Gene Information
Gene NameGDNF
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length211
Protein NamesGlial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (hGDNF) (Astrocyte-derived trophic factor) (ATF)
Target Nameglial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000168621 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP39905
Gene CardGDNF
Uniprot IDP39905
PfamPF00019
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.432347989)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GDNF ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GDNF ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GDNF ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GDNF ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gdnf ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GDNF ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gdnf ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GDNF ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNRTN, ARTN, PSPN
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIn the brain, predominantly expressed in the striatum with highest levels in the caudate and lowest in the putamen. Isoform 2 is absent from most tissues except for low levels in intestine and kidney. Highest expression of isoform 3 is found in pancreatic islets. Isoform 5 is expressed at very low levels in putamen, nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, amygdala, hypothalamus and intestine. Isoform 3 is up-regulated in the middle temporal gyrus of Alzheimer disease patients while isoform 2 shows no change. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22081608, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7867768}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.019071(Mouse);0.001615(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2V5E  (X-ray  2.35A  3FUB  (X-ray  2.35A  4UX8  (EM  24.00A  6Q2N  (EM  4.40A 
DBSNP rs777451569  rs36119840  rs76466003  rs104893891  rs121918536 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21994944, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9811930}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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