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Itih4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Itih4
  • Name
    inter alpha-trypsin inhibitor, heavy chain 4
  • Synonyms
    Itih-4
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:109536
    NCBI Gene: 16427
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    22 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:30608433-30623943 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 19.09 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    568 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_109536
protein coding gene Chr14:30608433-30624310 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0021110
protein coding gene Chr14:24034003-24052760 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0021058
protein coding gene Chr14:23139800-23155157 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0021035
protein coding gene Chr14:24250599-24268382 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0021062
protein coding gene Chr14:23239289-23255713 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0020845
protein coding gene Chr14:24110710-24126037 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0021494
protein coding gene Chr14:24999052-25017913 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019057
protein coding gene Chr14:23196901-23215370 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0020370
protein coding gene Chr14:23864924-23884618 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0020812
protein coding gene Chr14:25948968-25969607 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0020934
protein coding gene Chr14:23164470-23180662 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0020918
protein coding gene Chr14:23121355-23137538 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0021003
protein coding gene Chr14:24362583-24382280 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0020944
protein coding gene Chr14:25225362-25240675 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0021527
protein coding gene Chr14:24001889-24018657 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0020118
protein coding gene Chr14:22612769-22628756 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0019942
protein coding gene Chr14:23587275-23604662 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0020425
protein coding gene Chr14:24063649-24082612 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ITIH4, inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ITIH4, inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 4
  • Synonyms
    GP120, H4P, IHRP, ITI-HC4, ITIHL1, PK-120, PK120
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3700
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q14624
    UniProt: Q14624

  • Chr Location
    3p21.1; chr3:52812962-52830688 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human ITIH4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    2 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    11 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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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are viable, fertile and overtly normal. Surprisingly, IL-6/STAT3 signaling is significantly suppressed in mutant liver tissues but hepatocytes remain well differentiated.
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
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 16427 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 15511 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_018746 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3164 ZRU/MplStud  
polypeptide A6X935 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 942 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    4 Sequences
  • Protein Ontology
    PR:000009149 inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H4
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR050934 Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain
    IPR010600 Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain, C-terminal
    IPR013694 VIT domain
    IPR036465 von Willebrand factor A-like domain superfamily
    IPR002035 von Willebrand factor, type A
  • GlyGen
    A6X935 6 sites, 4 N-linked glycans (3 sites), 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 131
    cDNA 127
    Primer pair 4

    Microarray probesets 3
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-39535
References
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  • Summaries
    All 40
    Developmental Gene Expression 6
    Gene Ontology 8
    Phenotypes 11
  • Earliest
    J:19957 Heller DL, et al., A highly conserved mouse gene with a propensity to form pseudogenes in mammals. Mol Cell Biol. 1988 Jul;8(7):2797-803
  • Latest
    J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136

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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
11/12/2024
MGI 6.24
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