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CD4: Disease, Function & Structure

In molecular biology, CD4 (cluster of differentiation 4) is a glycoprotein that serves as a co-receptor for the T-cell receptor (TCR). CD4 is found on the surface of immune cells such as helper T cells, monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells. It was discovered in the late 1970s and was originally known as leu-3 and T4 (after the OKT4 monoclonal…

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CD4 topic overview

The analysis highlights Disease, Function and Structure as prominent areas in the source structure around CD4.

Related topics
62
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
66
Extracted relationships
206
Concept neighborhoods
27
Bridge connections
66

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Disease · 21 topics
Function · 15 topics
Overview · 15 topics
Structure · 11 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aliases
CD4, CD4mut, CD4 molecule, OKT4D, IMD79
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1CDH, 1CDI, 1CDJ, 1CDU, 1CDY, 1G9M, 1G9N, 1GC1, 1JL4, 1Q68, 1RZJ, 1RZK, 1WIO, 1WIP, 1WIQ, 2B4C, 2JKR, 2JKT,…
Band
12p13.31 · 6 F2|6 59.17 cM
Bgee
granulocyte · monocyte · lymph node · spleen · appendix
BioGPS
n/a
Chr.
Chromosome 12 (human) · Chromosome 6 (mouse)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Structure

Function

Disease

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How CD4 connects Entity context

The extracted context around CD4 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, CD4 → adaptive immune response, cell adhesion, cell surface, cell surface receptor signaling pathway, cellular response to granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor stimulus, clathrin-coated vesicle membrane, coreceptor activity, cytokine production, cytokine-mediated signaling pathway, defense response to Gram-negative bacterium, early endosome, endoplasmic reticulum lumen, endoplasmic reticulum membrane, enzyme binding, enzyme linked receptor protein signaling pathway, external side of plasma membrane, extracellular matrix structural constituent, fusion of virus membrane with host plasma membrane, helper T cell enhancement of adaptive immune response, identical protein binding Another extracted example is CD4 → AP-1, CD3, Cys-X-Cys/His, D1, II, ITAMs, ITIM-like, LAG-3, Lck, MHC, NF-κB, NFAT, Phosphorylated ITAMs, PTK, SH2, TCR, The, The TCR, These, ZAP70. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

CD4

Top relations

Gene ontology · 72
CD4 → adaptive immune response, cell adhesion, cell surface, cell surface receptor signaling pathway, cellular response to granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor stimulus, clathrin-coated vesicle membrane, coreceptor activity, cytokine production, cytokine-mediated signaling pathway, defense response to Gram-negative bacterium, early endosome, endoplasmic reticulum lumen, endoplasmic reticulum membrane, enzyme binding, enzyme linked receptor protein signaling pathway, external side of plasma membrane, extracellular matrix structural constituent, fusion of virus membrane with host plasma membrane, helper T cell enhancement of adaptive immune response, identical protein binding
related to Function · 20
CD4 → AP-1, CD3, Cys-X-Cys/His, D1, II, ITAMs, ITIM-like, LAG-3, Lck, MHC, NF-κB, NFAT, Phosphorylated ITAMs, PTK, SH2, TCR, The, The TCR, These, ZAP70
Bgee · 17
CD4 → appendix, blood, external carotid artery, gallbladder, granulocyte, internal carotid artery, lymph node, mesenteric lymph nodes, molar, monocyte, right lobe of liver, right lung, spleen, superior frontal gyrus, thymus, upper lobe of left lung, zygote
RNA expression pattern · 17
CD4 → appendix, blood, external carotid artery, gallbladder, granulocyte, internal carotid artery, lymph node, mesenteric lymph nodes, molar, monocyte, right lobe of liver, right lung, spleen, superior frontal gyrus, thymus, upper lobe of left lung, zygote
related to External links · 16
CD4 → Antigen, CD Antigen Chart Archived, CD1, Glycoprotein, Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, Mouse CD Antigen ChartHuman, National Library, Overview, P01730, PDB, PDBe-KB, T-cell, UCSC Genome Browser, UniProt, Wayback MachineHuman Immunodeficiency Virus
related to HIV pathology · 12
CD4 → AIDS, DNA, Europe, Health, HIV, HIV-positive, Medical, National Institutes, Normal, Patients, US, While CD4
related to HIV infection · 8
CD4 → CCR5, CXCR4, Following, HIV, HIV-1, T-cells, The, These
related to Other diseases · 7
CD4 → CD3, CD8, It, T-cell, T-cells, The, When
related to Structure · 4
CD4 → D1, D4, It, Like
related to Other interactions · 3
CD4 → SPG21, Unc-119, Uncoordinated-119

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

cells hiv immune helper human bp cell gene viral surface chr band counts immunoglobulin mhc class protein chromosome 12 infection

CD4 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 206 structured relationships around CD4. Examples in this analysis include CD4 → Aliases → CD4, CD4mut, CD4 molecule, OKT4D, IMD79 and CD4 → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1CDH, 1CDI, 1CDJ, 1CDU, 1CDY, 1G9M, 1G9N, 1GC1, 1JL4, 1Q68, 1RZJ, 1RZK, 1WIO, 1WIP, 1WIQ, 2B4C, 2JKR, 2JKT,…. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CD4AliasesCD4, CD4mut, CD4 molecule, OKT4D, IMD791.00infobox
CD4Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1CDH, 1CDI, 1CDJ, 1CDU, 1CDY, 1G9M, 1G9N, 1GC1, 1JL4, 1Q68, 1RZJ, 1RZK, 1WIO, 1WIP, 1WIQ, 2B4C, 2JKR, 2JKT,…1.00infobox
CD4Band12p13.311.00infobox
CD4Band6 F2|6 59.17 cM1.00infobox
CD4Bgeegranulocyte1.00infobox
CD4Bgeemonocyte1.00infobox
CD4Bgeelymph node1.00infobox
CD4Bgeespleen1.00infobox
CD4Bgeeappendix1.00infobox
CD4Bgeegallbladder1.00infobox
CD4Bgeethymus1.00infobox
CD4Bgeeupper lobe of left lung1.00infobox
CD4Bgeeright lung1.00infobox
CD4Bgeeright lobe of liver1.00infobox
CD4Bgeemesenteric lymph nodes1.00infobox
CD4Bgeeblood1.00infobox
CD4Bgeezygote1.00infobox
CD4Bgeeexternal carotid artery1.00infobox
CD4Bgeeinternal carotid artery1.00infobox
CD4Bgeesuperior frontal gyrus1.00infobox
CD4Bgeemolar1.00infobox
CD4BioGPSn/a1.00infobox
CD4Chr.Chromosome 12 (human)1.00infobox
CD4Chr.Chromosome 6 (mouse)1.00infobox
CD4DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
CD4End6,820,799 bp1.00infobox
CD4End124,865,184 bp1.00infobox
CD4EnsemblENSG000000106101.00infobox
CD4Entrez9201.00infobox
CD4External IDsOMIM: 186940; MGI: 88335; GeneCards: CD41.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around CD4 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Cells, Counts and Class. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • CD4
    • Cells
    • Counts
    • Class
    • Mhc
    • Hiv
    • Viral
    • Ii
    • Helper
    • Immune
    • Expressed
    • Infection
    • Needed
  • cd4
    • Cells
    • Counts
    • Class
    • Mhc
    • Hiv
    • Viral
    • Ii
    • Helper
    • Immune
    • Expressed
    • Infection
    • Needed
  • t-cell receptor
    • Tcr
    • Tyrosine
    • Class
    • Mhc
    • Cell
    • External
    • Blood
    • Extracellular
    • Mouse
    • Band
    • Chromosome
    • Expressed
  • helper t cells
    • Immune
    • Helper
    • Blood
    • Expressed
    • System
    • Surface
    • Human
    • Hiv
    • External
    • Cd8
    • Extracellular
    • Infection
  • gene
    • Location
    • Mouse
    • Human
    • Chromosome
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • External
    • Band
    • Protein
    • Blood
    • Extracellular
    • Glycoprotein
  • cd4+ t helper cells
    • Immune
    • Cells
    • Helper
    • Blood
    • Expressed
    • System
    • Surface
    • Counts
    • Human
    • Class
    • Mhc
    • Hiv
  • white blood cells
    • System
    • Immune
    • Expressed
    • Helper
    • Human
    • External
    • Viral
    • Extracellular
    • Mouse
    • Band
    • Chromosome
    • Hiv
  • mhc class ii
    • Class
    • Mhc
    • Ii
    • D1
    • Extracellular
    • Receptor
    • Surface
    • Tcr
    • Tyrosine
    • External
    • Mouse
    • Co-receptor

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For CD4, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects CD4 with Disease. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
CD4Disease · splits 45 ⟂ 22
CD4Overview · splits 51 ⟂ 16
CD4Function · splits 51 ⟂ 16
CD4Structure · splits 55 ⟂ 12

Map overview Semantic statistics

CD4

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples206
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around CD4 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Disease, Function & Structure, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — CD4 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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