Gene Information
Gene NameXAF1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length301
Protein NamesXIAP-associated factor 1 (BIRC4-binding protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000132530 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ6GPH4
Gene CardXAF1
Uniprot IDQ6GPH4
PfamPF18608
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.705665596)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ XAF1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ XAF1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Xaf1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ XAF1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Xaf1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTRAFD1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Expression is frequently down-regulated in cancer cell lines. Isoform 5 is widely expressed. Expressed in placenta (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11175744, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16343440, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17329253, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17570219}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2LXW  (NMR 
DBSNP rs34195599  rs2271232  rs34625877  rs3736433 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Mitochondrion. Note=Found in the cytoplasm and nucleus of placental syncytiotrophoblasts. Translocates to mitochondria upon TNF-alpha treatment.;
[Isoform 1]: Nucleus.;
[Isoform 5]: Nucleus.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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