Gene Information
Gene NameBPI
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length487
Protein NamesBactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI) (CAP 57)
Target Namebactericidal permeability-increasing protein
Target TypeNA
Gene Age424 ( ENSG00000101425 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP17213
Gene CardBPI
Uniprot IDP17213
PfamPF01273; PF02886
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.247839293)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BPI ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BPI ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BPI ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bpi ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BPI ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bpi ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BPI ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsBPIFC
ParalogsLBP, BPIFC, PLTP, CETP, BPIFB2, BPIFB6, BPIFB4, BPIFB3, BPIFA2, BPIFA1, BPIFA3, BPIFB1
Tissuebone.marrow
Tissue SpecificityRestricted to cells of the myeloid series.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1BP1  (X-ray  2.40A  1EWF  (X-ray  1.70A 
DBSNP rs5743497  rs5743498  rs1341023  rs5743500  rs5743506  rs5743509  rs4358188  rs5741804  rs5743524  rs5741809  rs5743542 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8812832}. Cytoplasmic granule membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2722846}. Note=Membrane-associated in polymorphonuclear Leukocytes (PMN) granules. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2722846}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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