Gene Information
Gene NameDZIP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length867
Protein NamesCilium assembly protein DZIP1 (DAZ-interacting protein 1/2) (DAZ-interacting zinc finger protein 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ86YF9
Gene CardDZIP1
Uniprot IDQ86YF9
PfamPF13815
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPredominantly expressed in testis (at protein level) (PubMed:15081113, PubMed:32051257). Also expressed in fetal brain, adult oocytes and ovary (PubMed:15081113). Expressed in undifferentiated ES cells (PubMed:15081113). In testis, it is specifically expressed in germ cells (at protein level) (PubMed:15081113, PubMed:32051257). Expressed in mature germ cells and secondary spermatocytes, while it is weakly or not expressed in primary spermatocytes (PubMed:15081113). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15081113, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32051257}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs9561921  rs34303958  rs11070136 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium basal body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19852954}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome, centriolar satellite {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27979967}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome, centriole {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19852954}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15081113}. Nucleus speckle {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8BMD2}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15081113}. Note=Localizes to the centriole in cells lacking cilia and to the cilium basal body in ciliated cells (PubMed:19852954). At the exit of mitosis, when the primary cilium is reassembled in daughter cells, localizes at the mother centriole that acts as the basal body of the assembling primary cilium and also accumulates at the ciliary base that constitutes a diffusion barrier for ciliary proteins (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8BMD2, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19852954}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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