Gene Information
Gene NameGSDMD
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length484
Protein NamesGasdermin-D (Gasdermin domain-containing protein 1) [Cleaved into: Gasdermin-D, N-terminal (GSDMD-NT) (hGSDMD-NTD); Gasdermin-D, C-terminal (GSDMD-CT) (hGSDMD-CTD)]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000104518 )
3 ( ENSG00000278718 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBP57764
Gene CardGSDMD
Uniprot IDP57764
PfamPF04598; PF17708
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.111304794)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GSDMD ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GSDMD ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GSDMD ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GSDMD ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gsdmd ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GSDMD ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gsdmd ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GSDMD ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGSDMA, GSDMC, GSDMB, PJVK
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the suprabasal cells of esophagus, as well as in the isthmus/neck, pit, and gland of the stomach, suggesting preferential expression in differentiating cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19051310}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.1(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 5NH1  (X-ray  2.04A  5WQT  (X-ray  2.64A  6AO4  (X-ray  2.90A  6KN0  (X-ray  2.79A  6N9O  (X-ray  3.50A  6VFE  (EM  3.90A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC][Gasdermin-D]: Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27281216}. Inflammasome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9D8T2}. Note=In response to a canonical inflammasome stimulus, such as nigericin, recruited to NLRP3 inflammasone with similar kinetics to that of uncleaved CASP1 precursor. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9D8T2}.;
[Gasdermin-D, N-terminal]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27281216, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32109412, ECO:0000269|PubMed:33883744};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33883744, ECO:0000305|PubMed:29898893}. Secreted {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9D8T2}. Note=Released in the extracellular milieu following pyroptosis. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9D8T2}.;
[Gasdermin-D, C-terminal]: Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9D8T2}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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