PLK4

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18035631
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Summary

PLK4 is a gene[1]. PLK4 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • PLK4's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • PLK4 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • PLK4's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 7962[5].
  • PLK4's genomic start is recorded as 128802016[6].
  • PLK4's genomic start is recorded as 127880893[7].
  • PLK4's genomic end is recorded as 128820350[8].
  • PLK4's genomic end is recorded as 127899224[9].
  • PLK4's ortholog is recorded as Plk4[10].
  • PLK4's ortholog is recorded as Plk4[11].
  • PLK4's ortholog is recorded as plk4[12].
  • PLK4's ortholog is recorded as SAK[13].
  • PLK4's encodes is recorded as Polo like kinase 4[14].
  • PLK4's encodes is recorded as Serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK4[15].
  • PLK4's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[16].
  • PLK4's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 4[17].
  • PLK4's genetic association is recorded as microcephaly and chorioretinopathy 2[18].
  • PLK4's strand orientation is recorded as forward strand[19].
  • PLK4's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/10733[20].
  • PLK4's cytogenetic location is recorded as 4q28.1[21].
  • PLK4's expressed in is recorded as ventricular zone[22].
  • PLK4's expressed in is recorded as ganglionic eminence[23].
  • PLK4's expressed in is recorded as gonad[24].
  • PLK4's expressed in is recorded as sperm[25].
  • PLK4's expressed in is recorded as testicle[26].
  • PLK4's expressed in is recorded as left testis[27].

Why It Matters

PLK4 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] PLK4 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association → microcephaly and chorioretinopathy 2
    Subclass of → —
    Chromosome → human chromosome 4
    Strand orientation → forward strand
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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