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Pentraxin-4 (PTX4)

Homo sapiens — UniProt Q96A99

Gene: PTX4Homo sapiensSwissProt reviewed

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Key facts

Pentraxin-4 (PTX4) is a protein from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession Q96A99, 478 residues long. MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and 17 disease associations.

  • UniProt accession: Q96A99; gene symbol PTX4.
  • Organism: Homo sapiens.
  • Length: 478 amino acids.
  • Top disease associations (Open Targets): neurodegenerative disease, rheumatoid arthritis and heel bone mineral density.
  • 3D structure: AlphaFold model available.

Target properties

Protein namePentraxin-4
UniProt accessionQ96A99
GenePTX4
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length478 residues
Molecular weight—
EC numbers—
Target class—
Subcellular location—
Keywords—

Druggability

Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug

Druggability tierMEDIUM
Druggability score—
Pocket score—
Max clinical phase—

Disease associations (17)

Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).

  • neurodegenerative disease · score 0.33
  • rheumatoid arthritis · score 0.17
  • heel bone mineral density · score 0.11
  • platelet count · score 0.10
  • sitting height measurement · score 0.09
  • body height · score 0.04
  • femoral neck bone mineral density · score 0.03
  • otosclerosis · score 0.03
  • neoplasm · score 0.01
  • infect · score 0.00

3D Structure (1)

Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.

StructureSourceMethodMean pLDDTResolution (Å)
AF-Q96A99-F1alphafoldPREDICTED78.29—

Experimental structures are not indexed in MolForge yet — search RCSB PDB for Q96A99.

Amino-acid sequence (478 residues)

MGCSWRKTLS FFLVFVPIYL HGASSQEAAP VGPRKPFFER LRRLEEQFRR FQEVTWTHLQ NIASNYNVSY NVDVRFRSLA EESQAVAQAV NRSQASVQGE LAQLKAWVRK LQRRGRKVDT RLRALDLTLG ERSQQRARER KAHKAQRDAL QDSLARLEGL VHSQGARLAA LEGRLPVAHP GTAALGPALV PTPTQPEELG PTSLKLQRDR QELRAASEHR GPPQDSSAPL QGRREPPASG SHRVLSGTAP KDPRQQAWSP QVPGEICGVG PTLVFPNAST RNVVFLSPGF VTALRALSFC SWVRTASGRL GTLLSYATED NDNKLVLHGR DSLLPGSIHF VIGDPAFREL PLQLLLDGQW HHICVIWTST QGRYWLHVDR RLVATGSRFR EGYEIPPGGS LVLGQEQDSV GGGFDSSEAF VGSMSGLAIW DRALVPGEVA NLAIGKEFPT GAILTLANAA LAGGFVQGAN CTCLERCP

Frequently asked questions

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Which diseases are associated with PTX4?

The strongest Open Targets associations for PTX4 are neurodegenerative disease, rheumatoid arthritis, heel bone mineral density, platelet count and sitting height measurement.

How long is the PTX4 protein?

The Homo sapiens PTX4 protein (UniProt Q96A99) is 478 amino acids long.

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Sources

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Quick facts

UniProtQ96A99
GenePTX4
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length478
Binders0
Diseases17
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