Gene Information
Gene NameELF5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length265
Protein NamesETS-related transcription factor Elf-5 (E74-like factor 5) (Epithelium-restricted ESE-1-related Ets factor) (Epithelium-specific Ets transcription factor 2) (ESE-2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000135374 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9UKW6
Gene CardELF5
Uniprot IDQ9UKW6
PfamPF00178; PF02198
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.169413973)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ELF5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ELF5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ELF5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ELF5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Elf5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ELF5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Elf5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ELF5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsELK1, ETV6, ERG, ERF, ETV4, ETV7, ELF4, ELF3, EHF, ETV2, ETV3L, ETS2, FLI1, GABPA, ETV5, ETV1, ETV3, ELK3, ETS1, ELF2, SPI1, ELK4, ELF1, SPIB, FEV, SPIC, ERFL, SPDEF
Tissuesalivary.gland, parotid.gland, seminal.vesicle, submandibular.gland, vas.deferens, minor.salivary.gland
Tissue SpecificityExpressed exclusively in tissues with a high content of epithelial cells. Highly expressed in salivary gland, mammary gland, kidney and prostate. Weakly expressed in placenta and lung. Isoform 1 and isoform 2 are differentially expressed in different tissues. In the kidney, only isoform 1 was expressed, while prostate expressed both isoforms, with levels of isoform 2 being higher. Expression is up-regulated during keratinocyte differentiation. Several epithelial carcinoma cell lines showed lack of expression. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10506207, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9840936}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 1WWX  (NMR 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00237}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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