Gene Information
Gene NameNLRP6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length892
Protein NamesNACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 6 (Angiotensin II/vasopressin receptor) (PYRIN-containing APAF1-like protein 5)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age132 ( ENSG00000174885 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP59044
Gene CardNLRP6
Uniprot IDP59044
PfamPF05729; PF17776; PF17779; PF02758
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.373423373)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NLRP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NLRP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NLRP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nlrp6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NLRP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nlrp6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNLRP9, NLRC5, NLRP14, NLRP7, NLRP4, CIITA, NOD1, NLRP8, NLRP10, NLRP3, NLRP5, NLRP11, NLRP2, PYDC2, NLRC3, NLRX1, NLRP12, NLRP13, NLRP1, NOD2
Tissueduodenum, small.intestine, small.intestine.Peyers.patch
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in peripheral blood leukocytes, predominantly in granulocytes and, at lower levels, in CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cells (PubMed:12387869). Expressed in colonic myofibroblasts (at protein level) (PubMed:21593405). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12387869, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21593405}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6NCV  (EM  3.70A  6NDJ  (X-ray  2.27A 
DBSNP rs6421985  rs7482965  rs966612159 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12387869, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31932628}. Inflammasome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12387869, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30674671, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31932628, ECO:0000269|PubMed:34678144}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q63035}. Nucleus membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q63035}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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