Gene Information
Gene NameBECN1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length450
Protein NamesBeclin-1 (Coiled-coil myosin-like BCL2-interacting protein) (Protein GT197) [Cleaved into: Beclin-1-C 35 kDa; Beclin-1-C 37 kDa]
Target Namebeclin-1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000126581 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ14457
Gene CardBECN1
Uniprot IDQ14457
PfamPF04111; PF17675; PF15285
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.695967513)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BECN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BECN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BECN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BECN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Becn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BECN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Becn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBECN2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.033333(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2P1L  (X-ray  2.50A  2PON  (NMR  3DVU  (X-ray  2.50A  4DDP  (X-ray  1.55A  4MI8  (X-ray  2.10A  5EFM  (X-ray  1.95A  5HHE  (X-ray  1.46A  5VAU  (X-ray  1.75A  5VAX  (X-ray  2.00A  5VAY  (X-ray  1.80A  6DCN  (X-ray  2.44A  6DCO  (X-ray  2.20A  6HOI  (X-ray  1.14A  6HOJ  (X-ray  1.51A  6HOK  (X-ray  1.61A  7BL1  (EM  9.80A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19713971, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21364619, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22498477}. Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19050071};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19050071}. Endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23878393};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23878393}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23878393};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23878393}. Mitochondrion membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23878393};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23878393}. Endosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O88597}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, autophagosome {ECO:0000305}. Note=Interaction with ATG14 promotes translocation to autophagosomes. Expressed in dendrites and cell bodies of cerebellar Purkinje cells (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O88597, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19050071}.;
[Beclin-1-C 35 kDa]: Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21364619, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26263979}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19713971}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19713971}.;
[Beclin-1-C 37 kDa]: Mitochondrion {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O88597}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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