Gene Information
Gene NameFAM161A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length660
Protein NamesProtein FAM161A
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000170264 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ3B820
Gene CardFAM161A
Uniprot IDQ3B820
PfamPF10595
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.522584493)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FAM161A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FAM161A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FAM161A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FAM161A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fam161a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FAM161A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fam161a ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTSGA10IP, FAM161B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1 and isoform 3 are widely expressed with highest levels in retina and testis, with isoform 1 being the most abundant in all tissues tested. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20705278, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20705279}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs11125895  rs17513722  rs6733774 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium basal body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22940612}. Cell projection, cilium {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22940612}. Note=Localized to the region between the outer and inner photoreceptor segments, corresponding to the photoreceptor connecting cilium.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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