Gene Information
Gene NameCD5L
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length347
Protein NamesCD5 antigen-like (Apoptosis inhibitor expressed by macrophages) (hAIM) (CT-2) (IgM-associated peptide) (SP-alpha)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000073754 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBO43866
Gene CardCD5L
Uniprot IDO43866
PfamPF00530
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.698481067)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CD5L ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CD5L ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CD5L ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CD5L ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cd5l ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cd5l ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCD6, LOX, SSC4D, SSC5D, LGALS3BP, LOXL4, SCART1, CD163, PRSS12, DMBT1, LOXL3, CD5, LOXL1, LOXL2, CD163L1
Tissuespleen
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in spleen, lymph node, thymus, bone marrow, and fetal liver, but not in non-lymphoid tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9045627}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs11537583 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24223991, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24804991}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QWK4}. Note=Secreted by macrophages and circulates in the blood (PubMed:24223991, PubMed:24804991). Transported in the cytoplasm via CD36-mediated endocytosis (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QWK4, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24223991, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24804991}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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