CHMP4B, Official Symbol CHMP4Bprovided by HGNC Official Full Name charged multivesicular body protein 4Bprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:16171 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000101421 MIM:610897; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16171 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 SNF7; CTPP3; Shax1; CHMP4A; SNF7-2; VPS32B; CTRCT31; Vps32-2; C20orf178; dJ553F4.4 Summary This gene encodes a member of the chromatin-modifying protein/charged multivesicular body protein (CHMP) protein family. The protein is part of the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) complex III (ESCRT-III), which functions in the sorting of endocytosed cell-surface receptors into multivesicular endosomes. The ESCRT machinery also functions in the final abscisson stage of cytokinesis and in the budding of enveloped viruses such as HIV-1. The three proteins of the CHMP4 subfamily interact with programmed cell death 6 interacting protein (PDCD6IP, also known as ALIX), which also functions in the ESCRT pathway. The CHMP4 proteins assemble into membrane-attached 5-nm filaments that form circular scaffolds and promote or stabilize outward budding. These polymers are proposed to help generate the luminal vesicles of multivesicular bodies. Mutations in this gene result in autosomal dominant posterior polar cataracts.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009] Expression Ubiquitous expression in colon (RPKM 76.6), bone marrow (RPKM 71.5) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all