Gene Information
Gene NameGFRA1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length465
Protein NamesGDNF family receptor alpha-1 (GDNF receptor alpha-1) (GDNFR-alpha-1) (GFR-alpha-1) (RET ligand 1) (TGF-beta-related neurotrophic factor receptor 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000151892 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP56159
Gene CardGFRA1
Uniprot IDP56159
PfamPF02351
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.038836385)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GFRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GFRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GFRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GFRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gfra1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GFRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ AABR07007068.1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GFRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGFRA2
ParalogsGFRA4, GFRA2, GFRA3, GFRAL
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6Q2N  (EM  4.40A 
DBSNP rs8192662  rs2072276  rs924541616 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62997};
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62997}. Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62997}. Endosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62997}. Endosome, multivesicular body {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62997}. Note=Localizes mainly to the plasma membrane. In the presence of SORL1, shifts to vesicular structures, including trans-Golgi network, endosomes and multivesicular bodies. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62997}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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