Gene Information
Gene NamePOU4F1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length419
Protein NamesPOU domain, class 4, transcription factor 1 (Brain-specific homeobox/POU domain protein 3A) (Brain-3A) (Brn-3A) (Homeobox/POU domain protein RDC-1) (Oct-T1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age55 ( ENSG00000152192 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ01851
Gene CardPOU4F1
Uniprot IDQ01851
PfamPF00046; PF00157
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.741218752)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ POU4F1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ POU4F1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ POU4F1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pou4f1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ POU4F1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pou4f1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ POU4F1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPOU4F3, POU4F2
ParalogsPOU1F1, POU2F3, POU4F3, POU3F3, POU6F1, CCDC160, HDX, POU5F1B, POU5F1, POU2F1, POU3F1, POU5F2, POU4F2, POU6F2, POU2F2, POU3F2, POU3F4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the brain and the retina. Present in the developing brain, spinal cord and eye. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1357630, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7623109}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1874704791 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12934100}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P17208}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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