3.40A  6N1I  (EM  3.58A 
DBSNP rs587777840  rs587781260  rs606231460 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11390368}. Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q3UP24}. Inflammasome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15107016, ECO:0000269|PubMed:33420028}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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