Gene Information
Gene NameLYPD6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length171
Protein NamesLy6/PLAUR domain-containing protein 6
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000187123 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ86Y78
Gene CardLYPD6
Uniprot IDQ86Y78
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.937955129)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LYPD6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LYPD6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LYPD6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LYPD6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lypd6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LYPD6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lypd6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LYPD6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsLYPD6B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in the temporal cortex (at protein level) (PubMed:25680266). Ubiquitous (PubMed:19653121). Highly expressed in brain and heart (PubMed:19653121). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19653121, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25680266}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6GBI  (X-ray  1.25A  6IB6  (NMR 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000305}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19653121}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25680266};
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000255}. Synapse, synaptosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:D3ZTT2}. Membrane raft {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q66IA6}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:D3ZTT2}. Perikaryon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:D3ZTT2}. Note=Colocalizes with alpha-3:beta-4- and alpha-7- nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the primary cortex and hippocampus. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:D3ZTT2}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
click here to return to the previous page