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# TRPV4

ENSG00000111199

Target class

Ion channel

Chromosome

12

Approved drugs

2

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

3

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

2

**ClinGen gene-disease validity**

Definitive

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

3

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

Yes

## Names

**Target name**

TRPV4

**Gene name**

Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4

**Gene symbol**

TRPV4

**Protein name**

Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 (TrpV4) (Osm-9-like TRP channel 4) (OTRPC4) (Transient receptor potential protein 12) (TRP12) (Vanilloid receptor-like channel 2) (Vanilloid receptor-like protein 2) (VRL-2) (Vanilloid receptor-related osmotically-activated channel) (VR-OAC)

### Other names (6)

- OTRPC4
- TRP12
- VROAC
- VRL-2
- VR-OAC
- CMT2C

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Transient receptor potential cation channels|Ankyrin repeat domain containing

**Target class**

Ion channel

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

25

**Highest tissue expression**

28.02

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.704

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.914

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:59341

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.836929

**Protein interaction partners**

42

### Reactome pathways (2)

- R-HSA-3295583
- R-HSA-9856530

## Genomic location

**End position**

109833406

**Start position**

109783087

**Chromosome**

12

**Strand**

Reverse

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000111199

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:18083

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:18083)

**NCBI Gene ID**

59341

**UniProt ID**

Q9HBA0

## Cellular location

- Cell membrane . Apical cell membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein . Cell junction, adherens junction . Cell projection, cilium . Note=Assembly of the putative homotetramer occurs primarily in the endoplasmic reticulum (PubMed:16293632, PubMed:20037587, PubMed:20037588). Localization to the cell membrane is inhibited by WNK kinases (WNK1, WNK2, WNK3 or WNK4) in a kinase-independent mechanism (PubMed:16403833). .
- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: \[Isoform 1\]: Cell membrane .
- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: \[Isoform 5\]: Cell membrane .
- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: \[Isoform 2\]: Endoplasmic reticulum .
- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: \[Isoform 4\]: Endoplasmic reticulum .
- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: \[Isoform 6\]: Endoplasmic reticulum .

### Publication evidence (9)

- PubMed 16403833  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16403833/)
- PubMed 29899501  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29899501/)
- PubMed 18695040  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18695040/)
- PubMed 18826956  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18826956/)
- PubMed 16293632  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16293632/)
- PubMed 20037587  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20037587/)
- PubMed 20037588  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20037588/)
- PubMed 21964574  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21964574/)
- PubMed 25256292  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25256292/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.914219

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.703927

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Minor Salivary Gland**

28.02

**Esophagus - Mucosa**

13.39

**Kidney - Cortex**

13.34

**Prostate**

12.79

**Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)**

11.96

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Minor Salivary Gland28.02
- Esophagus - Mucosa13.39
- Kidney - Cortex13.34
- Prostate12.79
- Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)11.96
- Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)11.19
- Kidney - Medulla11.14
- Liver4.76
- Spleen4.5
- Pituitary4.08
- Vagina3.61
- Lung3.08
- Pancreas2.76
- Cells - Cultured fibroblasts2.69
- Breast - Mammary Tissue2.27
- Thyroid2.05
- Testis1.91
- Artery - Aorta1.84
- Bladder1.6
- Artery - Coronary1.6
- Nerve - Tibial1.55
- Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)1.42
- Cervix - Endocervix1.27
- Adipose - Subcutaneous1.12
- Adrenal Gland1.1

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (13)

- GO:0006816  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006816)
- GO:0006874  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006874)
- GO:0006884  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006884)
- GO:0007204  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007204)
- GO:0007231  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007231)
- GO:0009612  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0009612)
- GO:0043117  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0043117)
- GO:0050891  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0050891)
- GO:0060351  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0060351)
- GO:0070588  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0070588)
- GO:0071476  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0071476)
- GO:0097497  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0097497)
- GO:1902656  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:1902656)

### Cellular components (3)

- GO:0005783  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005783)
- GO:0005886  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886)
- GO:0016324  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0016324)

### Molecular functions (7)

- GO:0005261  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005261)
- GO:0005262  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005262)
- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)
- GO:0005516  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005516)
- GO:0015275  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0015275)
- GO:0019901  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0019901)
- GO:0042802  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042802)

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