Gene Information
Gene NameTCHP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length498
Protein NamesTrichoplein keratin filament-binding protein (Protein TCHP) (Mitochondrial protein with oncostatic activity) (Mitostatin) (Tumor suppressor protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000139437 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9BT92
Gene CardTCHP
Uniprot IDQ9BT92
PfamPF13868
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.6916726)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TCHP ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TCHP ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed at high levels in normal urothelial and breast epithelial cells. Also expressed in the smooth muscle and endothelial cells. Reduced expression seen in advanced bladder and breast carcinomas (at protein level). Ubiquitous. Expressed at highest levels in the heart, skeletal muscle, kidney, liver and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18931701}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs202208566  rs200027650  rs10774978  rs16940680 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15731013}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18931701}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000305|PubMed:15731013, ECO:0000305|PubMed:18931701}. Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18931701}. Cell junction, desmosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15731013}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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