Gene Information
Gene NameSOST
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length213
Protein NamesSclerostin
Target Namesclerostin
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000167941 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9BQB4
Gene CardSOST
Uniprot IDQ9BQB4
PfamPF05463
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.147558815)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SOST ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SOST ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SOST ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SOST ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Sost ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SOST ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Sost ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SOST ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSOSTDC1
ParalogsSOSTDC1
Tissuekidney, artery, bone.marrow, pulmonary.valve, aorta, tibial.artery
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed at low levels with highest levels in bone, cartilage, kidney, liver, bone marrow and primary osteoblasts differentiated for 21 days. Detected in the subendothelial layer of the aortic intima (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20551380}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.08(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2K8P  (NMR  3SOV  (X-ray  1.27A  6L6R  (X-ray  3.80A 
DBSNP rs387907169  rs387907169 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20551380}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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