Gene Information
Gene NameGKN1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length185
Protein NamesGastrokine-1 (18 kDa antrum mucosa protein) (AMP-18) (Protein CA11)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000169605 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9NS71
Gene CardGKN1
Uniprot IDQ9NS71
PfamPF04089
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.021511126)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GKN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GKN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GKN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gkn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GKN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gkn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GKN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGKN2, BRICD5
Tissuestomach, placenta, zone.of.skin
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in stomach (at protein level). No expression is detected in cancer tissue or gastric cancer cell lines. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10835488, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12851218, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15221938}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15221938}. Cytoplasmic granule {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15221938}. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000305|PubMed:15221938}. Note=Shows abundant granular cytoplasmic staining, with perinuclear accentuation suggestive of the Golgi apparatus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15221938}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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