Gene Information
Gene NameALKAL1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length129
Protein NamesALK and LTK ligand 1 (Augmentor beta) (AUG-beta)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000196711 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ6UXT8
Gene CardALKAL1
Uniprot IDQ6UXT8
PfamPF15129
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.974492113)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ALKAL1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ALKAL1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Alkal1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ALKAL1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Alkal1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ALKAL1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed with highest levels in thyroid and moderate levels in stomach, trachea, small intestine, prostate and brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25331893}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7MK7  (X-ray  2.43A  7MZZ  (NMR  7NX0  (X-ray  1.95A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6UX46}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000305|PubMed:34646012}. Note=Following interaction with receptor tyrosine kinase LTK, associates with the cell membrane, membrane-binding is required to activate LTK. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6UX46}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
click here to return to the previous page