STAT4
Encyclopedia
STAT4 is a human gene
. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the STAT protein
family of transcription factor
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Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the STAT protein
STAT protein
The STAT protein regulates many aspects of growth, survival and differentiation in cells...
family of transcription factor
Transcription factor
In molecular biology and genetics, a transcription factor is a protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the flow of genetic information from DNA to mRNA...
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