Gene Information
Gene NameCBX5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length191
Protein NamesChromobox protein homolog 5 (Antigen p25) (Heterochromatin protein 1 homolog alpha) (HP1 alpha)
Target Namechromobox protein homolog 5
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000094916 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP45973
Gene CardCBX5
Uniprot IDP45973
PfamPF00385; PF01393
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.513591513)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CBX5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CBX5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CBX5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CBX5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cbx5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CBX5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cbx5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CBX5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCBX1, CBX3
ParalogsCBX6, NPTXR, CBX1, CBX3, CBX4, CBX7, CBX2, CBX8
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.029403(Rat);0.038220(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3FDT  (X-ray  2.00A  3I3C  (X-ray  2.48A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10460410, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19617346}. Chromosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10460410}. Chromosome, centromere {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10460410, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21346195}. Note=Colocalizes with HNRNPU in the nucleus (PubMed:19617346). Component of centromeric and pericentromeric heterochromatin. Associates with chromosomes during mitosis. Associates specifically with chromatin during metaphase and anaphase. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19617346}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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