Gene Information
Gene NameTNRC6A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1962
Protein NamesTrinucleotide repeat-containing gene 6A protein (CAG repeat protein 26) (EMSY interactor protein) (GW182 autoantigen) (Protein GW1) (Glycine-tryptophan protein of 182 kDa)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000090905 )
3 ( ENSG00000288130 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8NDV7
Gene CardTNRC6A
Uniprot IDQ8NDV7
PfamPF10427; PF16608
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.513591199)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TNRC6A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TNRC6A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TNRC6A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TNRC6A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tnrc6a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TNRC6A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tnrc6a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TNRC6A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTNRC6C, TNRC6B
ParalogsUBAC1, UBXN4, TNRC6C, UBXN1, TNRC6B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11950943, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29507423}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5W6V  (X-ray  2.83A  7RUP  (X-ray  1.23A 
DBSNP rs11639856  rs6497759  rs3803716  rs2112782 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, P-body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11950943, ECO:0000269|PubMed:13130130, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15494374, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15908945, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16284622, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16284623, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16906129, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18946079, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19056672, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19324964}. Note=Mammalian P-bodies are also known as GW bodies (GWBs). {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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