Gene Information
Gene NameARG1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length322
Protein NamesArginase-1 (EC 3.5.3.1) (Liver-type arginase) (Type I arginase)
Target Namearginase-1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000118520 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP05089
Gene CardARG1
Uniprot IDP05089
PfamPF00491
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.05445754)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ARG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ARG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ARG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Arg1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ARG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Arg1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ARG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsARG2
ParalogsARG2, AGMAT
Tissueliver, zone.of.skin
Tissue SpecificityWithin the immune system initially reported to be selectively expressed in granulocytes (polymorphonuclear leukocytes [PMNs]) (PubMed:15546957). Also detected in macrophages mycobacterial granulomas (PubMed:23749634). Expressed in group2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) during lung disease (PubMed:27043409). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15546957, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23749634}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1WVA  (X-ray  1.94A  1WVB  (X-ray  2.30A  2AEB  (X-ray  1.29A  2PHA  (X-ray  1.90A  2PHO  (X-ray  1.95A  2PLL  (X-ray  1.90A  2ZAV  (X-ray  1.70A  3DJ8  (X-ray  1.51A  3E6K  (X-ray  2.10A  3E6V  (X-ray  1.72A  3F80  (X-ray  1.60A  3GMZ  (X-ray  1.43A  3GN0  (X-ray  1.70A  3KV2  (X-ray  1.55A  3LP4  (X-ray  1.90A  3LP7  (X-ray  2.04A  3MFV  (X-ray  1.90A  3MFW  (X-ray  1.47A  3MJL  (X-ray  1.90A  3SJT  (X-ray  1.60A  3SKK  (X-ray  1.70A  3TF3  (X-ray  1.64A  3TH7  (X-ray  2.10A  3THE  (X-ray  1.97A  3THH  (X-ray  1.85A  3THJ  (X-ray  1.50A  4FCI  (X-ray  1.82A  4FCK  (X-ray  1.90A  4GSM  (X-ray  1.70A  4GSV  (X-ray  1.48A  4GSZ  (X-ray  2.20A  4GWC  (X-ray  1.90A  4GWD  (X-ray  1.53A  4HWW  (X-ray  1.30A  4HXQ  (X-ray  1.45A  4IE1  (X-ray  2.00A  6Q92  (X-ray  1.50A  6Q9P  (X-ray  1.66A  6QAF  (X-ray  1.61A  6V7C  (X-ray  1.80A  6V7D  (X-ray  1.82A  6V7E  (X-ray  1.99A  6V7F  (X-ray  2.02A  7K4G  (X-ray  1.80A  7K4H  (X-ray  1.65A  7K4I  (X-ray  1.98A  7K4J  (X-ray  1.94A  7K4K  (X-ray  2.27A  7KLK  (X-ray  1.80A  7KLL  (X-ray  2.22A  7KLM  (X-ray  2.27A  7LEX  (EM  3.60A  7LEY  (EM  3.05A  7LEZ  (EM  4.15A  7LF0  (EM  3.68A  7LF1  (EM  4.04A  7LF2  (EM  3.72A 
DBSNP rs28941474  rs1326930389  rs104893943  rs104893948  rs104893942  rs377280518 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16141327}. Cytoplasmic granule {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15546957}. Note=Localized in azurophil granules of neutrophils (PubMed:15546957). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15546957}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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