Gene Information
Gene NameCTTN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length550
Protein NamesSrc substrate cortactin (Amplaxin) (Oncogene EMS1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000085733 )
3 ( ENSG00000288401 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ14247
Gene CardCTTN
Uniprot IDQ14247
PfamPF02218; PF14604
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.002782306)
Ortholog in AnimalsDog_ CTTN ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CTTN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CTTN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cttn ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CTTN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cttn ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CTTN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsHCLS1, COTL1, DBNL, DBN1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1X69  (NMR  2D1X  (X-ray  1.90A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12151401}. Cell projection, lamellipodium {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12151401, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24574519}. Cell projection, ruffle. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q66HL2}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000305|PubMed:17959782};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000305};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000305}. Cell projection, podosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01406}. Cell junction {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q66HL2}. Cell junction, focal adhesion {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q66HL2}. Membrane, clathrin-coated pit {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q66HL2}. Cell projection, dendritic spine {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasm, cell cortex {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12151401}. Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01406}. Note=Colocalizes transiently with PTK2/FAK1 at focal adhesions (By similarity). Associated with membrane ruffles and lamellipodia. In the presence of CTTNBP2NL, colocalizes with stress fibers (By similarity). In the presence of CTTNBP2, localizes at the cell cortex (By similarity). In response to neuronal activation by glutamate, redistributes from dendritic spines to the dendritic shaft (By similarity). Colocalizes with DNM2 at the basis of filopodia in hippocampus neuron growth zones (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q60598, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q66HL2}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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