Gene Information
Gene NameAFP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length609
Protein NamesAlpha-fetoprotein (Alpha-1-fetoprotein) (Alpha-fetoglobulin)
Target Namealpha-fetoprotein
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000081051 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP02771
Gene CardAFP
Uniprot IDP02771
PfamPF00273
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.466275644)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ AFP ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ AFP ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ AFP ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ AFP ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Afp ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ AFP ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Afp ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ AFP ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsAFM, ALB, GC
Tissuekidney, liver
Tissue SpecificityPlasma. Synthesized by the fetal liver and yolk sac.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3MRK  (X-ray  1.40A 
DBSNP rs35765619  rs7790 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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