HSPA4L, Official Symbol HSPA4Lprovided by HGNC Official Full Name heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 4 likeprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17041 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000164070 MIM:619077; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17041 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as APG1; APG-1; HSPH3; Osp94 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is heat shock inducible and may act as a chaperone. The encoded protein can protect the heat-shocked cell against the harmful effects of aggregated proteins. This gene is highly expressed in leukemia cells and may be a good target for therapeutic intervention. Several transcripts encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015] Expression Biased expression in testis (RPKM 41.4), esophagus (RPKM 5.8) and 4 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all