Gene Information
Gene NameELN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length786
Protein NamesElastin (Tropoelastin)
Target Nameelastin
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000049540 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP15502
Gene CardELN
Uniprot IDP15502
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.086187857)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ELN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ELN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ELN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Eln ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ELN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Eln ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed within the outer myometrial smooth muscle and throughout the arteriolar tree of uterus (at protein level). Also expressed in the large arteries, lung and skin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8812460}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1064793880  rs2071307  rs17855988 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17035250}. Note=Extracellular matrix of elastic fibers. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17035250}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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