Gene Information
Gene NameMEPE
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length525
Protein NamesMatrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (Osteoblast/osteocyte factor 45) (OF45) (Osteoregulin)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age424 ( ENSG00000152595 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ9NQ76
Gene CardMEPE
Uniprot IDQ9NQ76
PfamPF07175
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.071552558)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MEPE ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MEPE ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MEPE ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mepe ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MEPE ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mepe ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MEPE ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissuebone.marrow
Tissue SpecificityExpressed by osteoblasts (PubMed:10945470, PubMed:11414762, PubMed:15108058). Expressed by stem cells in dental pulp (PubMed:15153459). Expressed by mesenchymal cells in dental papilla and dental pulp (PubMed:18547474, PubMed:22341070). Expressed in teeth, specifically in decidious dentin (PubMed:20581062). Expressed in ondotoblasts (PubMed:12489176). Expressed in salivary glands (PubMed:15329369). Secreted from oncogenic hypophosphatemic tumors (PubMed:11414762). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10945470, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11414762, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12489176, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15108058, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15153459, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15329369, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18547474, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20581062, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22341070}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17013285 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11414762, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15108058}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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