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DLL4

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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Delta-like 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DLL4 gene.

This gene is a homolog of the Drosophila delta gene. The delta gene family encodes Notch ligands that are characterized by a DSL domain, EGF repeats, and a transmembrane domain.

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