Gene Information
Gene NameHMGCR
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length888
Protein Names3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase) (EC 1.1.1.34)
Target Namehmg-coa reductase
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000113161 )
Evolutionary StageEuk_Archaea
AlphaFoldDBP04035
Gene CardHMGCR
Uniprot IDP04035
PfamPF00368; PF12349
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.629652511)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HMGCR ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HMGCR ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HMGCR ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HMGCR ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hmgcr ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HMGCR ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hmgcr ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HMGCR ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue Specificity[Isoform 1]: Ubiquitously expressed with the highest levels in the cerebellum, fetal brain, testis, skin and adrenal gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22989091}.;
[Isoform 2]: Detected in the cerebellum, fetal brain, testis and adrenal gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22989091}.;
[Isoform 3]: Low abundance except in skin, esophagus, and uterine cervix. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22989091}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.028571(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1DQ8  (X-ray  2.10A  1DQ9  (X-ray  2.80A  1DQA  (X-ray  2.00A  1HW8  (X-ray  2.10A  1HW9  (X-ray  2.33A  1HWI  (X-ray  2.30A  1HWJ  (X-ray  2.26A  1HWK  (X-ray  2.22A  1HWL  (X-ray  2.10A  2Q1L  (X-ray  2.05A  2Q6B  (X-ray  2.00A  2Q6C  (X-ray  2.00A  2R4F  (X-ray  1.70A  3BGL  (X-ray  2.23A  3CCT  (X-ray  2.12A  3CCW  (X-ray  2.10A  3CCZ  (X-ray  1.70A  3CD0  (X-ray  2.40A  3CD5  (X-ray  2.39A  3CD7  (X-ray  2.05A  3CDA  (X-ray  2.07A  3CDB  (X-ray  2.30A 
DBSNP rs5908 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17180682, ECO:0000305|PubMed:2991281};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P00347}. Peroxisome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17180682};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P00347}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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