Gene Information
Gene NameJUP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length745
Protein NamesJunction plakoglobin (Catenin gamma) (Desmoplakin III) (Desmoplakin-3)
Target Namejunction plakoglobin
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000173801 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP14923
Gene CardJUP
Uniprot IDP14923
PfamPF00514
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.779268288)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ JUP ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ JUP ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ JUP ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ JUP ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Jup ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ JUP ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Jup ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ JUP ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCTNNB1
ParalogsANKAR, ARMC3, ODAD2, CTNNB1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the heart (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33784018}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.140962(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3IFQ  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP rs570878629  rs41283425  rs143043662  rs1126821 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell junction, adherens junction {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22781308}. Cell junction, desmosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22781308}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22781308}. Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11790773, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22781308};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22781308}. Note=Cytoplasmic in a soluble and membrane-associated form.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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