Gene Information
Gene NameFAM171A1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length890
Protein NamesProtein FAM171A1 (Astroprincin) (APCN)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000148468 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ5VUB5
Gene CardFAM171A1
Uniprot IDQ5VUB5
PfamPF10577
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.000120221)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FAM171A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FAM171A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FAM171A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FAM171A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fam171a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FAM171A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fam171a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FAM171A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsFAM171A2, FAM171B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in heart, brain, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas (PubMed:30312582). In brain, expressed by glia, pyramidal neurons and astrocytes (at protein level) (PubMed:30312582). Highly expressed in placental trophoblasts (PubMed:30312582). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30312582}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs3814165 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30312582};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000305|PubMed:30312582}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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