Gene Information
Gene NameCFAP52
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length620
Protein NamesCilia- and flagella-associated protein 52 (WD repeat-containing protein 16) (WD40-repeat protein up-regulated in HCC)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000166596 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ8N1V2
Gene CardCFAP52
Uniprot IDQ8N1V2
PfamPF00400
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.070041273)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CFAP52 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CFAP52 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CFAP52 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cfap52 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CFAP52 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cfap52 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CFAP52 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsWDR90, CFAP44, EML5, EML3, CFAP251, EML6, EML1, EML2, EML4
Tissuelung, testis, oviduct, caudate.nucleus, medulla.oblongata
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in respiratory cells and sperm (at protein level) (PubMed:33139725). Highly expressed in testis (PubMed:15967112). Up-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (PubMed:15967112). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15967112, ECO:0000269|PubMed:33139725}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs140921334  rs6503235 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15967112}. Cell projection, cilium, flagellum {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A8ILK1}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium axoneme {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33139725}. Note=Located in the proximal region of respiratory cilia. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33139725}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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