TIMD4

TIMM17A (Translocase Of Inner Mitochondrial Membrane 17A) is a Protein Coding gene. Among its related pathways are Metabolism of proteins and Mitochondrial protein import. Gene Ontology (GO) annotations related to this gene include P-P-bond-hydrolysis-driven protein transmembrane transporter activity. An important paralog of this gene is TIMM17B.

TIMD4 Gene(Protein Coding) T Cell Immunoglobulin And Mucin Domain Containing 4

Phosphatidylserine receptor that plays different role in immune response including phagocytosis of apoptotic cells and T-cell regulation (PubMed:17960135).
Controls T-cell activation in a bimodal fashion, decreasing the activation of naive T-cells by inducing cell cycle arrest, while increasing proliferation of activated T-cells by activating AKT1 and ERK1/2 phosphorylations and subsequent signaling pathways. Also plays a role in efferocytosis which is the process by which apoptotic cells are removed by phagocytic cells (PubMed:18354194, PubMed:18367551).
Mechanistically, promotes the engulfment of apoptotic cells or exogenous particles by securing them to phagocytes through direct binding to phosphatidylserine present on apoptotic cells, while other engulfment receptors such as MERTK efficiently recognize apoptotic cells and mediate their ingestion (By similarity).
Additionally, promotes autophagy process by suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome activity via activation of STK11/PRKAA1 pathway in a phosphatidylserine-dependent mechanism (PubMed:31263038).

Biological Process apoptotic cell clearanceSource:MGI1 Publication
Biological Process cytoskeletal rearrangement involved in phagocytosis, engulfmentSource:GO_Central1 Publication

Membrane

Extracellular: 23-279
Helical: 280-300
Cytoplasmic: 301-343