GOLGA6L4
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Summary
GOLGA6L4 (golgin A6 family like 4, HGNC:27256) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 15q25.2, encoding Golgin subfamily A member 6-like protein 4 (A6NEF3). It is a common-essential gene (DepMap: required in 100.0% of cancer cell lines).
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 18
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 2 total
- Cancer dependency (DepMap): dependent in 100.0% of screened cell lines (common-essential)
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001267536
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:27256 |
| Approved symbol | GOLGA6L4 |
| Name | golgin A6 family like 4 |
| Location | 15q25.2 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000184206 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 643707 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 4 — 2 retained_intron, 2 protein_coding
ENST00000379674, ENST00000510439, ENST00000512109, ENST00000515814
RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_001267536
NM_001267536
CCDS: CCDS73774
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000510439 — 9 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00002056415 | 84239788 | 84240782 |
| ENSE00002440031 | 84237586 | 84237705 |
| ENSE00002442862 | 84238328 | 84238387 |
| ENSE00002447722 | 84242147 | 84242249 |
| ENSE00002481572 | 84241049 | 84241109 |
| ENSE00002488024 | 84235773 | 84235918 |
| ENSE00002493946 | 84238573 | 84238653 |
| ENSE00002511459 | 84239318 | 84239405 |
| ENSE00003893161 | 84242460 | 84245358 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 134 present calls, max score 89.80.
Top tissues by expression
134 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| left ovary | UBERON:0002119 | 89.80 | gold quality |
| sural nerve | UBERON:0015488 | 89.79 | gold quality |
| ovary | UBERON:0000992 | 88.49 | gold quality |
| right ovary | UBERON:0002118 | 87.22 | gold quality |
| cortical plate | UBERON:0005343 | 86.30 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 86.12 | gold quality |
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 85.34 | gold quality |
| mucosa of stomach | UBERON:0001199 | 85.23 | gold quality |
| testis | UBERON:0000473 | 85.15 | gold quality |
| body of uterus | UBERON:0009853 | 84.23 | gold quality |
| uterine cervix | UBERON:0000002 | 83.83 | gold quality |
| vagina | UBERON:0000996 | 83.31 | gold quality |
| ectocervix | UBERON:0012249 | 83.19 | gold quality |
| endocervix | UBERON:0000458 | 83.07 | gold quality |
| myometrium | UBERON:0001296 | 82.76 | gold quality |
| stromal cell of endometrium | CL:0002255 | 82.50 | gold quality |
| tibial nerve | UBERON:0001323 | 81.89 | gold quality |
| muscle layer of sigmoid colon | UBERON:0035805 | 81.66 | gold quality |
| esophagogastric junction muscularis propria | UBERON:0035841 | 81.52 | gold quality |
| subcutaneous adipose tissue | UBERON:0002190 | 81.25 | gold quality |
| endometrium | UBERON:0001295 | 81.19 | gold quality |
| apex of heart | UBERON:0002098 | 81.17 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus muscularis layer | UBERON:0035833 | 81.07 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus | UBERON:0013473 | 81.03 | gold quality |
| left adrenal gland cortex | UBERON:0035825 | 81.03 | gold quality |
| left uterine tube | UBERON:0001303 | 80.96 | gold quality |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 80.83 | gold quality |
| right adrenal gland cortex | UBERON:0035827 | 80.67 | gold quality |
| right adrenal gland | UBERON:0001233 | 80.57 | gold quality |
| thoracic mammary gland | UBERON:0005200 | 80.56 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 0.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | no | 1.20 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
135 targeting GOLGA6L4, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-4262 | 100.00 | 73.26 | 3931 |
| HSA-MIR-3646 | 100.00 | 73.56 | 5283 |
| HSA-MIR-30A-5P | 100.00 | 76.31 | 3233 |
| HSA-MIR-30B-5P | 100.00 | 76.29 | 3248 |
| HSA-MIR-30C-5P | 100.00 | 76.29 | 3248 |
| HSA-MIR-30D-5P | 100.00 | 76.32 | 3233 |
| HSA-MIR-30E-5P | 100.00 | 76.32 | 3242 |
| HSA-MIR-4795-3P | 100.00 | 74.62 | 4024 |
| HSA-MIR-181A-5P | 99.99 | 72.96 | 2995 |
| HSA-MIR-181B-5P | 99.99 | 72.97 | 2996 |
| HSA-MIR-181C-5P | 99.99 | 72.95 | 2996 |
| HSA-MIR-181D-5P | 99.99 | 73.04 | 2997 |
| HSA-MIR-4500 | 99.99 | 72.72 | 2367 |
| HSA-MIR-3662 | 99.99 | 73.82 | 5684 |
| HSA-MIR-520D-5P | 99.98 | 73.34 | 4883 |
| HSA-MIR-524-5P | 99.98 | 73.43 | 4882 |
| HSA-MIR-8068 | 99.98 | 73.85 | 2376 |
| HSA-LET-7A-5P | 99.98 | 72.29 | 1790 |
| HSA-LET-7B-5P | 99.98 | 72.31 | 1790 |
| HSA-LET-7C-5P | 99.98 | 72.29 | 1790 |
| HSA-LET-7E-5P | 99.98 | 72.29 | 1790 |
| HSA-LET-7F-5P | 99.98 | 72.56 | 1784 |
| HSA-LET-7G-5P | 99.98 | 72.37 | 1784 |
| HSA-LET-7I-5P | 99.98 | 72.37 | 1788 |
| HSA-MIR-98-5P | 99.98 | 72.33 | 1787 |
| HSA-MIR-568 | 99.98 | 69.86 | 2084 |
| HSA-MIR-5696 | 99.98 | 72.36 | 4487 |
| HSA-MIR-607 | 99.97 | 73.62 | 5593 |
| HSA-LET-7D-5P | 99.96 | 71.76 | 1632 |
| HSA-MIR-4458 | 99.96 | 71.64 | 1650 |
Functional genomics
DepMap (CRISPR cell-line fitness): dependent in 100.0% of screened cell lines, common-essential.
Cross-species orthologs
0 orthologs
Paralogs (10): GOLGA6L2 (ENSG00000174450), GOLGA6L9 (ENSG00000197978), GOLGA6L25 (ENSG00000227717), GOLGA6L24 (ENSG00000237850), GOLGA6L7 (ENSG00000261649), GOLGA6L26 (ENSG00000273756), GOLGA6L1 (ENSG00000273976), GOLGA6L6 (ENSG00000277322), GOLGA6L22 (ENSG00000277865), GOLGA6L10 (ENSG00000278662)
Protein
Protein identifiers
Golgin subfamily A member 6-like protein 4 — A6NEF3 (reviewed: A6NEF3)
All UniProt accessions (2): A6NEF3, H0YA86
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Similarity. Belongs to the GOLGA6 family.
RefSeq proteins (1): NP_001254465* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR026737 | GOLGA6L | Family |
| IPR043976 | GOLGA_cons_dom | Domain |
Pfam: PF15070
UniProt features (8 total): compositionally biased region 4, region of interest 2, chain 1, coiled-coil region 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-A6NEF3-F1 | 76.86 | 0.50 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 28 (showing top):
WHITFIELD_CELL_CYCLE_S, MIR607, MIR3646, MIR335_3P, MIR520D_5P, MIR524_5P, MIR4262, MIR181A_5P_MIR181B_5P, MIR181D_5P, MIR181C_5P, MIR4719, MIR4672, MIR4500, MIR6844, MIR543
GO Biological Process (0):
GO Molecular Function (0):
GO Cellular Component (0):
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
114 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLGA6L4 | TRAPPC12 | Q8WVT3 | 435 |
| GOLGA6L4 | PHF7 | Q9BWX1 | 400 |
| GOLGA6L4 | BAIAP3 | O94812 | 373 |
| GOLGA6L4 | ADAMTSL3 | P82987 | 366 |
| GOLGA6L4 | ZNF431 | Q8TF32 | 358 |
| GOLGA6L4 | ZDHHC3 | Q9NYG2 | 321 |
| GOLGA6L4 | FUT1 | P19526 | 298 |
| GOLGA6L4 | ADCY2 | Q08462 | 290 |
| GOLGA6L4 | TGIF2 | Q9GZN2 | 290 |
| GOLGA6L4 | NBPF20 | P0DPF2 | 290 |
| GOLGA6L4 | SHKBP1 | Q8TBC3 | 287 |
| GOLGA6L4 | KLHL33 | A6NCF5 | 272 |
| GOLGA6L4 | ZNF714 | Q96N38 | 269 |
| GOLGA6L4 | MAP6D1 | Q9H9H5 | 264 |
| GOLGA6L4 | KRT37 | O76014 | 248 |
IntAct
0 interactions, top by confidence:
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A0J9YWL9, A0A0J9YY54, A5D7L8, A6NEF3, A6NI86, B2KFW1, B4DH59, D3YZV8, E9Q6E9, F1LWT0, F6QRE9, H0YKK7, O15069, P17040, P17564, P21263, P51843, P62521, P79386, Q0P6D6, Q13342, Q2EG98, Q2KI51, Q3BBV2, Q4VC44, Q5F378, Q5QGU6, Q63560, Q6ITT4, Q6P5H2, Q6ZQX7, Q86T75, Q8CHD8, Q8IWY8, Q8N660, Q8N693, Q99PG2, Q9BE18, Q9BG93, Q9BG94
Diamond homologs: A0A1B0GV03, A1IH00, A6NC78, A6NCC3, A6NDK9, A6NDN3, A6NEF3, A6NEM1, A6NI86, A6NN73, A7E2F4, A8MQT2, A8MZA4, F8WBI6, H0YKK7, H0YM25, H3BPF8, H3BSY2, H3BV12, I6L899, P0CG33, P0CJ92, P0DX00, P0DX01, P0DX02, P0DX52, P0DX53, Q08379, Q62839, Q8N7Z2, Q8N9W4, Q921M4, Q9NYA3, A6NMD2, D6RF30, H3BQL2, Q0D2H9, Q9HBQ8
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
2 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 0 |
| Likely benign | 0 |
| Benign | 1 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
1140 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 15:84237581:CACA:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237582:ACAGT:A | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237583:CA:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237584:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237584:AGTT:A | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237585:G:GA | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237585:GT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237585:GTT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237585:GTTA:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237585:GTTAA:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237701:GGGAT:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237702:GGAT:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237702:GGATG:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237703:G:T | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237703:GAT:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237703:GATG:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237705:TG:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237706:G:GA | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237706:G:GG | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237707:TGAG:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84237708:G:GG | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84238323:TGCA:T | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84238324:GCA:G | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84238325:CAG:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84238326:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84238326:A:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 15:84238327:G:GT | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84238327:GT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84238327:GTC:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:84238533:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
AlphaMissense
3732 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 15:84237587:T:C | L29S | 0.956 |
| 15:84235912:G:C | K26N | 0.941 |
| 15:84235912:G:T | K26N | 0.941 |
| 15:84240731:G:C | W459C | 0.925 |
| 15:84240731:G:T | W459C | 0.925 |
| 15:84239860:T:C | L169P | 0.920 |
| 15:84239893:T:C | L180P | 0.919 |
| 15:84239872:T:C | L173P | 0.911 |
| 15:84240729:T:A | W459R | 0.891 |
| 15:84240729:T:C | W459R | 0.891 |
| 15:84237595:T:G | Y32D | 0.886 |
| 15:84237591:A:C | K30N | 0.880 |
| 15:84237591:A:T | K30N | 0.880 |
| 15:84235873:G:A | M13I | 0.877 |
| 15:84235873:G:C | M13I | 0.877 |
| 15:84235873:G:T | M13I | 0.877 |
| 15:84235907:G:C | A25P | 0.869 |
| 15:84240771:T:C | F473L | 0.864 |
| 15:84240773:C:A | F473L | 0.864 |
| 15:84240773:C:G | F473L | 0.864 |
| 15:84237595:T:C | Y32H | 0.862 |
| 15:84235908:C:A | A25D | 0.858 |
| 15:84235838:T:A | W2R | 0.854 |
| 15:84235838:T:C | W2R | 0.854 |
| 15:84237595:T:A | Y32N | 0.853 |
| 15:84240718:T:C | L455P | 0.853 |
| 15:84239384:T:C | F138L | 0.848 |
| 15:84239386:C:A | F138L | 0.848 |
| 15:84239386:C:G | F138L | 0.848 |
| 15:84240706:T:C | L451P | 0.844 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000037950 (15:84245258 G>C), RS1000408651 (15:84243507 T>A), RS1001216502 (15:84242909 G>A), RS1001581120 (15:84240631 A>G), RS1006464593 (15:84240528 G>A), RS1009834565 (15:84245110 A>G), RS1016371454 (15:84240621 C>A,T), RS1018200838 (15:84243522 C>A), RS1018523902 (15:84245299 T>A), RS1020071020 (15:84241809 G>A), RS1020098508 (15:84243460 A>T), RS1035416946 (15:84240697 T>A,G), RS1035510767 (15:84235498 T>C), RS1039137762 (15:84239384 T>C), RS1039640844 (15:84234722 C>A,T)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene `` | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
18 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST002539_78 | Schizophrenia | 2.000000e-11 |
| GCST004521_253 | Autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia | 6.000000e-11 |
| GCST006803_69 | Schizophrenia | 9.000000e-10 |
| GCST008103_25 | Bipolar disorder | 3.000000e-08 |
| GCST012226_535 | Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index | 2.000000e-14 |
| GCST012226_536 | Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index | 4.000000e-17 |
| GCST012227_327 | Hip circumference adjusted for BMI | 3.000000e-08 |
| GCST012227_328 | Hip circumference adjusted for BMI | 6.000000e-10 |
| GCST012231_131 | A body shape index | 4.000000e-09 |
| GCST012231_132 | A body shape index | 3.000000e-09 |
| GCST90020024_732 | A body shape index | 2.000000e-09 |
| GCST90020024_733 | A body shape index | 4.000000e-08 |
| GCST90020028_1359 | Hip circumference adjusted for BMI | 9.000000e-16 |
| GCST90020028_1360 | Hip circumference adjusted for BMI | 2.000000e-15 |
| GCST90020028_1361 | Hip circumference adjusted for BMI | 2.000000e-10 |
| GCST90020029_762 | Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index | 2.000000e-15 |
| GCST90020029_763 | Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index | 2.000000e-20 |
| GCST90020029_764 | Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index | 5.000000e-10 |
EFO canonical traits (2, from GWAS)
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0007789 | BMI-adjusted waist circumference |
| EFO:0008039 | BMI-adjusted hip circumference |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
4 total (human), top 4 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| bisphenol A | increases expression | 1 |
| Resveratrol | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| Copper | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| Testosterone | increases expression | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
No linked Atlas pages yet — the cross-entity mesh grows as the corpus expands.