Gene Information
Gene NamePDE4A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length886
Protein NamescAMP-specific 3',5'-cyclic phosphodiesterase 4A (EC 3.1.4.53) (DPDE2) (PDE46)
Target Namephosphodiesterase 4a
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000065989 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP27815
Gene CardPDE4A
Uniprot IDP27815
PfamPF18100; PF00233
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.223850537)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PDE4A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PDE4A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PDE4A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PDE4A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pde4a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PDE4A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pde4a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PDE4A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPDE4C, PDE4D, PDE4B
ParalogsPDE8A, PDE4D, PDE4B, PDE6A, PDE2A, PDE6C, PDE8B, PDE1B, PDE9A, PDE10A, PDE1A, PDE7A, PDE3B, PDE1C, PDE11A, PDE5A, PDE3A, PDE7B, PDE6B, PDE4C
TissueNA
Tissue Specificity[Isoform 1]: Expressed in lymphoid cell subsets including CD8-positive T cells and T-helper 2 cells. Expressed in dendritic cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15738310}.;
[Isoform 2]: Highly expressed in liver, stomach, testis, thyroid and adrenal glands and at a lower extent in placenta, kidney, pancreas, ovary, uterus and skin. Expressed in myeloid cell subsets including dendritic cells, monocytes, macrophages, eosinophils and mast cells. Expressed in natural killer cells. Expressed in bronchial smooth muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15738310}.;
[Isoform 6]: Expressed at high levels in the heart and small intestine. It is also found in the brain, kidney, spleen, colon, salivary gland, ovary and peripheral blood lymphocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11306681}.;
[Isoform 7]: Expressed predominantly in skeletal muscle and brain and at lower levels in the testis. Found in specific neuronal subpopulations including cortical pyramidal neurons, horn neurons in the spinal cord and Purkinje cells in cerebellum (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18095939}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2QYK  (X-ray  2.10A  3I8V  (X-ray  2.25A  3TVX  (X-ray  2.84A 
DBSNP rs1051738  rs2230190 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15738310}.;
[Isoform 2]: Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15738310}. Cell projection, ruffle membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15738310}.;
[Isoform 3]: Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7888306}.;
[Isoform 4]: Membrane;
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9677330}. Note=Isoform 4 has propensity for association with membranes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9677330}.;
[Isoform 6]: Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11306681, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15738310}.;
[Isoform 7]: Cytoplasm, cytosol. Membrane;
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18095939}. Note=Predominantly cytosolic. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18095939}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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