Gene Information
Gene NameCS1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length981
Protein NamesCalsyntenin-1 (Alcadein-alpha) (Alc-alpha) (Alzheimer-related cadherin-like protein) (Non-classical cadherin XB31alpha) [Cleaved into: Soluble Alc-alpha (SAlc-alpha); CTF1-alpha (C-terminal fragment 1-alpha)]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBO94985
Gene CardCLSTN1
Uniprot IDO94985
PfamPF00028; PF19699
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the brain and, a lower level, in the heart, skeletal muscle, kidney and placenta. Accumulates in dystrophic neurites around the amyloid core of Alzheimer disease senile plaques (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12498782, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12972431}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs7550295  rs17853245  rs17853244  rs17853243  rs17855572  rs17855573 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17332754};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17332754}. Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17332754}. Cell projection, neuron projection {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17332754}. Postsynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17332754}. Note=Neurite tips. Localized in the postsynaptic membrane of both excitatory and inhibitory synapses (By similarity). The AlcICD fragment is translocated to the nucleus upon interaction with APBB1. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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