HOXA4 Proteins and Enzymes

HOXA4 is 320 amino acids long, weighing approximately 46 kDa, that functions as a sequence-specific transcription factor which focuses on the specific positional identities of cells on the anterior-posterior axis, which is all part of a developmental regulatory system, specifically the embryonic nervous system. Current studies are being done on several diseases and disorders including abdominal aortic aneuryms, megacolon, myeloid leukemia, Hirschsprung's disease, hypospadias, teratocarcinoma, ovarian cancer, neuroblastoma, and pancreatitis. HOXA4 has also been shown to have interactions with NFE2.