LAPTM4A

{{Short description|Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens}}

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Lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 alpha is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LAPTM4A gene.

{{cite web

| title = Entrez Gene: Lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 alpha

| url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/9741

| accessdate = 2017-07-03

}}

Function

This gene encodes a protein that has four predicted transmembrane domains. The function of this gene has not yet been determined; however, studies in the mouse homolog suggest a role in the transport of small molecules across endosomal and lysosomal membranes.

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