PIWIL4 - piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4 Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as HIWI2; MIWI2

Gene ID: 143689 | Gene type: protein coding

About PIWIL4

Cytogenetic location: 11q21 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 11:94,567,368-94,621,421 (from NCBI)

This gene has 5 transcripts (splice variants), 117 orthologues and 3 paralogues. Broad expression in bone marrow (RPKM 9.2), testis (RPKM 8.7) and 19 other tissues.

Summary

PIWIL4 belongs to the Argonaute family of proteins, which function in development and maintenance of germline stem cells (Sasaki et al., 2003 [PubMed 12906857]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]

PIWIL4 Products(1)

mRNA	Protein	Name
NM_152431.3	NP_689644.2	piwi-like protein 4

PIWIL4 Protein Structure

PAZ

Piwi

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852 a.a.

Protein Preferred Names

Protein Names

piwi-like protein 4

piwi-like 4

Related Diseases

Diseases

Alias

Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancer, Somatic	Neoplasm Of Uterine Cervix
Cervix Cancer	Uterine Cervical Neoplasm
Cervical Neoplasm	Cervix Uteri Cancer
Tumor Of The Cervix Uteri	CERCA
Uterine Cervical Cancer	Neoplasms Cervical
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms	Cervical Cancers
Cancer, Cervical, Somatic	Malignant Tumor Of Cervix
Cervix Carcinoma

Male Infertility

Infertility, Male	Infertility Male
Male Sterility	Absolute Infertility

Hyperoxaluria, Primary, Type I

Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1	HP1
Glycolic Aciduria	Alanine-Glyoxylate Aminotransferase Deficiency
Hepatic Agt Deficiency	Oxalosis I
Primary Hyperoxaluria, Type I	Serine:Pyruvate Aminotransferase Deficiency
Hyperoxaluria, Primary, Type 1	Peroxisomal Alanine-Glyoxylate Aminotransferase Deficiency
Peroxisomal Alanine Glyoxylate Aminotransferase Deficiency	Serine Pyruvate Aminotransferase Deficiency
Peroxisomal Alanine:Glyoxylate Aminotransferase Deficiency	Oxalosis 1
Hyperoxaluria Primary 1	Hyperoxaluria Primary Type I
Ph1	Primary Hyperoxaluria Type I
Oxalosis Type 1	2-Oxoglutarate Glyoxylate Carboligase Deficiency

Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia

Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia, Mckusick Type	CHH
Mckusick Type Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia	Metaphyseal Dysplasia Without Hypotrichosis
Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia Like Syndrome	Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia Mckusick Type
Chhv	Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia Variant, Skeletal Manifestations Only
Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia-Like Skeletal Dysplasia Without Hypotrichosis Or Immunodeficiency	Cartilage-Hair Syndrome
Mckusick'S Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia Syndrome	Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia, Recessive Type
Autosomal Recessive Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia

Primary Hyperoxaluria

Hyperoxaluria	Hyperoxaluria, Primary
Oxalosis	Primary Oxalosis
Congenital Oxaluria	D-Glycerate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Glyceric Aciduria	Glycolic Aciduria
Hepatic Agt Deficiency	Oxaluria, Primary
Peroxisomal Alanine:Glyoxylate Aminotransferase Deficiency	Primary Oxaluria
Hyperoxaluria Primary	Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 2
Primary Hyperoxaluria, Type I

Spermatogenic Failure

Azoospermia	Spgf
Spermatogenic Failure, Susceptibility To	Absent Sperm
Aspermatogenesis	Infertility Due To Azoospermia
Hypospermatogenesis	Azoospermatism

Retinitis Pigmentosa

RP	Rod-Cone Dystrophy
Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa	Non-Syndromic Retinitis Pigmentosa
Pericentral Pigmentary Retinopathy	Pigmentary Retinopathy
Tapetoretinal Degeneration	Rcd
Retinitis Pigmentosa Autosomal Recessive	ARRP
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Autosomal Recessive	Retinitis Pigmentosa 1

Diseases	Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia	Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Related Agents

Pre-clinical Phase

Bioactive Molecules (1)

Cat. No.	Product Name	Effect	Purity	Rare Diseases
HY-RS10587	PIWIL4 Human Pre-designed siRNA Set A		/	Unkown

Orthologs Information

Species	Symbol	Source	ID
Felis catus	PIWIL4	VGNC	VGNC:81959
Macaca mulatta	PIWIL4	VGNC	VGNC:81504
Rattus norvegicus	PIWIL4	RGD	RGD:1311015
Mus musculus	PIWIL4	MGD	MGI:3041167
Canis familiaris	PIWIL4	VGNC	VGNC:44594
Bos taurus	PIWIL4	VGNC	VGNC:32930

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