Gene Information
Gene NameOLIG1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length271
Protein NamesOligodendrocyte transcription factor 1 (Oligo1) (Class B basic helix-loop-helix protein 6) (bHLHb6) (Class E basic helix-loop-helix protein 21) (bHLHe21)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age8 ( ENSG00000184221 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8TAK6
Gene CardOLIG1
Uniprot IDQ8TAK6
PfamPF00010
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.271883076)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ OLIG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ OLIG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ OLIG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Olig1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ OLIG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Olig1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ OLIG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBHLHE23, BHLHA15, NEUROD6, OLIG2, NEUROG1, ATOH1, ATOH7, NEUROG2, BHLHE22, NEUROD4, ATOH8, OLIG3, NEUROD1, NEUROG3, NEUROD2
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the brain, in oligodendrocytes. Strongly expressed in oligodendrogliomas, while expression is weak to moderate in astrocytomas. Expression in glioblastomas is highly variable. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11526205}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00981}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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