Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 80736
Gene name Solute carrier family 44 member 4
Gene symbol SLC44A4
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
C6orf29CTL4DFNA72NG22TPPThTPPT1
Chromosome 6
Chromosome location 6p21.33
Summary The protein encoded by this gene may be a sodium-dependent transmembrane transport protein involved in the uptake of choline by cholinergic neurons. Defects in this gene can cause sialidosis, a lysosomal storage disease. Three transcript variants encoding
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1135402753 T>C Pathogenic Intron variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1364441 hsa-miR-122 CLIP-seq
MIRT1364442 hsa-miR-125a-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1364443 hsa-miR-1307 CLIP-seq
MIRT1364444 hsa-miR-1976 CLIP-seq
MIRT1364445 hsa-miR-3198 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:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IBA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IDA 24379411
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane TAS
GO:0006656 Process Phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
606107 13941 ENSG00000204385
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q53GD3
Protein name Choline transporter-like protein 4 (Solute carrier family 44 member 4) (Thiamine pyrophosphate transporter 1) (hTPPT1)
Protein function Choline transporter that plays a role in the choline-acetylcholine system and is required to the efferent innervation of hair cells in the olivocochlear bundle for the maintenance of physiological function of outer hair cells and the protection
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF04515 Choline_transpo 314 675 Plasma-membrane choline transporter Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in colon, also detected in prostate, trachea and lung (PubMed:24379411). Isoform 3 is also expressed in colon but a lower levels (PubMed:24379411). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24379411}.; TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform 3]: Expre
Sequence
MGGKQRDEDDEAYGKPVKYDPSFRGPIKNRSCTDVICCVLFLLFILGYIVVGIVAWLYGD
PRQVLYPRNSTGAYCGMGENKDKPYLLYFNIFSCILSSNIISVAENGLQCPTPQVCVSSC
PEDPWTVGKNEFSQTVGEVFYTKNRNFCLPGVPWNMTVITSLQQELCPSFLLPSAPALGR
CFPWTNVTPPALPGITNDTTIQQGISGLIDSLNARDISVKIFEDFAQSWYWILVALGVAL
VLSLLFILLLRLVAGPLVLVLILGVLGVLAYGIYYCWEEYRVLRDKGASISQLGFTTNLS
AYQSVQETWLAALIVLAVLEAILLLMLIFLRQRIRIAIALLKEASKAVGQMMSTMFYPLV
TFVLLLICIAYWAMTALYLATSGQPQYVLWASNISSPGCEKVPINTSCNPTAHLVNSSCP
GLMCVFQGYSSKGLIQRSVFNLQIYGVLGLFWTLNWVLALGQCVLAGAFASFYWAFHKPQ
DIPTFPLISAFIRTLRYHTGSLAFGALILTLVQIARVILEYIDHKLRGVQNPVARCIMCC
FKCCLWCLEKFIKFLNRNAYIMIAIYGKNFCVSAKNAFMLLMRNIVRVVVLDKVTDLLLF
FGKLLVVGGVGVLSFFFFSGRIPGLGKDFKSPHLNYYWLPIMTSILGAYVIASGFFSVFG
MCVDTLFLCFLEDLE
RNNGSLDRPYYMSKSLLKILGKKNEAPPDNKKRKK
Sequence length 710
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Choline metabolism in cancer   Synthesis of PC
Transport of bile salts and organic acids, metal ions and amine compounds
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary Likely benign rs201671902 RCV005922910
Colorectal cancer Uncertain significance rs532108778 RCV005931301
Familial cancer of breast Benign; Uncertain significance rs644827, rs201689147 RCV005917929
RCV005922897
Familial pancreatic carcinoma Benign rs11966200 RCV005917193
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Abortion Habitual Stimulate 37685876
Alzheimer Disease Associate 37925455
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 32461965, 38268058
Colitis Ulcerative Associate 27759029
Lung Neoplasms Associate 23651124
Macular Degeneration Associate 25629512
Mucolipidoses Associate 12067718