Gene Information
Gene NameAPI5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length524
Protein NamesApoptosis inhibitor 5 (API-5) (Antiapoptosis clone 11 protein) (AAC-11) (Cell migration-inducing gene 8 protein) (Fibroblast growth factor 2-interacting factor) (FIF) (Protein XAGL)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000166181 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9BZZ5
Gene CardAPI5
Uniprot IDQ9BZZ5
PfamPF05918
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.190322514)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ API5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ API5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ API5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Api5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ API5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Api5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ API5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in all tissues tested, including heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. Highest levels in heart, pancreas and placenta. Highly expressed in several cancers. Preferentially expressed in squamous cell carcinoma versus adenocarcinoma in non-small cell lung cancer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10780674, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11075807, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11557113, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17827341, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19387494}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3U0R  (X-ray  2.50A  3V6A  (X-ray  2.60A  6L4O  (X-ray  2.60A 
DBSNP rs5743240  rs2862934 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11075807}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11075807}. Note=Mainly nuclear. Can also be cytoplasmic.;
[Isoform 3]: Cytoplasm.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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