Gene Information
Gene NameGFRAL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length394
Protein NamesGDNF family receptor alpha-like
Target Namegdnf family receptor alpha-like
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000187871 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ6UXV0
Gene CardGFRAL
Uniprot IDQ6UXV0
PfamPF02351
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.983336175)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GFRAL ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GFRAL ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GFRAL ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GFRAL ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gfral ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GFRAL ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gfral ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GFRAL ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGFRA1, GFRA4, GFRA2, GFRA3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the brainstem, restricted to cells in the area postrema and the immediately adjacent region of the nucleus tractus solitarius (at protein level) (PubMed:28846097, PubMed:28846098). Detected at low levels in testis and adipose tissue (PubMed:28846097). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28846097, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28846098}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5VZ4  (X-ray  2.20A  6Q2J  (EM  4.10A  6WMW  (X-ray  2.91A 
DBSNP rs12199003  rs1224725337  rs9370418 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28953886};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28953886};
Extracellular side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28953886}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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