Gene Information
Gene NameGCSAM
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length178
Protein NamesGerminal center-associated signaling and motility protein (Germinal center B-cell-expressed transcript 2 protein) (Germinal center-associated lymphoma protein) (hGAL)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age132 ( ENSG00000174500 )
3 ( ENSG00000284925 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ8N6F7
Gene CardGCSAM
Uniprot IDQ8N6F7
PfamPF15666
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.888779475)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GCSAM ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GCSAM ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GCSAM ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GCSAM ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gcsam ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GCSAM ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gcsam ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GCSAM ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGCSAML
Tissuelymph.node, tonsil, appendix
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and several germinal center (GC)-like lymphoma cell lines (at protein level). Highly expressed in normal GC lymphocytes and GC-derived malignancies. Expressed in thymus and spleen. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12509382, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12819018, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15677569}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm. Cell membrane. Note=It relocalizes from the cytoplasm to podosome-like structures upon cell treatment with IL6.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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