Protein Name hepatic nuclear factor 4, alpha
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 15378
Gene Symbol

Hnf4a

UniProt P49698 (HNF4A_MOUSE), B9VVT6 (B9VVT6_MOUSE), B9VVT5 (B9VVT5_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 123
Total Number of Articles : 143
Description

hepatic nuclear factor 4, alpha

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a transcription factor involved in the development of the pancreas, liver, kidney, and intestines. The encoded protein also functions to maintain glucose homeostasis. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]

synonyms
  • hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha
  • HNF4 alpha
  • Nuclear receptor 2A1
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Properties