Gene Information
Gene NameMSLN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length630
Protein NamesMesothelin (CAK1 antigen) (Pre-pro-megakaryocyte-potentiating factor) [Cleaved into: Megakaryocyte-potentiating factor (MPF); Mesothelin, cleaved form]
Target Namemesothelin
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000102854 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ13421
Gene CardMSLN
Uniprot IDQ13421
PfamPF06060
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.428411363)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MSLN ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MSLN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MSLN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Msln ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Msln ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMSLNL, STRC, OTOA
Tissueoviduct, lung, greater.omentum
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in lung. Expressed at low levels in heart, placenta and kidney. Expressed in mesothelial cells. Highly expressed in mesotheliomas, ovarian cancers, and some squamous cell carcinomas (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16857795, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7665620}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4F3F  (X-ray  2.65A  7U8C  (X-ray  1.74A 
DBSNP rs9927389  rs17850474  rs35935235  rs1135210 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor. Golgi apparatus.;
[Megakaryocyte-potentiating factor]: Secreted.;
[Isoform 3]: Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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