NEURL4

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Also known as KIAA1787

Summary

NEURL4 (neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 4, HGNC:34410) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 17p13.1, encoding Neuralized-like protein 4 (Q96JN8). Promotes CCP110 ubiquitination and proteasome-dependent degradation.

The protein encoded by this gene is predicted and it includes two isoforms resulting from two alternatively spliced transcript variants.

Source: NCBI Gene 84461 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 3
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 246 total
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_032442

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:34410
Approved symbolNEURL4
Nameneuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 4
Location17p13.1
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesKIAA1787
Ensembl geneENSG00000215041
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM615865
Entrez84461

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 16 — 7 retained_intron, 6 protein_coding, 2 nonsense_mediated_decay, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

ENST00000315614, ENST00000399464, ENST00000570460, ENST00000571243, ENST00000571508, ENST00000571887, ENST00000572029, ENST00000572680, ENST00000573186, ENST00000573651, ENST00000574120, ENST00000576485, ENST00000576794, ENST00000576966, ENST00000906086, ENST00000948436

RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_032442 NM_001005408, NM_032442

CCDS: CCDS42251, CCDS42252

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000399464 — 29 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE0000114244573207597320923
ENSE0000127369473241087324270
ENSE0000127373373267117327009
ENSE0000127374673274407327884
ENSE0000127389273271657327230
ENSE0000127397473211127321273
ENSE0000127398273213617321459
ENSE0000127399073215607321787
ENSE0000127401573247997324980
ENSE0000263725673156287316327
ENSE0000263847173290317329335
ENSE0000346889673174617317573
ENSE0000347109573238147324012
ENSE0000347501273180657318172
ENSE0000355728573234857323563
ENSE0000356891273182697318356
ENSE0000358215073229487323123
ENSE0000359579973172057317370
ENSE0000360338773184957318674
ENSE0000363148573236477323723
ENSE0000363916573218657322010
ENSE0000367393673190507319208
ENSE0000367994473243957324480
ENSE0000368081873227357322866
ENSE0000368229173177887317932
ENSE0000370316073252097325473
ENSE0000370449873262557326343
ENSE0000370602073264377326548
ENSE0000370962773256417325713

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 134 present calls, max score 95.36.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 4.0754 / max 46.4957, expressed in 1571 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (1 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
1642114.07541571

Top tissues by expression

134 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489095.36gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224594.87gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203794.81gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212994.81gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209894.76gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281093.92gold quality
pituitary glandUBERON:000000793.44gold quality
metanephros cortexUBERON:001053393.25gold quality
right lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000111993.17gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130292.54gold quality
left lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000112092.52gold quality
muscle layer of sigmoid colonUBERON:003580592.48gold quality
granulocyteCL:000009492.45gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219692.41gold quality
right ovaryUBERON:000211892.40gold quality
thyroid glandUBERON:000204692.25gold quality
left ovaryUBERON:000211992.22gold quality
body of uterusUBERON:000985391.98gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499191.88gold quality
left uterine tubeUBERON:000130391.84gold quality
frontal cortexUBERON:000187091.80gold quality
lower esophagus muscularis layerUBERON:003583391.74gold quality
lower esophagusUBERON:001347391.73gold quality
transverse colonUBERON:000115791.70gold quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119991.60gold quality
esophagogastric junction muscularis propriaUBERON:003584191.59gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138891.58gold quality
fundus of stomachUBERON:000116091.57gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210691.50gold quality
small intestine Peyer’s patchUBERON:000345491.42gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 2 experiment(s), a significant marker in 0.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-MTAB-6058no35.86
E-ANND-3no2.83

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

36 targeting NEURL4, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-513A-5P100.0069.772465
HSA-MIR-27A-3P99.9872.132955
HSA-MIR-27B-3P99.9872.132955
HSA-MIR-998599.9872.112939
HSA-MIR-128-3P99.9571.172484
HSA-MIR-216A-3P99.9571.192505
HSA-MIR-218-5P99.9372.222103
HSA-MIR-3681-3P99.8870.462254
HSA-MIR-63699.8069.581500
HSA-MIR-148A-3P99.7473.771700
HSA-MIR-148B-3P99.7473.751700
HSA-MIR-152-3P99.7473.751703
HSA-MIR-613499.6365.681537
HSA-MIR-80299.6167.701254
HSA-MIR-361299.4566.021333
HSA-MIR-65099.4565.771309
HSA-MIR-6797-3P99.1766.94668
HSA-MIR-6506-5P99.0465.661386
HSA-MIR-6737-3P98.9568.561577
HSA-MIR-7157-3P98.9568.701582
HSA-MIR-5008-3P98.7367.501433
HSA-MIR-6761-5P98.7168.031504
HSA-MIR-619-5P98.5764.971988
HSA-MIR-432997.6866.261003
HSA-MIR-805797.6466.54897
HSA-MIR-10398-5P97.1264.941051
HSA-MIR-444897.0466.22752
HSA-MIR-570296.6868.21958
HSA-MIR-642B-5P96.3767.26745
HSA-MIR-429696.3563.551233

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 4)

  • the NEURL4-HERC2 complex participates in the ubiquitin-dependent regulation of centrosome architecture (PMID:22261722)
  • Neurl4 counteracts accumulation of CP110, thereby maintaining normal centriolar homeostasis and preventing formation of ectopic microtubular organizing centres (PMID:22441691)
  • The data support a model in which the daughter centriole promotes ciliogenesis through Neurl-4-dependent regulation of CP110 levels at the mother centriole. (PMID:28385950)
  • Neuralized-like protein 4 (NEURL4) mediates ADP-ribosylation of mitochondrial proteins. (PMID:35157000)

Cross-species orthologs

4 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioneurl4ENSDARG00000078127
mus_musculusNeurl4ENSMUSG00000047284
rattus_norvegicusNeurl4ENSRNOG00000016109
drosophila_melanogasterNeurl4FBGN0283503

Paralogs (3): NEURL1 (ENSG00000107954), NEURL3 (ENSG00000163121), NEURL1B (ENSG00000214357)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Neuralized-like protein 4Q96JN8 (reviewed: Q96JN8)

All UniProt accessions (5): Q96JN8, I3L100, I3L2W2, I3L2Z9, K7EPS7

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Promotes CCP110 ubiquitination and proteasome-dependent degradation. By counteracting accumulation of CP110, maintains normal centriolar homeostasis and preventing formation of ectopic microtubular organizing centers.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with CCP110; this interaction propmotes CCP110 ubiquitination and degradation via the proteasome pathway. Via its interaction with CCP110, may indirectly interact with CEP97. Interacts with the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase HERC2 and UBE3A. May interact with MAPK6 and hence mediate MAPK6 interaction with UBE3A. Interaction with UBE3A may be indirect and mediated by HERC2.

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Cytoskeleton. Microtubule organizing center. Centrosome. Centriole.

Tissue specificity. Widely expressed at high levels (including brain).

Post-translational modifications. Ubiquitinated; undergoes HERC2-dependent ‘Lys-48’ ubiquitination. This ubiquitination leads to proteasomal degradation.

Domain organisation. The third NHR domain (NHR 3) is required for localization to both mother and daughter centrioles. NHR 1 restricts targeting to daughter centriole. NHR 3 and 4 are required for CCP110/CEP97-binding, but not for HERC2-binding. NHR 5 and 6 are important for HERC2-binding and centrosomal localization.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q96JN8-11yes
Q96JN8-22

RefSeq proteins (2): NP_001005408, NP_115818* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR006573NHR_domDomain
IPR013320ConA-like_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR037962NeuralizedFamily
IPR043136B30.2/SPRY_sfHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF07177

UniProt features (37 total): strand 12, domain 6, region of interest 4, sequence conflict 4, compositionally biased region 3, modified residue 2, helix 2, chain 1, splice variant 1, sequence variant 1, turn 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

1 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
2E63SOLUTION NMR

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q96JN8-F176.260.41

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Post-translational modifications (2): 502, 907

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

0 pathways

MSigDB gene sets: 102 (showing top): TTCCGTT_MIR191, GOBP_MITOCHONDRIAL_DNA_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GRAESSMANN_APOPTOSIS_BY_DOXORUBICIN_DN, GRAESSMANN_RESPONSE_TO_MC_AND_DOXORUBICIN_DN, GOBP_MALE_GAMETE_GENERATION, GOCC_MICROTUBULE_ORGANIZING_CENTER, GOBP_DNA_DAMAGE_RESPONSE, GOBP_DEVELOPMENTAL_PROCESS_INVOLVED_IN_REPRODUCTION, GOCC_CENTRIOLE, GINESTIER_BREAST_CANCER_ZNF217_AMPLIFIED_DN, GOCC_MITOCHONDRIAL_MATRIX, GOBP_DNA_METABOLIC_PROCESS, AAGCACA_MIR218, GOBP_DNA_REPAIR, GOMF_ACYLTRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY

GO Biological Process (2): spermatogenesis (GO:0007283), mitochondrial DNA repair (GO:0043504)

GO Molecular Function (4): DNA binding (GO:0003677), NAD+-dinitrogen-reductase ADP-D-ribosyltransferase activity (GO:0030701), ubiquitin protein ligase activity (GO:0061630), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (5): mitochondrion (GO:0005739), mitochondrial matrix (GO:0005759), centriole (GO:0005814), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), cytoskeleton (GO:0005856)

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
mitochondrion2
intracellular membraneless organelle2
developmental process involved in reproduction1
male gamete generation1
DNA repair1
mitochondrial DNA metabolic process1
nucleic acid binding1
pentosyltransferase activity1
ubiquitin-protein transferase activity1
ubiquitin-like protein ligase activity1
binding1
cytoplasm1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1
intracellular organelle lumen1
microtubule organizing center1
intracellular anatomical structure1
cellular anatomical structure1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

984 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
NEURL4CCP110O43303753
NEURL4MAPK6Q16659729
NEURL4UBE3AP78355672
NEURL4HERC2O95714651
NEURL4CEP97Q8IW35641
NEURL4CEP290O15078596
NEURL4CEP120Q8N960577
NEURL4STILQ15468533
NEURL4KTN1Q86UP2531
NEURL4ERCC3P19447521
NEURL4CEP170Q5SW79520
NEURL4USP33Q8TEY7520
NEURL4DRC2Q8IXS2513
NEURL4CEP76Q8TAP6506
NEURL4LRRK2Q5S007497

IntAct

133 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
CEP97CCP110psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.950
CCP110CEP290psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.890
MAPK6HERC2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.840
CCP110CCNFpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.790
CEP97CEP290psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.740
CEP76CEP290psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.740
PSMD2PSMD11psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.730
PSMC4PSMD11psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.670
DBNLHERC2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.670
PSMC2PSMD12psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.640
DNAJC7PLD2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.640
FAM98AHERC2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.640
NEURL4CCP110psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.640
NEURL4CCP110psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.640
NEURL4CCP110psi-mi:“MI:0403”(colocalization)0.640
CCP110NEURL4psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.640
MAPK6ECI2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
PDGFDDCTN6psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
SPZ1GAPDHSpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
CDR2IGSF3psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
ZNF669LRP4psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
USP16HERC2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
ZNF286AHERC2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
ZNRD2MYO9Apsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530

BioGRID (216): NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Proximity Label-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS), NEURL4 (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: A1L0Y2, A2ALK8, A2ARP1, A2Z8S0, A4IFG2, A8XT88, B1AVZ0, B3M1E1, B3P4N5, B4GZ20, B4HJC0, B4KA23, B4LVS8, B4NKI9, B4PVH6, B4QVW6, M9MRI4, O35242, O76050, P0C644, P26045, Q18223, Q29B63, Q29RQ5, Q3MHZ2, Q3UJK4, Q571F5, Q5M870, Q5NCX5, Q5PQR3, Q5R881, Q6PFW1, Q6PJ21, Q75G68, Q8BVR6, Q8C726, Q8CJC5, Q8R516, Q91YL3, Q91ZY8

Diamond homologs: A1L0Y2, Q5NCX5, Q96JN8, Q9BR09, Q9D0S4, A8MQ27, P29503, Q0MW30, Q24746, Q5M870, Q8CJC5, Q96EH8

SIGNOR signaling

2 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
HERC2“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”NEURL4polyubiquitination

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 142 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
Autodegradation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase COP1824.1×2e-07
Regulation of activated PAK-2p34 by proteasome mediated degradation722.2×2e-06
Regulation of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC)721.6×2e-06
Vpu mediated degradation of CD4721.1×2e-06
Ubiquitin-dependent degradation of Cyclin D721.1×2e-06
Cross-presentation of soluble exogenous antigens (endosomes)720.2×2e-06
Vif-mediated degradation of APOBEC3G720.2×2e-06
The role of GTSE1 in G2/M progression after G2 checkpoint1120.1×2e-09

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
mitotic spindle organization612.9×5e-03
proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process114.5×6e-03

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

246 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance195
Likely benign15
Benign5

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

4583 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
17:7316182:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
17:7316183:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
17:7316328:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
17:7317203:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
17:7317204:C:CAdonor_gain1.0000
17:7317204:CTGCA:Cdonor_gain1.0000
17:7317371:CT:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
17:7317371:CTGGG:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
17:7318251:C:CAdonor_gain1.0000
17:7319046:TCACC:Tdonor_loss1.0000
17:7319047:CA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
17:7319048:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
17:7319048:A:Cdonor_loss1.0000
17:7319049:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
17:7319049:C:CGdonor_loss1.0000
17:7319206:CAC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
17:7319208:CCT:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
17:7320754:CCCA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
17:7320755:CCA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
17:7320757:A:Tdonor_loss1.0000
17:7320758:C:CGdonor_loss1.0000
17:7320923:CCTGG:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
17:7321110:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
17:7321110:ACT:Adonor_gain1.0000
17:7321110:ACTC:Adonor_gain1.0000
17:7321111:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
17:7321111:CT:Cdonor_gain1.0000
17:7321111:CTC:Cdonor_gain1.0000
17:7321111:CTCC:Cdonor_gain1.0000
17:7321113:C:CAdonor_gain1.0000

AlphaMissense

10134 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
17:7318508:C:AG1284V1.000
17:7318508:C:TG1284E1.000
17:7319181:A:GW1185R1.000
17:7319181:A:TW1185R1.000
17:7320832:G:TA1151D1.000
17:7320883:A:GF1134S1.000
17:7322832:A:CC876W1.000
17:7322833:C:TC876Y1.000
17:7322834:A:GC876R1.000
17:7322839:C:AG874V1.000
17:7322839:C:TG874D1.000
17:7322840:C:AG874C1.000
17:7322840:C:GG874R1.000
17:7322840:C:TG874S1.000
17:7322842:T:CY873C1.000
17:7322843:A:GY873H1.000
17:7322845:A:GL872P1.000
17:7322845:A:TL872H1.000
17:7322848:T:AD871V1.000
17:7322848:T:CD871G1.000
17:7322848:T:GD871A1.000
17:7322849:C:AD871Y1.000
17:7322849:C:GD871H1.000
17:7322851:A:TV870D1.000
17:7322857:G:TA868E1.000
17:7323005:A:CY846D1.000
17:7323010:A:GL844P1.000
17:7323037:C:TG835D1.000
17:7323040:A:TI834N1.000
17:7323064:T:AD826V1.000

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000208987 (17:7318413 C>T), RS1000263544 (17:7315770 G>A), RS1000294784 (17:7320590 T>C), RS1000447524 (17:7321540 C>A,T), RS1000454241 (17:7315448 G>A), RS1000800737 (17:7315548 T>G), RS1000811383 (17:7319848 G>A), RS1000871395 (17:7326012 T>A,C), RS1000880429 (17:7321181 A>G), RS1001002647 (17:7325898 C>G), RS1001184473 (17:7320112 G>A), RS1001228200 (17:7319714 A>C), RS1001496742 (17:7322362 T>G), RS1001546349 (17:7329372 G>A), RS1002404031 (17:7324339 C>A,T)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:615865 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

3 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST011097_2Systemic lupus erythematosus1.000000e-08
GCST90000025_118Appendicular lean mass7.000000e-10
GCST90014023_5Type 1 diabetes2.000000e-10

EFO canonical traits (1, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004980appendicular lean mass

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

CTD chemical–gene interactions

28 total (human), top 28 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
bisphenol Adecreases expression, affects cotreatment, affects expression, increases abundance2
Air Pollutantsaffects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases expression, increases oxidation, affects expression2
Benzo(a)pyreneincreases methylation, increases mutagenesis2
Ozoneincreases oxidation, increases abundance, affects expression, affects cotreatment, increases expression2
Cadmium Chlorideincreases expression, decreases expression2
aristolochic acid Iincreases expression1
FR900359decreases phosphorylation1
ginger extractaffects cotreatment, affects expression, increases abundance1
dicrotophosincreases expression1
alpha-pineneaffects cotreatment, increases expression, increases oxidation, increases abundance1
titanium dioxidedecreases methylation, increases expression1
coumarindecreases phosphorylation1
methacrylaldehydeincreases expression, increases oxidation, increases abundance, affects cotreatment1
perfluorooctane sulfonic acidincreases expression1
abrineincreases expression1
Acroleinaffects cotreatment, increases expression, increases oxidation, increases abundance1
Arsenicaffects methylation1
Vehicle Emissionsincreases abundance, increases expression1
Oils, Volatileaffects expression, increases abundance, affects cotreatment1
Smokedecreases expression1
Tobacco Smoke Pollutiondecreases expression1
Valproic Acidincreases methylation1
Aflatoxin B1increases methylation1
Copper Sulfatedecreases expression1
Lactic Aciddecreases expression1
Acrylamidedecreases expression1
Particulate Matterincreases expression, increases abundance1
Volatile Organic Compoundsaffects cotreatment, increases expression, increases oxidation1

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

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