Gene Information
Gene NameBRN5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length301
Protein NamesPOU domain, class 6, transcription factor 1 (Brain-specific homeobox/POU domain protein 5) (Brain-5) (Brn-5) (mPOU homeobox protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ14863
Gene CardPOU6F1
Uniprot IDQ14863
PfamPF00046; PF00157
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIn the embryo, expressed exclusively in the developing brain, whereas in the adult its expression is restricted to brain, heart, skeletal muscle and lung. In the brain, the highest expression levels are found in specific cell layers of the cortex, the olfactory bulb, the hippocampus and the cerebellum.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3D1N  (X-ray  2.51A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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