Gene Information
Gene NameBHD
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length579
Protein NamesFolliculin (BHD skin lesion fibrofolliculoma protein) (Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ8NFG4
Gene CardFLCN
Uniprot IDQ8NFG4
PfamPF11704; PF16692
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in most tissues tested, including skin, lung, kidney, heart, testis and stomach. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12204536}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001823(Rat);0.133333(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3V42  (X-ray  2.00A  6NZD  (EM  3.60A  6ULG  (EM  3.31A 
DBSNP rs137852930  rs786203218  rs78683075  rs143483053  rs557336321  rs1060502374  rs375082054  rs41419545  rs199643834 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24081491, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24095279, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27113757, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29848618, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31672913}. Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17028174, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18663353, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24081491, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24095279, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29848618, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31672913}. Cell projection, cilium {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23784378, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27072130}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23784378}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, spindle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23784378}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17028174, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18663353}. Note=Localizes to lysosome membrane in amino acid-depleted conditions and relocalizes to the cytosol upon refeeding (PubMed:24095279, PubMed:29848618, PubMed:31672913). Colocalizes with FNIP1 and FNIP2 in the cytoplasm (PubMed:17028174, PubMed:18663353). Also localizes to motile and non-motile cilia, centrosomes and the mitotic spindle (PubMed:23784378). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17028174, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18663353, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23784378, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24095279, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29848618, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31672913}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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