金山科研平台，产品价格货期咨询微信：jinshanbio Molecule Information: Neuroligin 4/NLGN4 Aliases: ASPGX2; AUTSX2; HNLX; NL4 ; NLGN4; NLGN4X Entrez Gene IDs: 57502 (Human) Background: Neuroligin 4/NLGN4 Neuroligin 4 (NLGN4, NL4 or NL4X) is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein that is a member of the type-B carboxyesterase/lipase family of proteins; however the esterase domains of neuroligins are non-functional. Neuroligins are postsynaptically expressed on neurons and initiate excitatory presynapse maturation through binding to select isoforms of beta-neurexin. Mutations of NLGN4 can be associated with rare cases of autism, Asperger or Tourette syndromes.