General Information of Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT) (ID: TTNC3WS)

DTT Name Apolipoprotein A-IV (APOA4)
Synonyms Apolipoprotein A4; ApoAIV; APOA4
Gene Name APOA4
DTT Type
Literature-reported target
[1]
BioChemical Class
Apolipoprotein
UniProt ID
APOA4_HUMAN
TTD ID
T68829
3D Structure
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2D Sequence (FASTA)
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3D Structure (PDB)
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Sequence
MFLKAVVLTLALVAVAGARAEVSADQVATVMWDYFSQLSNNAKEAVEHLQKSELTQQLNA
LFQDKLGEVNTYAGDLQKKLVPFATELHERLAKDSEKLKEEIGKELEELRARLLPHANEV
SQKIGDNLRELQQRLEPYADQLRTQVSTQAEQLRRQLTPYAQRMERVLRENADSLQASLR
PHADELKAKIDQNVEELKGRLTPYADEFKVKIDQTVEELRRSLAPYAQDTQEKLNHQLEG
LTFQMKKNAEELKARISASAEELRQRLAPLAEDVRGNLRGNTEGLQKSLAELGGHLDQQV
EEFRRRVEPYGENFNKALVQQMEQLRQKLGPHAGDVEGHLSFLEKDLRDKVNSFFSTFKE
KESQDKTLSLPELEQQQEQQQEQQQEQVQMLAPLES
Function
May have a role in chylomicrons and VLDL secretion and catabolism. Required for efficient activation of lipoprotein lipase by ApoC-II; potent activator of LCAT. Apoa-IV is a major component of HDL and chylomicrons.
KEGG Pathway
Fat digestion and absorption (hsa04975 )
Vitamin digestion and absorption (hsa04977 )
Cholesterol metabolism (hsa04979 )
Lipid and atherosclerosis (hsa05417 )
Reactome Pathway
Assembly of active LPL and LIPC lipase complexes (R-HSA-8963889 )
Chylomicron remodeling (R-HSA-8963901 )
Retinoid metabolism and transport (R-HSA-975634 )
Amyloid fiber formation (R-HSA-977225 )
Chylomicron assembly (R-HSA-8963888 )

References

1 Apolipoprotein L1 and apolipoprotein A-IV and their association with kidney function. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2017 Feb;28(1):39-45.