Gene Information
Gene NameNLRP5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1200
Protein NamesNACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 5 (Mater protein homolog) (Maternal Antigen that Embryos Require)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age132 ( ENSG00000171487 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP59047
Gene CardNLRP5
Uniprot IDP59047
PfamPF13516; PF05729; PF17776; PF17779; PF02758
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.983456399)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NLRP5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NLRP5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NLRP5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nlrp5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NLRP5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nlrp5 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rabbit_ NLRP5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNLRC3
ParalogsNLRP9, NLRC5, NLRP14, NLRP7, NLRP4, CIITA, NOD1, NLRP8, NLRP10, NLRP3, NLRP6, NLRP11, NLRP2, PYDC2, NLRC3, NLRX1, NLRP12, NLRP13, NLRP1, NOD2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in cumulus cells (at protein level) (PubMed:19542546). Highly abundant in oocytes and early embryos, however poorly expressed in somatic tissues such as the liver and spinal cord (PubMed:11925379, PubMed:30877238). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11925379, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19542546, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30877238}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs753824534  rs752189640  rs758399773  rs746147069  rs763987829  rs471979  rs199475775  rs754695863  rs752560793  rs34395092  rs373407667  rs17713875  rs370837790  rs200446614  rs769920247  rs16986899  rs3103057  rs1381057964  rs12462795  rs10409555  rs36118060 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, Cortical granule {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19192343}. Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19192343}. Nucleus, nucleolus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19192343, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25542835}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19192343, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19542546, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25542835}. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19192343}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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