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CXXC4
CXXC finger protein 4
Chromosome 4 · 4q24
NCBI Gene: 80319Ensembl: ENSG00000168772.12HGNC: HGNC:24593UniProt: A0A8V8TLX0
27PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
zinc ion bindingcytoplasmmethyl-CpG bindingPDZ domain bindingAbnormality of the skeletal systemsmoking cessationduodenal ulcerbone remodeling disease
✦AI Summary

CXXC4 (CXXC finger protein 4) is a tumor suppressor that functions as a negative regulator of Wnt/β-catenin signaling 1. CXXC4 stabilizes the β-catenin destruction complex by binding to dishevelled (Dvl), with critical amino acid residues K161 and T162 essential for this interaction 2. Beyond Wnt inhibition, CXXC4 directly inactivates MAPK signaling by binding to ERK-1/2 and disrupting MEK1/2-ERK1/2 interaction, with leucine 183 critical for this function 3. CXXC4 expression is epigenetically silenced by EZH2 in gastric cancer, and downregulation associates with poor prognosis (hazard ratio: 5.053, P<0.05) 2. In colorectal cancer, miR-629-5p suppresses CXXC4 expression post-transcriptionally to promote proliferation and chemoresistance 4. CXXC4 methylation occurs in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas and correlates with overall survival 5. In myelodysplastic syndrome, reduced CXXC4 mRNA levels associate with survival outcomes 6. CXXC4 mutations in severe congenital neutropenia-derived AML increase CXXC4 protein while reducing TET2 levels, driving pro-inflammatory pathways and malignant transformation 7. CXXC4 also functions in DNA methylation regulation through TET2 modulation 6.

Sources cited
1
CXXC4 encodes Dishevelled-binding protein functioning as negative regulator of Wnt-β-catenin signaling pathway
PMID: 15375572
2
CXXC4 inhibits wnt signaling by binding dishevelled and stabilizing β-catenin destruction complex; downregulation in gastric cancer associates with poor prognosis
PMID: 23949225
3
CXXC4 inactivates MAPK signaling by binding ERK-1/2 and disrupting MEK1/2-ERK1/2 interaction; L183 residue essential for function
PMID: 25064842
4
miR-629-5p targets CXXC4 3'UTR to suppress expression and promote colorectal cancer proliferation and chemoresistance
PMID: 30042169
5
CXXC4 methylation occurs in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas and correlates with survival
PMID: 27553089
6
CXXC4 mRNA levels associate with survival in myelodysplastic syndrome and regulate TET2 expression for DNA methylation
PMID: 25085016
7
CXXC4 mutations in SCN-derived AML increase CXXC4 protein and reduce TET2 levels, driving inflammation and malignant transformation
PMID: 33205068
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
smoking cessationOpen Targets
0.39Weak
duodenal ulcerOpen Targets
0.29Weak
bone remodeling diseaseOpen Targets
0.22Weak
dyshidrosisOpen Targets
0.22Weak
sweat gland diseaseOpen Targets
0.21Weak
myeloproliferative disorderOpen Targets
0.20Weak
placenta praeviaOpen Targets
0.19Weak
hair colorOpen Targets
0.19Weak
ProptosisOpen Targets
0.19Weak
peripheral vascular diseaseOpen Targets
0.18Weak
clonal hematopoiesisOpen Targets
0.17Weak
Hodgkins lymphomaOpen Targets
0.13Weak
DNA methylationOpen Targets
0.13Weak
gastritisOpen Targets
0.13Weak
ovarian dysfunctionOpen Targets
0.13Weak
pathological myopiaOpen Targets
0.12Weak
Precordial painOpen Targets
0.12Weak
enteritisOpen Targets
0.11Weak
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
WIF1Shared pathway100%APCDD1LShared pathway100%TET2Protein interaction92%DVL1Protein interaction92%DVL2Protein interaction92%DVL3Protein interaction92%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Heart
58%
Ovary
27%
Liver
12%
Lung
3%
Bone Marrow
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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CXXC4WIF1APCDD1LTET2DVL1DVL2DVL3
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt J9JIF5
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.50Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
0.97Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.19 [0.09–0.50]
RankingsWhere CXXC4 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #12,539of 20,598
    Most Researched27
  • #2,958of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.50 · top quartile
Genes detectedCXXC4
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Identification and characterization of human CXXC10 gene in silico.
PMID: 15375572
Int J Oncol · 2004
1.00
2
New tumor suppressor CXXC finger protein 4 inactivates mitogen activated protein kinase signaling.
PMID: 25064842
FEBS Lett · 2014
0.90
3
PMID: 30042169
Biosci Rep · 2018
0.80
4
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 activates wnt signaling through downregulating CXXC finger protein 4.
PMID: 23949225
Cell Death Dis · 2013
0.70
5
SPZ1 promotes glioma aggravation via targeting CXXC4.
PMID: 34076982
J BUON · 2021
0.60