Recombinant Human Protein NDRG4 (NDRG4)

Uniprot Id

Q9ULP0

Target Species

Human

Target Name

NDRG4

Target Full Name

Protein NDRG4

Target Function

Contributes to the maintenance of intracerebral BDNF levels within the normal range, which is necessary for the preservation of spatial learning and the resistance to neuronal cell death caused by ischemic stress. May enhance growth factor-induced ERK1 and ERK2 phosphorylation, including that induced by PDGF and FGF. May attenuate NGF-promoted ELK1 phosphorylation in a microtubule-dependent manner.

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm, cytosol.

Target Protein Families

NDRG family

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed predominantly in brain and heart (at protein level). In the brain, detected in astrocytes. Isoform 1 and isoform 2 are only expressed in brain. Isoform 3 is expressed in both heart and brain. Up-regulated in glioblastoma multiforme cells.

Target Synonyms

BDM1; Brain development-related molecule 1; KIAA1180; Ndrg4; NDRG4_HUMAN; Protein NDRG4; SMAP 8; SMAP-8; Vascular smooth muscle cell-associated protein 8

Target Background

This gene is a member of the N-myc downregulated gene family which belongs to the alpha/beta hydrolase superfamily. The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic protein that is required for cell cycle progression and survival in primary astrocytes and may be involved in the regulation of mitogenic signalling in vascular smooth muscles cells. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcripts encoding different isoforms.