Gene Information
Gene NameNHS
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1651
Protein NamesActin remodeling regulator NHS (Congenital cataracts and dental anomalies protein) (Nance-Horan syndrome protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000188158 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ6T4R5
Gene CardNHS
Uniprot IDQ6T4R5
PfamPF15273
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.208987914)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NHS ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NHS ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NHS ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NHS ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nhs ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NHS ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nhs ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NHS ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNHSL2, KIAA1522, NHSL1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected at low levels in all tissues analyzed. Detected in fetal and adult brain, lens, retina, retinal pigment epithelium, placenta, lymphocytes and fibroblasts. Levels in retinal pigment epithelium, placenta, lymphocytes, and fibroblasts are very low. Expressed also in kidney, lung and thymus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14564667, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15466011}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs753449273  rs149609550  rs3747295  rs2071848  rs2071848 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Apical cell membrane;
Peripheral membrane protein. Cell projection, lamellipodium. Cell junction, tight junction. Cell junction, focal adhesion. Note=Colocalizes with the tight junction protein TJP1 in epithelial cells. Localizes to the leading edge of lamellipodia in motile cells.;
[Isoform 3]: Cytoplasm.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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