Gene Information
Gene NameCD63
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length238
Protein NamesCD63 antigen (Granulophysin) (Lysosomal-associated membrane protein 3) (LAMP-3) (Lysosome integral membrane protein 1) (Limp1) (Melanoma-associated antigen ME491) (OMA81H) (Ocular melanoma-associated antigen) (Tetraspanin-30) (Tspan-30) (CD antigen CD63)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000135404 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP08962
Gene CardCD63
Uniprot IDP08962
PfamPF00335
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.391855341)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CD63 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CD63 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CD63 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CD63 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cd63 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CD63 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cd63 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CD63 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsROM1, TSPAN12, TSPAN10, CD9, TSPAN6, TSPAN5, CD37, CD151, TSPAN4, TSPAN1, TSPAN31, UPK1A, TSPAN17, TSPAN11, TSPAN32, TSPAN8, TSPAN13, TSPAN2, CD53, TSPAN9, TSPAN18, CD81, CD82, TSPAN16, TSPAN19, TSPAN7, UPK1B, TSPAN3, TSPAN14, TSPAN15, PRPH2, TSPAN33
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in platelets (at protein level). Dysplastic nevi, radial growth phase primary melanomas, hematopoietic cells, tissue macrophages. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19640571}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15351990, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19640571, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23632027};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17897319, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19640571, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1993697, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22431521, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23632027};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Late endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10793155, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23632027};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Endosome, multivesicular body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21962903}. Melanosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21962903}. Secreted, extracellular exosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22660413}. Cell surface {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16917503, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23632027, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24635319}. Note=Also found in Weibel-Palade bodies of endothelial cells (PubMed:10793155). Located in platelet dense granules (PubMed:7682577). Detected in a subset of pre-melanosomes. Detected on intralumenal vesicles (ILVs) within multivesicular bodies (PubMed:21962903). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10793155, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21962903, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7682577}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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