Gene Information
Gene NameCOMP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length757
Protein NamesCartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) (Thrombospondin-5) (TSP5)
Target Namecartilage oligomeric matrix protein
Target TypeNA
Gene Age332 ( ENSG00000105664 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP49747
Gene CardCOMP
Uniprot IDP49747
PfamPF11598; PF07645; PF02412; PF05735
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.594447794)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ COMP ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ COMP ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ COMP ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ COMP ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Comp ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ COMP ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Comp ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTHBS4, THBS3
ParalogsISM1, THBS3, THBS1, THBS4, THBS2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityAbundantly expressed in the chondrocyte extracellular matrix, and is also found in bone, tendon, ligament and synovium and blood vessels. Increased amounts are produced during late stages of osteoarthritis in the area adjacent to the main defect. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16542502, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32686688}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3FBY  (X-ray  3.15A 
DBSNP rs763887855  rs557483957  rs1311845746  rs1568556118  rs137852653  rs137852652  rs137852656  rs1057521130  rs3179763  rs1601054715  rs1601053997  rs28936668  rs137852651  rs137852650  rs28936669  rs193922900  rs1555791425  rs1359984033  rs137852654  rs312262903  rs312262900  rs312262900  rs149551600  rs28936368  rs137852655  rs312262904  rs61752496 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32686688}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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