Gene Information
Gene NameEKN1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length420
Protein NamesDynein axonemal assembly factor 4 (Dyslexia susceptibility 1 candidate gene 1 protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ8WXU2
Gene CardDNAAF4
Uniprot IDQ8WXU2
PfamPF04969
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in several tissues, including brain, lung, kidney and testis. In brain localizes to a fraction of cortical neurons and white matter glial cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12954984}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs143493699  rs16976354  rs17819126  rs600753  rs17855756  rs77641439 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12954984, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16989952}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12954984, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16989952, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23872636}. Dynein axonemal particle {ECO:0000305|PubMed:23872636}. Cell projection, neuron projection {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q5VJS5}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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