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Klk4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Klk4
  • Name
    kallikrein related-peptidase 4 (prostase, enamel matrix, prostate)
  • Synonyms
    ESMP1, KLK-L1, Prss17
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1861379
    NCBI Gene: 56640
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:43530584-43535228 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 28.35 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    367 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1861379
 protein coding gene Chr7:43530584-43535228 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0032147
 protein coding gene Chr7:43933023-43937667 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0032132
 protein coding gene Chr7:43014789-43019427 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0032062
 protein coding gene Chr7:44400811-44405455 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0032137
 protein coding gene Chr7:43128673-43133311 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0031853
 protein coding gene Chr7:44910001-44914645 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0032621
 protein coding gene Chr7:46143729-46148373 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029644
 protein coding gene Chr7:45144313-45149017 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0031183
 protein coding gene Chr7:36102571-36109050 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0031822
 protein coding gene Chr7:47607180-47611824 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0031971
 protein coding gene Chr7:42821611-42826271 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0031932
 protein coding gene Chr7:42529643-42534287 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0032050
 protein coding gene Chr7:44658965-44664843 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0031968
 protein coding gene Chr7:46537422-46542066 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0032641
 protein coding gene Chr7:43533200-43537951 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0030904
 protein coding gene Chr7:36274022-36278665 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0030743
 protein coding gene Chr7:31561488-31566078 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0031297
 protein coding gene Chr7:44076474-44081119 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    KLK4, kallikrein related peptidase 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    KLK4, kallikrein related peptidase 4
  • Synonyms
    AI2A1, ARM1, EMSP, EMSP1, kallikrein, KLK-L1, PRSS17, PSTS
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 9622
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9Y5K2
    UniProt: Q9Y5K2

  • Chr Location
    19q13.41; chr19:50906351-50911395 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human KLK4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    7 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    4 images
    18 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 null allele exhibit reduced enamel strength that leads to enamel fracturing, delayed postnatal growth, and decreased survival to maturity.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    15
  • GO References
    8
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
    735
  • Tissues
    11
  • cDNA Data
    8
  • Literature Summary
    11
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 56640 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4645 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_019928 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1249 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q9Z0M1 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 255 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 12
      cDNA 8
      Primer pair 3
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 59
      Developmental Gene Expression 11
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 18
    • Earliest
      J:60484 Nguyen HV, et al., Muscarinic receptor-induced acidification in sublingual mucous acinar cells: loss of pH recovery in Na+-H+ exchanger-1 deficient mice. J Physiol. 2000 Feb 15;523 Pt 1:139-46
    • 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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    11/12/2024
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