Gene Information
Gene NameBCL2A1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length175
Protein NamesBcl-2-related protein A1 (Bcl-2-like protein 5) (Bcl2-L-5) (Hemopoietic-specific early response protein) (Protein BFL-1) (Protein GRS)
Target Namebcl-2-related protein a1
Target TypePatented-recorded target
Gene Age332 ( ENSG00000140379 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ16548
Gene CardBCL2A1
Uniprot IDQ16548
PfamPF00452
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.184780321)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BCL2A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BCL2A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BCL2A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bcl2a1d ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Bcl2a1a ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Bcl2a1b ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Bcl2a1c ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ BCL2A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bcl2a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBCL2L10, MCL1, BAX, BAK1, BOK, BCL2L1, BCL2L2, BCL2
Tissuelung, spleen, whole.blood
Tissue SpecificitySeems to be restricted to the hematopoietic compartment. Expressed in peripheral blood, spleen, and bone marrow, at moderate levels in lung, small intestine and testis, at a minimal levels in other tissues. Also found in vascular smooth muscle cells and hematopoietic malignancies.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.003847(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2VM6  (X-ray  2.20A  3I1H  (X-ray  2.20A  3MQP  (X-ray  2.24A  4ZEQ  (X-ray  1.80A  5UUK  (X-ray  1.20A  5UUL  (X-ray  1.33A  5UUP  (X-ray  1.73A  5WHH  (X-ray  2.38A  5WHI  (X-ray  1.69A  6E3I  (X-ray  1.48A  6E3J  (X-ray  1.48A  6MBB  (X-ray  1.59A  6MBC  (X-ray  1.75A  6RJP  (X-ray  2.57A  6VO4  (X-ray  1.74A 
DBSNP rs1138357  rs1138358  rs3826007  rs34080999 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:34245648}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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