Gene Information
Gene NameDEF6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length631
Protein NamesDifferentially expressed in FDCP 6 homolog (DEF-6) (IRF4-binding protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000023892 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9H4E7
Gene CardDEF6
Uniprot IDQ9H4E7
PfamPF00169
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.641087529)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DEF6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DEF6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DEF6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DEF6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Def6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DEF6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Def6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DEF6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSWAP70
ParalogsSWAP70, PLEKHD1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityBroadly expressed in the immune system. Highly expressed in T cells (PubMed:31308374). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12651066, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31308374}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002101(Rat);0.022222(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2395617  rs9296146 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15023524}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15023524, ECO:0000305|PubMed:12651066}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15023524}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15023524}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15023524}. Cell projection, filopodium {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15023524}. Note=Recruited to the plasma membrane upon binding phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PubMed:15023524). Binds to actin filaments (PubMed:15023524). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15023524}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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