Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4
HNF4 (Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4) is a nuclear receptor protein mostly expressed in the liver, gut, kidney, and pancreatic beta cells that is critical for liver development. In humans, there are two isoforms of HNF4, alpha and gamma encoded by two separate genes HNF4A and HNF4G respectively.
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