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NLRC4: Function, Structure & Clinical significance

NLR family CARD domain-containing protein 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NLRC4 gene.

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NLRC4 topic overview

The analysis highlights Function, Structure and Clinical significance as prominent areas in the source structure around NLRC4.

Related topics
23
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
28
Extracted relationships
134
Concept neighborhoods
13
Bridge connections
28

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.

Function · 9 topics
Structure · 6 topics
Clinical significance · 4 topics
Interactions · 2 topics
Overview · 2 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
NLRC4, CARD12, CLAN, CLAN1, CLANA, CLANB, CLANC, CLAND, CLR2.1, IPAF, AIFEC, FCAS4, NLR family, CARD domain containing 4, NLR family CARD domain containing 4
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes4KXF
Band
2p22.3 · 17|17 E2
Bgee
monocyte · blood · granulocyte · gonad · trabecular bone
BioGPS
n/a
Chr.
Chromosome 2 (human) · Chromosome 17 (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

Interactions

Clinical significance

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 NLRC4 connects Entity context

The extracted context around NLRC4 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, NLRC4 → activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process, activation of innate immune response, apoptotic process, ATP binding, cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity involved in apoptotic process, cytoplasm, cytosol, defense response to bacterium, detection of bacterium, identical protein binding, immune system process, inflammatory response, inhibition of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process, innate immune response, intracellular anatomical structure, IPAF inflammasome complex, magnesium ion binding, mitotic spindle assembly, nucleotide binding, nucleus Another extracted example is NLRC4 → appendix, blood, bone marrow, bone marrow cell, colon, duodenum, gonad, granulocyte, ileum, jejunum, monocyte, primary oocyte, proximal tubule, secondary oocyte, spleen, stomach, testicle, trabecular bone, zygote. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

NLRC4

Top relations

Gene ontology · 31
NLRC4 → activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process, activation of innate immune response, apoptotic process, ATP binding, cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity involved in apoptotic process, cytoplasm, cytosol, defense response to bacterium, detection of bacterium, identical protein binding, immune system process, inflammatory response, inhibition of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process, innate immune response, intracellular anatomical structure, IPAF inflammasome complex, magnesium ion binding, mitotic spindle assembly, nucleotide binding, nucleus
Bgee · 19
NLRC4 → appendix, blood, bone marrow, bone marrow cell, colon, duodenum, gonad, granulocyte, ileum, jejunum, monocyte, primary oocyte, proximal tubule, secondary oocyte, spleen, stomach, testicle, trabecular bone, zygote
RNA expression pattern · 19
NLRC4 → appendix, blood, bone marrow, bone marrow cell, colon, duodenum, gonad, granulocyte, ileum, jejunum, monocyte, primary oocyte, proximal tubule, secondary oocyte, spleen, stomach, testicle, trabecular bone, zygote
related to Function · 17
NLRC4 → APAF1, ASC, C-terminal, CARD12, CARD15, CARD4, Ced4, Human Ced4, LRRs, N-terminal CARD, NACHT, NBD, NOD1, NOD2, These, Unlike NLRP3, WD40
related to Structure · 10
NLRC4 → C-terminal, Ced4, CIITA, It, LRR, N-terminal CARD, NACHT, NLR, NLRP3, The NLRC4
related to Clinical significance · 9
NLRC4 → Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndromes, Humans, IL-18, In, Japanese, Macrophage Activation Syndrome, MAS, NLRP3, Some
related to Interactions · 6
NLRC4 → CASP1, NAIP, NLRC4-dependent, NLRP3, The NAIP/NLRC4, Under
Band · 2
NLRC4 → 17|17 E2, 2p22.3
Chr. · 2
NLRC4 → Chromosome 17 (mouse), Chromosome 2 (human)
End · 2
NLRC4 → 32,265,732 bp, 74,766,137 bp

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

human bp inflammasome family chr band protein gene card chromosome nlrp3 nlr location structure mouse domain function ced4 proteins associated

NLRC4 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 134 structured relationships around NLRC4. Examples in this analysis include NLRC4 → Aliases → NLRC4, CARD12, CLAN, CLAN1, CLANA, CLANB, CLANC, CLAND, CLR2.1, IPAF, AIFEC, FCAS4, NLR family, CARD domain containing 4, NLR family CARD domain containing 4 and NLRC4 → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes4KXF. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NLRC4AliasesNLRC4, CARD12, CLAN, CLAN1, CLANA, CLANB, CLANC, CLAND, CLR2.1, IPAF, AIFEC, FCAS4, NLR family, CARD domain containing 4, NLR family CARD domain containing 41.00infobox
NLRC4Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes4KXF1.00infobox
NLRC4Band2p22.31.00infobox
NLRC4Band17|17 E21.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeemonocyte1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeeblood1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeegranulocyte1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeegonad1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeetrabecular bone1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeetesticle1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeebone marrow1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeebone marrow cell1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeespleen1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeeappendix1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeejejunum1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeeileum1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeezygote1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeeduodenum1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeecolon1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeesecondary oocyte1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeeprimary oocyte1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeeproximal tubule1.00infobox
NLRC4Bgeestomach1.00infobox
NLRC4BioGPSn/a1.00infobox
NLRC4Chr.Chromosome 2 (human)1.00infobox
NLRC4Chr.Chromosome 17 (mouse)1.00infobox
NLRC4DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
NLRC4End32,265,732 bp1.00infobox
NLRC4End74,766,137 bp1.00infobox
NLRC4EnsemblENSG000000911061.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around NLRC4 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Inflammasome, May and Structure. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • NLRC4
    • Inflammasome
    • May
    • Structure
    • Human
    • Complex
    • Function
    • Ipaf
    • Search
    • Associated
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Nlrp3
  • nlrc4
    • Inflammasome
    • May
    • Structure
    • Human
    • Complex
    • Function
    • Ipaf
    • Search
    • Associated
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Nlrp3
  • structure
    • Function
    • Ipaf
    • Search
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Gene
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Family
    • Human
    • Nlrc4
    • Activity
  • gene
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • End
    • Function
    • Ipaf
    • Mouse
    • Search
    • Human
    • Nlr
    • Structure
  • card
    • Domain
    • C-terminal
    • N-terminal
    • Nacht
    • Nlr
    • Gene
    • Family
    • Binding
    • Card12
    • Function
    • Humans
    • Ipaf
  • function
    • Ipaf
    • Search
    • Location
    • Structure
    • Chromosome
    • Gene
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Activity
    • Binding
    • Card12
    • Complex
  • inflammasome
    • Nlrp3
    • Complex
    • Nlrc4
    • May
    • Protein
    • Ipaf
    • Mouse
    • Nucleotide
    • Search
    • Associated
    • Location
    • Nlr
  • c-terminal
    • N-terminal
    • Nacht
    • Domain
    • Card
    • Nucleotide
    • Proteins

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For NLRC4, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects NLRC4 with Function. 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
NLRC4Function · splits 19 ⟂ 10
NLRC4Structure · splits 22 ⟂ 7
NLRC4Clinical significance · splits 24 ⟂ 5
NLRC4Overview · splits 26 ⟂ 3
NLRC4Interactions · splits 26 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

NLRC4

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples134
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around NLRC4 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Function, Structure & Clinical significance, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — NLRC4 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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