Gene Information
Gene NameMYO7A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2215
Protein NamesUnconventional myosin-VIIa
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000137474 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ13402
Gene CardMYO7A
Uniprot IDQ13402
PfamPF00373; PF00612; PF00063; PF00784
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.775913173)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MYO7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MYO7A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MYO7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MYO7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Myo7a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MYO7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Myo7a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MYO7A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMYO3A, MYH10, TMF1, MYO7B, MYO1D, CCDC102B, MYH1, MYO19, MYO1C, MYH3, MYH7, MYO1A, MYO15A, MYH9, MYO18A, MYO1E, MYH14, MYH2, MYH15, MYO3B, CCDC102A, MYO5A, MYO1G, MYO1H, MYO18B, MYO5C, MYO9B, MYH7B, MYO5B, CGNL1, CGN, MYH11, MYO16, MYO10, MYH8, MYH6, MYO9A, MYO6, MYH4, CCDC158, MYO1B, MYO1F, MYH13
Tissueadrenal.gland, placenta, spleen, testis, pituitary.gland
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the pigment epithelium and the photoreceptor cells of the retina. Also found in kidney, liver, testis, cochlea, lymphocytes. Not expressed in brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19643958, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21493626, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21709241}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5MV9  (X-ray  2.60A 
DBSNP rs1052030  rs782252317  rs369125667  rs1555054747  rs111033403  rs111033181  rs1555062409  rs1472566324  rs111033174  rs1188616455  rs781946292  rs121965080  rs28934610  rs111033283  rs782166819  rs121965081  rs781896482  rs41298135  rs1555067667  rs1269622956  rs111033286  rs121965084  rs111033206  rs121965082  rs2276282  rs876657416  rs35641839  rs782174733  rs368341987  rs1296612982  rs781988557  rs111033233  rs375050157  rs111033214  rs111033178  rs749747871  rs373169422  rs763469001  rs1437625274  rs41298747  rs139889944  rs2276288  rs77625410  rs12275336  rs111033287  rs377267777  rs368657015  rs397516321  rs111033215  rs199606180  rs948962  rs771906493  rs1191025888  rs1132036  rs747656448  rs397516332 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97479}. Cytoplasm, cell cortex {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97479}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97479}. Synapse {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8842737}. Note=In the photoreceptor cells, mainly localized in the inner and base of outer segments as well as in the synaptic ending region (PubMed:8842737). In retinal pigment epithelial cells colocalizes with a subset of melanosomes, displays predominant localization to stress fiber-like structures and some localization to cytoplasmic puncta (PubMed:19643958, PubMed:27331610). Detected at the tip of cochlear hair cell stereocilia (PubMed:21709241). The complex formed by MYO7A, USH1C and USH1G colocalizes with F-actin (PubMed:21709241). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19643958, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21709241, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27331610, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8842737}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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