Gene Information
Gene NameMPIG6B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length241
Protein NamesMegakaryocyte and platelet inhibitory receptor G6b (Protein G6b)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age70 ( ENSG00000204420 )
3 ( ENSG00000206396 )
3 ( ENSG00000224393 )
3 ( ENSG00000228090 )
3 ( ENSG00000230060 )
3 ( ENSG00000231003 )
3 ( ENSG00000237459 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBO95866
Gene CardMPIG6B
Uniprot IDO95866
PfamPF15096
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.163777995)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MPIG6B ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MPIG6B ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MPIG6B ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MPIG6B ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mpig6b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MPIG6B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mpig6b ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MPIG6B ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissuespleen, substantia.nigra
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in platelets. Expressed in a restricted set of hematopoietic cell lines including the erythroleukemia cell line K-562 and the T-cell leukemia cell lines MOLT-4 and Jurkat. Not detected in the monocyte-like cell line U-937, the B-cell-like cell line Raji, the fibroblast cell lines TK and HeLa, or the natural killer cell lines NKL, NK 62 and YT. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11544253, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17311996}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6R0X  (X-ray  3.13A 
DBSNP rs11575845 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform E]: Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11544253}. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11544253}.;
[Isoform D]: Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11544253}. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11544253}.;
[Isoform B]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11544253};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.;
[Isoform A]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11544253};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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