Gene Information
Gene NameOPALIN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length141
Protein NamesOpalin (Oligodendrocytic myelin paranodal and inner loop protein) (Transmembrane protein 10)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000197430 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ96PE5
Gene CardOPALIN
Uniprot IDQ96PE5
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.004344419)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ OPALIN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ OPALIN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ OPALIN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Opalin ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ OPALIN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Opalin ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ OPALIN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, amygdala, caudate.nucleus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, putamen, substantia.nigra
Tissue SpecificityBrain specific;
expressed in oligodendrocytes (PubMed:11814680, PubMed:30837646). Expressed in oligodendrocytes in remyelinating multiple sclerosis plaques (PubMed:30837646). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11814680, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30837646}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q7M750};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Note=In the CNS, enriched in the myelin paranodal and inner loop membranes, but not that of the PNS. Enriched in the leading edge of extending processes. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q7M750}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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