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Cntnap4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cntnap4
  • Name
    contactin associated protein-like 4
  • Synonyms
    Caspr4, E130114F09Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2183572
    NCBI Gene: 170571
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:113296675-113609349 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 58.70 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    8067 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2183572
protein coding gene Chr8:113296523-113609349 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0034154
protein coding gene Chr8:115444701-115766867 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0034134
protein coding gene Chr8:110727608-111025961 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0034061
protein coding gene Chr8:113988546-114308834 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0034128
protein coding gene Chr8:110928152-111245132 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0033839
protein coding gene Chr8:114695717-115011665 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0034648
protein coding gene Chr8:119474785-119811226 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031590
protein coding gene Chr8:103786998-104077570 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0033166
protein coding gene Chr8:114369222-114683725 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0033812
protein coding gene Chr8:123608732-123963365 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0033968
protein coding gene Chr8:109996476-110301570 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0033911
protein coding gene Chr8:108973003-109287300 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0034057
protein coding gene Chr8:115593479-115920901 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0033958
protein coding gene Chr8:126405048-126768932 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0034666
protein coding gene Chr8:113993226-114314518 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0032868
protein coding gene Chr8:109635463-109934964 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0032708
protein coding gene Chr8:112645444-112948913 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0033282
protein coding gene Chr8:114688879-115016651 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CNTNAP4, contactin associated protein family member 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CNTNAP4, contactin associated protein family member 4
  • Synonyms
    CASPR4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 85445
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9C0A0
    UniProt: Q9C0A0

  • Chr Location
    16q23.1; chr16:76277278-76560757 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    14 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    10 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous knock-out mice show increased midbrain dopaminergic release in the nucleus accumbens, synaptic defects, impaired sensory-motor gating, and increased grooming behavior.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000031772 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 312675 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000034225 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4848 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000034225 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1310 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      4 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000005676 contactin-associated protein-like 4
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR000421 Coagulation factor 5/8 C-terminal domain
      IPR013320 Concanavalin A-like lectin/glucanase domain superfamily
      IPR000742 EGF-like domain
      IPR002181 Fibrinogen, alpha/beta/gamma chain, C-terminal globular domain
      IPR036056 Fibrinogen-like, C-terminal
      IPR008979 Galactose-binding-like domain superfamily
      IPR001791 Laminin G domain
      IPR050372 Neurexin-related cell adhesion and synaptic protein
    • GlyGen
      Q99P47 14 sites, 13 N-linked glycans (7 sites), 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 7
      cDNA 7

      Microarray probesets 2
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2443222
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 35
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Gene Ontology 4
      Phenotypes 10
    • Earliest
      J:77463 Spiegel I, et al., Caspr3 and caspr4, two novel members of the caspr family are expressed in the nervous system and interact with PDZ domains. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2002 Jun;20(2):283-97
    • Latest
      J:335251 Zhang W, et al., Cntnap4 partial deficiency exacerbates alpha-synuclein pathology through astrocyte-microglia C3-C3aR pathway. Cell Death Dis. 2023 Apr 22;14(4):285

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    last database update
    12/10/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory