Four And A Half LIM Domains 5
ACT
DJ393D12.2
Activator Of CAMP-Responsive Element Modulator In Testis
Four And A Half LIM Domains Protein 5
FLJ33049
FHL-5
Activator Of CAMP-Responsive Element Modulator (CREM) In Testis
Activator Of CREM In Testis
LIM Protein ACT
1700027G07Rik
The protein encoded by this gene is coordinately expressed with activator of cAMP-responsive element modulator (CREM). It is associated with CREM and confers a powerful transcriptional activation function. CREM acts as a transcription factor essential for the differentiation of spermatids into mature spermatozoa. There are multiple polyadenylation sites found in this gene. Polymorphisms in this gene may be associated with susceptibility for migraine headaches. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2016]
Forensic Context
A study in rhesus macaques identified the FHL5 as a shared upregulated differentially expressed gene between rhesus and pediatric human hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [Rivas et al. DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-82770-4]. In human subcutaneous adipose tissue, the FHL5 was part of a validated 38-gene transcriptomic signature for obesity, with a positive coefficient of 0.0438, and changes in the signature score correlated strongly with changes in body mass index and fat mass within monozygotic twin pairs [Font-Clos et al. DOI:10.1088/1361-6579/aab85a].