EGR4
Encyclopedia
Early growth response protein 4 (EGR-4), also known as AT133, is a protein
that in humans is encoded by the EGR4 gene
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EGR-4 is a member of the early growth response
(EGF) family of zinc finger
transcription factor
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Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
that in humans is encoded by the EGR4 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
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EGR-4 is a member of the early growth response
Early growth response proteins
Early growth response proteins are a family of zinc finger transcription factors.Members of the family include:* EGR1, EGR2, EGR3 and EGR4...
(EGF) family of zinc finger
Zinc finger
Zinc fingers are small protein structural motifs that can coordinate one or more zinc ions to help stabilize their folds. They can be classified into several different structural families and typically function as interaction modules that bind DNA, RNA, proteins, or small molecules...
transcription factor
Transcription factor
In molecular biology and genetics, a transcription factor is a protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the flow of genetic information from DNA to mRNA...
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