HMG4

Multifunctional protein with various roles in different cellular compartments. May act in a redox sensitive manner. Associates with chromatin and binds DNA with a preference for non-canonical DNA structures such as single-stranded DNA. Can bend DNA and enhance DNA flexibility by looping thus providing a mechanism to promote activities on various gene promoters (By similarity). Proposed to be involved in the innate immune response to nucleic acids by acting as a cytoplasmic promiscuous immunogenic DNA/RNA sensor (By similarity). Negatively regulates B-cell and myeloid cell differentiation. In hematopoietic stem cells may regulate the balance between self-renewal and differentiation. Involved in negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling (By similarity).

Microphthalmia, syndromic, 13

MCOPS13

A form of microphthalmia, a disorder of eye formation, ranging from small size of a single eye to complete bilateral absence of ocular tissues (anophthalmia). In many cases, microphthalmia/anophthalmia occurs in association with syndromes that include non-ocular abnormalities. MCOPS13 patients exhibit colobomatous microphthalmia with microcephaly, short stature, and psychomotor retardation.

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The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Reduction/oxidation of cysteine residues Cys-23, Cys-45 and Cys-104 and a possible intramolecular disulfide bond involving Cys-23 and Cys-45 give rise to different redox forms with specific functional activities in various cellular compartments: 1- fully reduced HMGB3 (HMGB3C23hC45hC104h), 2- disulfide HMGB3 (HMGB3C23-C45C104h) and 3- sulfonyl HMGB3 (HMGB3C23soC45soC104so).

Belongs to the HMGB family.

Expressed predominantly in placenta.

• Nucleus
• Chromosome
• Cytoplasm

HMG2A, HMG4, HMGB3, High mobility group protein B3, High mobility group protein 2a, High mobility group protein 4, HMG-2a, HMG-4

• entrezGene:3149
• omim:300193
• swissprot:O15347

Proteins

Oncology

22980Da