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GIMAP4
GTPase, IMAP family member 4
Chromosome 7 · 7q36.1
NCBI Gene: 55303Ensembl: ENSG00000133574.10HGNC: HGNC:21872UniProt: A0A090N7X0
26PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
cytosolGTPase activityGTP bindingmetabolic syndromelymphatic system diseasevein disorderlung adenocarcinoma
✦AI Summary

GIMAP4 is a GTPase family member expressed primarily in immune cells that regulates immune cell function and differentiation. Structurally, GIMAP4 localizes to cytoskeletal elements and the trans-Golgi network, exhibiting higher affinity for GDP than GTP 1. During T helper cell differentiation, GIMAP4 regulates interferon-γ secretion and cytokine production through effects on endoplasmic reticulum-localized chaperones 1. GIMAP4 also appears important during thymocyte development, potentially regulating apoptosis processes 2. Genetically, GIMAP4 variants associate with Behçet's disease susceptibility, a systemic vasculitis, suggesting roles in immune and inflammatory regulation 3 4. GIMAP4 expression is characteristic of ectopic endometrium in endometriosis, linking it to altered immune cell infiltration in this condition 5. In lung adenocarcinoma, reduced GIMAP4 expression correlates with poor overall survival and impaired immune cell infiltration into the tumor microenvironment, compromising immunotherapy efficacy 6. GIMAP4 also associates with bone metastasis development in breast cancer 7. These findings establish GIMAP4 as a key immune regulator influencing both physiological immune responses and pathological immune infiltration across multiple disease contexts.

Sources cited
1
GIMAP4 localizes to cytoskeletal elements and trans-Golgi network; regulates IFN-γ secretion during Th cell differentiation through effects on ER-localized chaperone VMA21
PMID: 25287446
2
GIMAP4 genetic variants associate with Behçet's disease susceptibility as important players in immune and inflammatory response
PMID: 25405820
3
GIMAP2/GIMAP4 gene variants established through GWAS in Behçet's disease patients of different ethnicities, implicating roles in innate and adaptive immune responses
PMID: 24257369
4
GIMAP4 identified as candidate gene important for CD4+ T-iPS-T cell generation and thymocyte development
PMID: 38162650
5
GIMAP4 is characteristic immune gene associated with ectopic endometrium in endometriosis, validated through immunohistochemistry
PMID: 40367358
6
GIMAP4 expression declines in NSCLC; high GIMAP4 expression promotes immune cell infiltration into tumor microenvironment; low expression impairs immunotherapy efficacy in lung adenocarcinoma
PMID: 36246963
7
GIMAP4 identified as hub gene related to early detection of bone metastasis in breast cancer
PMID: 36246872
8
GIMAP4 showed coordinated reduced expression with other GIMAP family members in cultured myotubes compared to skeletal muscle tissue
PMID: 20175888
Disease Associationsⓘ20
metabolic syndromeOpen Targets
0.15Weak
lymphatic system diseaseOpen Targets
0.10Weak
vein disorderOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Ischemic strokeOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Chronic mucocutaneous candidosisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Parkinson diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hyper-IgM syndrome type 3Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
severe combined immunodeficiency due to CARD11 deficiencyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
SepsisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
metastatic melanomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Abruptio PlacentaeOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
non-alcoholic steatohepatitisOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
microphthalmia with limb anomaliesOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cutaneous lupus erythematosusOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
GIMAP8Protein interaction89%GIMAP7Protein interaction83%GIMAP6Protein interaction83%GIMAP1Protein interaction82%GIMAP5Protein interaction71%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Heart
98%
Brain
23%
Liver
21%
Bone Marrow
15%
Ovary
11%
Gene Interaction Network
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GIMAP4GIMAP8GIMAP7GIMAP6GIMAP1GIMAP5
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB3LXX · 2.15 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.20LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.01Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.67 [0.39–1.20]
RankingsWhere GIMAP4 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #12,801of 20,598
    Most Researched26
  • #12,659of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.20
Genes detectedGIMAP4
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Genetics of vasculitis.
PMID: 25405820
Curr Opin Rheumatol · 2015
1.00
2
Identification and Validation of Potential Immune-Related Genes for Endometriosis.
PMID: 40367358
Am J Reprod Immunol · 2025
0.90
3
Prognostic Value of GIMAP4 and Its Role in Promoting Immune Cell Infiltration into Tumor Microenvironment of Lung Adenocarcinoma.
PMID: 36246963
Biomed Res Int · 2022
0.80
4
Tubulin- and actin-associating GIMAP4 is required for IFN-γ secretion during Th cell differentiation.
PMID: 25287446
Immunol Cell Biol · 2015
0.70
5
Lineage tracing of T cell differentiation from T-iPSC by 2D feeder-free culture and 3D organoid culture.
PMID: 38162650
Front Immunol · 2023
0.60