Neuronal PAS domain protein 4

NPAS4
Identifiers
AliasesNPAS4, Le-PAS, NXF, PASD10, bHLHe79, neuronal PAS domain protein 4
External IDsOMIM: 608554; MGI: 2664186; HomoloGene: 15333; GeneCards: NPAS4; OMA:NPAS4 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_178864
NM_001318804

NM_153553

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001305733
NP_849195

NP_705781

Location (UCSC)Chr 11: 66.42 – 66.43 MbChr 19: 5.03 – 5.04 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Neuronal PAS domain protein 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NPAS4 gene.[5] The NPAS4 gene is a neuronal activity-dependent immediate early gene that has been identified as a transcription factor. The protein regulates the transcription of genes that control inhibitory synapse development, synaptic plasticity and most recently reported also behavior.[6]


Function

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NPAS4 is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix-PER-ARNT-SIM (bHLH-PAS) class of transcriptional regulators, which are involved in a wide range of physiologic and developmental events (Ooe et al., 2004 [PubMed 14701734]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008].

NPAS4 has been shown by Dr. Brenda Bloodgood to play critical roles in regulating the plasticity of inhibitory neurons. She found that NPAS4 helps to regulate plasticity by orchestrating a redistribution of inhibitory synapses, wherein they are lost from proximal apical dendrites of CA1 pyramidal neurons and increased on the somata.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000174576Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000045903Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: Neuronal PAS domain protein 4". Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  6. ^ Funahashi Y, Ariza A, Emi R, Xu Y, Shan W, Suzuki K, Kozawa K, Ahammad RU, Wu M, Takano T, Yura Y, Kuroda K, Nagai T, Amano M, Yamada K, Kaibuchi K (2019). "Phosphorylation of Npas4 by MAPK Regulates Reward-Related Gene Expression and Behaviors". Cell Reports. 29 (10): 3235–3252.e9. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2019.10.116. PMID 31801086.
  7. ^ Bloodgood BL, Sharma N, Browne HA, Trepman AZ, Greenberg ME (2013-11-07). "The activity-dependent transcription factor NPAS4 regulates domain-specific inhibition". Nature. 503 (7474): 121–125. Bibcode:2013Natur.503..121B. doi:10.1038/nature12743. ISSN 1476-4687. PMC 4169177. PMID 24201284.

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.