"NRG4" redirects here. For the cannabinoid drug, see
RCS-4 .
Neuregulin 4 also known as NRG4 is a member of the neuregulin protein family which in humans is encoded by the NRG4 gene .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
The neuregulins, including NRG4, activate erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 4 (ERBB4 ) to initiating cell signaling through cytosolic tyrosine phosphorylation.[ 7]
Clinical significance
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Loss of expression of NRG4 is frequently seen in advanced bladder cancer while increased NRG4 expression correlates to better survival.[ 8]
^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000169752 – Ensembl , May 2017
^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000032311 – Ensembl , May 2017
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^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:" . National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine .
^ "Entrez Gene: NRG4 neuregulin 4" .
^ Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (December 2002). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences" . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A . 99 (26): 16899–903. Bibcode :2002PNAS...9916899M . doi :10.1073/pnas.242603899 . PMC 139241 . PMID 12477932 .
^ a b Harari D, Tzahar E, Romano J, Shelly M, Pierce JH, Andrews GC, Yarden Y (April 1999). "Neuregulin-4: a novel growth factor that acts through the ErbB-4 receptor tyrosine kinase" . Oncogene . 18 (17): 2681–9. doi :10.1038/sj.onc.1202631 . PMID 10348342 .
^ Memon AA, Sorensen BS, Melgard P, Fokdal L, Thykjaer T, Nexo E (December 2004). "Expression of HER3, HER4 and their ligand heregulin-4 is associated with better survival in bladder cancer patients" . Br. J. Cancer . 91 (12): 2034–41. doi :10.1038/sj.bjc.6602251 . PMC 2409781 . PMID 15583696 .
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Gerhard DS, Wagner L, Feingold EA, et al. (2004). "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)" . Genome Res . 14 (10B): 2121–7. doi :10.1101/gr.2596504 . PMC 528928 . PMID 15489334 .
Hayes NV, Newsam RJ, Baines AJ, Gullick WJ (2008). "Characterization of the cell membrane-associated products of the Neuregulin 4 gene" . Oncogene . 27 (5): 715–20. doi :10.1038/sj.onc.1210689 . PMID 17684490 .
Hayes NV, Blackburn E, Smart LV, et al. (2007). "Identification and characterization of novel spliced variants of neuregulin 4 in prostate cancer" . Clin. Cancer Res . 13 (11): 3147–55. doi :10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-2237 . PMID 17545517 .