Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 151647
Gene name TAFA chemokine like family member 4
Gene symbol TAFA4
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
FAM19A4TAFA-4
Chromosome 3
Chromosome location 3p14.1
Summary This gene is a member of the TAFA family which is composed of five highly homologous genes that encode small secreted proteins. These proteins contain conserved cysteine residues at fixed positions, and are distantly related to MIP-1alpha, a member of the
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 25416956
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0005615 Component Extracellular space IBA
GO:0005615 Component Extracellular space IDA 29453251
GO:0005615 Component Extracellular space IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
617498 21591 ENSG00000163377
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q96LR4
Protein name Chemokine-like protein TAFA-4
Protein function Modulates injury-induced and chemical pain hypersensitivity (By similarity). Ligand of FPR1, can chemoattract macrophages, promote phagocytosis and increase ROS release (PubMed:25109685). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q7TPG5, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2510968
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF12020 TAFA 50 138 TAFA family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in brain (PubMed:15028294). Expressed in LPS-stimulated monocytes and macrophages, especially in polarized M1 (PubMed:25109685). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15028294, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25109685}.
Sequence
Sequence length 140
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
BREAST NEOPLASMS CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
INSOMNIA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma CTD_human_DG 15818620
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Carcinoma BEFREE 25281488
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma in situ of uterine cervix Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia BEFREE 31182225
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
cervical cancer Cervical Cancer BEFREE 26317579, 29663363, 30486875, 30608989, 31390052
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia BEFREE 29663363, 30486875
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cervix carcinoma Cervix carcinoma BEFREE 25281488, 26317579, 29663363, 30486875, 30608989, 31390052
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Malignant neoplasm of breast Breast Cancer CTD_human_DG 15818620
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Malignant neoplasm of prostate Prostate cancer BEFREE 26491211
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Malignant Neoplasms Malignant Neoplasm BEFREE 26317579, 26921784, 27415009, 30486875, 30758084
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Malignant tumor of cervix Cervical Tumor BEFREE 26317579, 29663363, 30486875, 30608989, 31390052
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only