Gene Information
Gene NameMEIS1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length390
Protein NamesHomeobox protein Meis1
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000143995 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO00470
Gene CardMEIS1
Uniprot IDO00470
PfamPF05920; PF16493
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.389152881)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MEIS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MEIS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MEIS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MEIS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Meis1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MEIS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Meis1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MEIS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMEIS3, MEIS2
ParalogsPKNOX2, PBX4, PBX3, PBX1, TGIF2LX, TGIF2LY, PKNOX1, MEIS2, TGIF2, PBX2, MEIS3, TGIF1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed at low level in normal immunohepatopoietic tissues, including the fetal liver. Expressed in a subset of myeloid leukemia cell lines, with the highest expression seen in those with a megakaryocytic-erythroid phenotype. Also expressed at high levels in the cerebellum.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4XRS  (X-ray  3.50A  5EGO  (X-ray  2.54A 
DBSNP rs61752693 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00108}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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