Gene Information
Gene NameCANX
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length592
Protein NamesCalnexin (IP90) (Major histocompatibility complex class I antigen-binding protein p88) (p90)
Target Namecalnexin
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000127022 )
3 ( ENSG00000283777 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP27824
Gene CardCANX
Uniprot IDP27824
PfamPF00262
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.622709502)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CANX ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CANX ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CANX ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CANX ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Canx ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CANX ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Canx ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CANX ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCLGN
ParalogsCLGN, CALR, CALR3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002054(Rat);0.015686(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22314232};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22314232}. Melanosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12643545, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065}. Note=Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV (PubMed:12643545, PubMed:17081065). The palmitoylated form preferentially localizes to the perinuclear rough ER (PubMed:22314232). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12643545, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22314232}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
click here to return to the previous page