Gene Information
Gene NameAOX1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1338
Protein NamesAldehyde oxidase (EC 1.2.3.1) (Aldehyde oxidase 1) (Azaheterocycle hydroxylase) (EC 1.17.3.-)
Target Namealdehyde oxidase
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000138356 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ06278
Gene CardAOX1
Uniprot IDQ06278
PfamPF01315; PF03450; PF00941; PF00111; PF01799; PF02738; PF20256
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.572952139)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ AOX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ Aox1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ AOX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Aox1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ AOX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Aox1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ AOX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsXDH
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityAbundant in liver, expressed in adipose tissue and at lower levels in lung, skeletal muscle, pancreas. In contrast to mice, no significant gender difference in AOX1 expression level (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18066686, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18671973, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20444863, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22031625, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22522748, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23857892, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8248161}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4UHW  (X-ray  2.60A  4UHX  (X-ray  2.70A  5EPG  (X-ray  3.39A  6Q6Q  (X-ray  3.10A  7OPN  (X-ray  2.60A  7ORC  (X-ray  2.70A 
DBSNP rs58185012  rs41309768  rs56199635  rs55754655  rs141786030  rs3731722 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18671973, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20444863, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23857892}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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