BPIFB4

BPI fold containing family B, member 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BPIFB4 gene.[5]

BPIFB4
Identifiers
AliasesBPIFB4, C20orf186, LPLUNC4, RY2G5, dJ726C3.5, BPI fold containing family B member 4
External IDsOMIM: 615718 MGI: 2685852 HomoloGene: 66971 GeneCards: BPIFB4
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

149954

381399

Ensembl

ENSG00000186191

ENSMUSG00000074665

UniProt

P59827

A2BGH0

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_182519

NM_001034875

RefSeq (protein)

NP_872325

NP_001030047

Location (UCSC)Chr 20: 33.08 – 33.11 MbChr 2: 153.78 – 153.81 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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The study of many populations of centenarians made it possible to identify the longevity-associated variant (LAV) of the BPIFB4 gene.[6] The gene transfer induced forced expression of LAV-BPIFB4 both in old mice and in animal model of hypertension reduced blood pressure and rescued age-related endothelial dysfunction stimulating endothelial nitric oxide synthase activation.[6]

As a gene associated with exceptional longevity, capable to protect from hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetic cardiopathy, frailty, and inflammaging, LAV-BPIFB4 gene is a promising candidate new ‘drug’ to treat atherosclerosis, its cardiovascular complications, and neurodegenerative diseases.[7]

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000186191 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000074665 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: BPI fold containing family B, member 4".
  6. Villa F, Carrizzo A, Spinelli CC, Ferrario A, Malovini A, Maciąg A, Puca AA (Jul 2015). "Genetic analysis reveals a longevity-associated protein modulating endothelial function and angiogenesis". Circulation Research. 117 (4): 333–345. doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.305875. PMC 5496930. PMID 26034043.
  7. Dossena M, Ferrario A, Lopardo V, Ciaglia E, Puca AA (September 2020). "New Insights for BPIFB4 in Cardiovascular Therapy". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21 (19): 7163. doi:10.3390/ijms21197163. PMC 7583974. PMID 32998388.

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