Gene Information
Gene NameSEP53
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length495
Protein NamesCornulin (53 kDa putative calcium-binding protein) (53 kDa squamous epithelial-induced stress protein) (58 kDa heat shock protein) (Squamous epithelial heat shock protein 53) (Tumor-related protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ9UBG3
Gene CardCRNN
Uniprot IDQ9UBG3
PfamPF01023
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the basal skin layer (at protein level) (PubMed:30009832). Squamous epithelia cell-specific. Expressed in the esophagus (periphery of the cells of the granular and the upper spinous layers), foreskin (granular and lower cornified cells), scalp skin (granular layer), inner root sheath of the hair follicle and in primary keratinocytes (at protein level). Expressed in the squamous epithelium of the cervix, esophagus, foreskin and larynx. Expressed in the fetal bladder and scalp skin. Expressed at very low levels in the lung, kidney, uterus, skeletal muscle, heart and fetal brain. Undetectable or barely detectable in esophageal and oral squamous cell carcinoma compared with the matched adjacent normal esophageal mucosa. Undetectable or barely detectable in larynx and esophagus from patients with pH-documented laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11056050, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11606197, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15854041, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15896671, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16466100, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16640557, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17289885, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30009832}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs35639220  rs6695830  rs3829868 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15854041, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16640557}. Note=Does not colocalize with TGM1.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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