Forkhead box protein D4, Forkhead-related protein FKHL9, Forkhead-related transcription factor 5, FREAC-5, Myeloid factor-alpha, FOXD4, FKHL9, FOXD4A, FREAC5, FOXD4-like 4, Forkhead box protein D4-like 4, Forkhead box protein D4-like 2, FOXD4L4, Forkhead box protein D4B, Myeloid factor-gamma, FOXD4-like 5, FOXD4-like 4, FOXD4B, FOXD4L2, Forkhead box protein D4-like 2, Forkhead box protein D4B, Myeloid factor-gamma, FOXD4-like 3, FOXD4-like 6
FoxD4 is a member of the Forkhead Box family and is characterized by a winged-helix DNA-binding structure and the important role it plays in embryonic development. This transcriptional regulator is required for the maintenance of pluripotency in the pre-implantation and peri-implantation stages of mouse embryonic development and is also required for trophoblast formation.
