Gene Information
Gene NameFIGLA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length219
Protein NamesFactor in the germline alpha (FIGalpha) (Class C basic helix-loop-helix protein 8) (bHLHc8) (Folliculogenesis-specific basic helix-loop-helix protein) (Transcription factor FIGa)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age810 ( ENSG00000183733 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ6QHK4
Gene CardFIGLA
Uniprot IDQ6QHK4
PfamPF00010
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.516986846)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FIGLA ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FIGLA ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FIGLA ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FIGLA ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Figla ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FIGLA ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Figla ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FIGLA ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTWIST2, SCX, PTF1A, FERD3L, BHLHA9, TWIST1, TCF23, HAND2, MSC, TCF15, HAND1, TCF24, TCF21
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityGerm cells. Expressed in the fetal ovary, but not by a range of other tissues. Expression increases across mid-gestation, rising some 40-fold by the time of primordial follicle formation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12468641, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15044608}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs71647803  rs7566476 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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