Gene Information
Gene NameGCNA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length691
Protein NamesGerm cell nuclear acidic protein (Acidic repeat-containing protein) (Germ cell nuclear acidic peptidase) (Germ cell nuclear antigen)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1292 ( ENSG00000147174 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ96QF7
Gene CardGCNA
Uniprot IDQ96QF7
PfamPF10263
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.615512589)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GCNA ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GCNA ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissueadrenal.gland, testis
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in germ cells of the testis (at protein level) (PubMed:27718356). Detected in skeletal muscle, liver, kidney, pancreas, heart, lung and brain (PubMed:11714101). Expressed throughout spermatogenesis, from spermatogonia to elongated spermatids, in normal adult testis (at protein level) (PubMed:33963445). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11714101, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27718356, ECO:0000269|PubMed:33963445}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs746349614  rs200457016  rs766534592  rs143368028  rs141229655  rs199853865  rs761086272  rs144602884  rs776093985  rs10217999  rs756204489  rs2280962  rs138927483  rs376298923 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27718356, ECO:0000305|PubMed:11714101}. Nucleus, PML body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30914427}. Chromosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A0A1D9BZF0}. Note=Co-localizes with SUMO2 at PML bodies in all interphase cells (PubMed:30914427). Localizes on condensed chromosomes in spermatocytes in G2 and M during meiotic prophase (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A0A1D9BZF0, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30914427}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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