Apolipoprotein C-IV

Apolipoprotein C-IV, also known as apolipoprotein C4, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the "APOC4" gene.
Function.
"APOC4" is a member of the apolipoprotein C gene family. It is expressed in the liver and has a predicted protein structure characteristic of the other genes in this family. "APOC4" is a 3.3-kb gene consisting of 3 exons and 2 introns; it is located 0.5 kb 5' to the "APOC2" gene.