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Aliases | TMBIM4 , GAAP, LFG4, S1R, ZPRO, CGI-119, transmembrane BAX inhibitor motif containing 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 616874; MGI: 1915462; HomoloGene: 56740; GeneCards: TMBIM4; OMA:TMBIM4 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transmembrane BAX inhibitor motif-containing protein 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TMBIM4 gene. [5] [6] [7] It is also known as humanGolgi anti-apoptotic protein (hGAAP) due to its function and sub-cellular localization.
Human GAAP [8] is a protein present in the Golgi that helps regulate apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death. By regulating the fluxes of Ca+2, an increase of GAAP can help prevent apoptosis. [9] [10] GAAP is also involved in promoting cell migration [11] [12] and has been identified as a novel Golgi cation channel. [13] Other GAAPs can be found in all eucaryotes analyzed and in some bacteria. A viral GAAP (vGAAP) can also be found in some strains of vaccinia virus, the live vaccine used to eradicate smallpox.