| Gene Symbol |
Chil4
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| Entrez Gene |
104183
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| Alt Symbol |
Chi3l4, Ym2
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| Species |
Mouse
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
chitinase-like 4
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| Other Description |
chitinase 3-like 4, Chil4|chitinase-3-like protein 4|chitinase-like protein 4|secreted protein Ym2
|
| Swissprots |
Q8VH43 Q8VHG1 Q3V2C9 Q91Z98
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| Accessions |
AAL66748 Q91Z98 AK089771 AK131914 BAE20869 AY049765 AAL03953 AY065557 AAL57751 BC130015 AAI30016 NM_145126 NP_660108
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| Function |
Has low chemotactic activity for eosinophils. May play a role in inflammation and allergy. Has no chitinase activity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11553626}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Secreted. Cytoplasm. Note=Detected in the cytoplasm of keratinocytes.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Detected in stratified squamous epithelium in the junctional region between forestomach and glandular stomach (at protein level). Expression is mainly restricted to stomach. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15148607, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9828134}.
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