Gene Information
Gene NameFXN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length210
Protein NamesFrataxin, mitochondrial (EC 1.16.3.1) (Friedreich ataxia protein) (Fxn) [Cleaved into: Frataxin intermediate form (i-FXN); Frataxin(56-210) (m56-FXN); Frataxin(78-210) (d-FXN) (m78-FXN); Frataxin mature form (Frataxin(81-210)) (m81-FXN); Extramitochondrial frataxin]
Target Namefrataxin, mitochondrial
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000165060 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ16595
Gene CardFXN
Uniprot IDQ16595
PfamPF01491
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.143617411)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FXN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FXN ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FXN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FXN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fxn ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FXN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fxn ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FXN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the heart, peripheral blood lymphocytes and dermal fibroblasts. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17468497}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1EKG  (X-ray  1.80A  1LY7  (NMR  3S4M  (X-ray  1.30A  3S5D  (X-ray  1.50A  3S5E  (X-ray  1.31A  3S5F  (X-ray  1.50A  3T3J  (X-ray  1.70A  3T3K  (X-ray  1.24A  3T3L  (X-ray  1.15A  3T3T  (X-ray  1.38A  3T3X  (X-ray  1.57A  5KZ5  (EM  14.30A  6NZU  (EM  3.20A 
DBSNP rs104894105  rs142157346  rs104894107  rs104894106  rs138471431  rs138034837  rs139616452  rs144104124  rs1052195 
Subcellular location [CC][Frataxin mature form]: Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15581888, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16091420, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16608849, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18725397, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20053667, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21298097, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9241270, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9302253}.;
[Extramitochondrial frataxin]: Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16091420, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16608849, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20053667}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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