Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 22829
Gene name Neuroligin 4 Y-linked
Gene symbol NLGN4Y
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
HNL4Y
Chromosome Y
Chromosome location Yq11.221
Summary This gene encodes a type I membrane protein that belongs to the family of neuroligins, which are cell adhesion molecules present at the postsynaptic side of the synapse, and may be essential for the formation of functional synapses. Alternatively spliced
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT018830 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT023037 hsa-miR-124-3p Microarray 18668037
MIRT1186810 hsa-miR-1290 CLIP-seq
MIRT1186811 hsa-miR-1324 CLIP-seq
MIRT1186812 hsa-miR-23a CLIP-seq
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 17292328
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane TAS
GO:0007155 Process Cell adhesion IEA
GO:0007158 Process Neuron cell-cell adhesion TAS 18923512
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
400028 15529 ENSG00000165246
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q8NFZ3
Protein name Neuroligin-4, Y-linked (Neuroligin Y)
Protein function Cell surface protein involved in cell-cell-interactions via its interactions with neurexin family members.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00135 COesterase 44 590 Carboxylesterase family Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in fetal and adult brain, prostate and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12815422}.
Sequence
MLRPQGLLWLPLLFTSVCVMLNSNVLLWITALAIKFTLIDSQAQYPVVNTNYGKIQGLRT
PLPSEILGPVEQYLGVPYASPPTGERRFQPPESPSSWTGIRNATQFSAVCPQHLDERFLL
HDMLPIWFTTSLDTLMTYVQDQNEDCLYLNIYVPMEDDIHEQNSKKPVMVYIHGGSYMEG
TGNMIDGSILASYGNVIVITINYRLGILGFLSTGDQAAKGNYGLLDQIQALRWIEENVGA
FGGDPKRVTIFGSGAGASCVSLLTLSHYSEGLFQKAIIQSGTALSSWAVNYQPAKYTRIL
ADKVGCNMLDTTDMVECLKNKNYKELIQQTITPATYHIAFGPVIDGDVIPDDPQILMEQG
EFLNYDIMLGVNQGEGLKFVDGIVDNEDGVTPNDFDFSVSNFVDNLYGYPEGKDTLRETI
KFMYTDWADKENPETRRKTLVALFTDHQWVAPAVATADLHAQYGSPTYFYAFYHHCQSEM
KPSWADSAHGDEVPYVFGIPMIGPTELFSCNFSKNDVMLSAVVMTYWTNFAKTGDPNQPV
PQDTKFIHTKPNRFEEVAWSKYNPKDQLYLHIGLKPRVRDHYRATKVAFW
LELVPHLHNL
NEIFQYVSTTTKVPPPDMTSFPYGTRRSPAKIWPTTKRPAITPANNPKHSKDPHKTGPED
TTVLIETKRDYSTELSVTIAVGASLLFLNILAFAALYYKKDKRRHETHRHPSPQRNTTND
ITHIQNEEIMSLQMKQLEHDHECESLQAHDTLRLTCPPDYTLTLRRSPDDIPFMTPNTIT
MIPNTLMGMQPLHTFKTFSGGQNSTNLPHGHSTTRV
Sequence length 816
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Cell adhesion molecules   Neurexins and neuroligins
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
MALE INFERTILITY WITH AZOOSPERMIA OR OLIGOZOOSPERMIA DUE TO SINGLE GENE MUTATION Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
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
Anxiety Anxiety Disorder BEFREE 25558953
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anxiety Anxiety disorder Pubtator 25558953 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorder BEFREE 25558953
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Pubtator 25558953, 32243781 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autistic behavior Autism BEFREE 25558953
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autistic Disorder Autism BEFREE 16077734, 18628683, 25558953, 31161682
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autistic Disorder Autism LHGDN 16077734, 18628683
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autistic Disorder Autism Pubtator 25558953, 31852540, 32243781, 33832486 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Depressive disorder Mental Depression BEFREE 25558953
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Disorders of Sex Development Disorders of sex development Pubtator 33832486 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only