Gene
PLEKHG4
pleckstrin homology and RhoGEF domain containing G4
- HGNC 24501↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000196155↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 25894↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 16q22.1
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 16: 67,279,532–67,289,480 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 22 exons across 9.9 kb
- Protein
- 1,191 amino acids
- Also known as
- DKFZP434I216, ARHGEF44
- Previous symbols
- SCA4
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000379344.8NM_001129729.3
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How PLEKHG4 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 4.5 kb of the gene's 9.9 kb; 3,576 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to PLEKHG4
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions PLEKHG4 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). PLEKHG4 gene: pleckstrin homology and RhoGEF domain containing G4. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/plekhg4
Dante Labs. PLEKHG4 gene: pleckstrin homology and RhoGEF domain containing G4 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/plekhg4
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