Gene Information
Gene NameGDF9
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length454
Protein NamesGrowth/differentiation factor 9 (GDF-9)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000164404 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBO60383
Gene CardGDF9
Uniprot IDO60383
PfamPF00019
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.336866673)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GDF9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Alpaca_ GDF9 ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ GDF9 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GDF9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GDF9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gdf9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GDF9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gdf9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GDF9 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBMP3, MSTN, INHBC, GDF15, BMP6, INHBA, GDF6, TGFB3, BMP2, BMP10, TGFB1, INHA, GDF11, BMP5, BMP7, INHBB, GDF5, GDF1, GDF2, BMP4, LEFTY1, LEFTY2, GDF3, INHBE, GDF7, GDF10, BMP15, TGFB2, BMP8A, BMP8B, NODAL
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in ovarian granulosa cells. Present in oocytes of primary follicles (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10443672, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12050262}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs138136756  rs61754583  rs149821575  rs76349024  rs1205723048  rs373477788  rs118080183  rs61754582 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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