Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 9622
Gene name Kallikrein related peptidase 4
Gene symbol KLK4
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AI2A1ARM1EMSPEMSP1KLK-L1PRSS17PSTSkallikrein
Chromosome 19
Chromosome location 19q13.41
Summary Kallikreins are a subgroup of serine proteases having diverse physiological functions. Growing evidence suggests that many kallikreins are implicated in carcinogenesis and some have potential as novel cancer and other disease biomarkers. This gene is one
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs104894704 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, stop gained
rs556734208 A>- Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, frameshift variant, non coding transcript variant, genic downstream transcript variant, 3 prime UTR variant
rs786204825 C>- Pathogenic Frameshift variant, 5 prime UTR variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT736612 hsa-miR-3126-5p Luciferase reporter assayWestern blottingqRT-PCR 34101307
MIRT1099055 hsa-miR-2355-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT2026888 hsa-miR-1321 CLIP-seq
MIRT2026889 hsa-miR-193a-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT2026890 hsa-miR-4419a CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
2
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
AR Unknown 12539223
PGR Activation 19147544
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:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IBA
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 25416956, 31391482
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region TAS 10077646
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
603767 6365 ENSG00000167749
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9Y5K2
Protein name Kallikrein-4 (EC 3.4.21.-) (Enamel matrix serine proteinase 1) (Kallikrein-like protein 1) (KLK-L1) (Prostase) (Serine protease 17)
Protein function Has a major role in enamel formation (PubMed:15235027). Required during the maturation stage of tooth development for clearance of enamel proteins and normal structural patterning of the crystalline matrix (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB
PDB 2BDG , 2BDH , 2BDI , 4K1E , 4K8Y , 4KEL , 4KGA , 6KBR , 6NVB , 6O21 , 7JOD , 7JOE , 7JOS , 7JOW , 7JQK , 7JQN , 7JQO , 7JQV
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00089 Trypsin 31 247 Trypsin Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in prostate.
Sequence
Sequence length 254
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Amelogenesis imperfecta Pathogenic rs1266288524, rs1185328501 RCV002254672
RCV002254673
Amelogenesis imperfecta type 2A1 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs768235705, rs786204825, rs104894704, rs556734208, rs201555681 RCV001728053
RCV000169728
RCV000006452
RCV000399535
RCV003990766
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Familial cancer of breast Benign rs2569527 RCV005892775
Gastric cancer - rs267605602 RCV006143632
KLK4-related disorder Likely benign; Uncertain significance rs142492326, rs112486208, rs140350753 RCV003946583
RCV003909407
RCV003928807
Male infertility Uncertain significance rs144350395 RCV001283740
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Acute Kidney Injury Associate 21679467
Adenocarcinoma Associate 32592124
Adenoma Pleomorphic Associate 30120721
Alzheimer Disease Associate 26884824
Amelogenesis Imperfecta Associate 16674655, 18096894, 19530186, 19966041, 20938048, 21597265, 22243262, 39273410
Amelogenesis Imperfecta hypomaturation type Associate 16246936
Angioedema Associate 23844783, 36251573
Angioedemas Hereditary Associate 29729940, 34838707, 35278245, 36251573, 38142864
Aortic Aneurysm Associate 15765142
Arthritis Associate 37202736