Gene Information
Gene NameCFAP221
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length840
Protein NamesCilia- and flagella-associated protein 221 (Primary ciliary dyskinesia protein 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000163075 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ4G0U5
Gene CardCFAP221
Uniprot IDQ4G0U5
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.800350187)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CFAP221 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CFAP221 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CFAP221 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cfap221 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CFAP221 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cfap221 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CFAP221 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissueoviduct, testis
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in ciliated respiratory epithelial cells and brain ependymal cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18039845}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2272058  rs11686014 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium axoneme {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18039845}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A9Q751}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A9Q751}. Note=Localizes to the manchette in elongating spermatids in a SPAG17-dependent manner. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A9Q751}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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