Gene Information
Gene NameKEAP1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length624
Protein NamesKelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Cytosolic inhibitor of Nrf2) (INrf2) (Kelch-like protein 19)
Target Namekelch-like ech-associated protein 1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000079999 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ14145
Gene CardKEAP1
Uniprot IDQ14145
PfamPF07707; PF00651; PF01344
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.065015693)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KEAP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KEAP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KEAP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KEAP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Keap1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KEAP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Keap1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KEAP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsKLHL40, KLHDC7B, GAN, BACH1, KLHL20, KLHL10, KLHL42, KLHL21, KLHL32, KBTBD7, KBTBD6, BACH2, KLHL30, KLHL15, KLHL38, KLHL41, KLHL26, KLHL17, KBTBD3, KLHL13, KLHL9, KLHL18, KLHL23, KLHDC7A, KLHL31, IVNS1ABP, KLHL1, KLHL8, KLHL2, KLHL29, KBTBD12, KLHL34, KLHL7, KLHL33, KLHL36, KLHL28, KBTBD11, KLHL14, CCIN, BTBD18, IPP, KLHDC8B, KLHL6, KLHL24, KLHL5, KBTBD13, KBTBD8, KLHL3, KLHL35, KLHL22, KBTBD2, KLHL12, KLHL4, KLHDC8A
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityBroadly expressed, with highest levels in skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15379550}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1U6D  (X-ray  1.85A  1ZGK  (X-ray  1.35A  2FLU  (X-ray  1.50A  3VNG  (X-ray  2.10A  3VNH  (X-ray  2.10A  3ZGC  (X-ray  2.20A  3ZGD  (X-ray  1.98A  4CXI  (X-ray  2.35A  4CXJ  (X-ray  2.80A  4CXT  (X-ray  2.66A  4IFJ  (X-ray  1.80A  4IFL  (X-ray  1.80A  4IFN  (X-ray  2.40A  4IN4  (X-ray  2.59A  4IQK  (X-ray  1.97A  4L7B  (X-ray  2.41A  4L7C  (X-ray  2.40A  4L7D  (X-ray  2.25A  4N1B  (X-ray  2.55A  4XMB  (X-ray  2.43A  5DAD  (X-ray  2.61A  5DAF  (X-ray  2.37A  5F72  (X-ray  1.85A  5GIT  (X-ray  2.19A  5NLB  (X-ray  3.45A  5WFL  (X-ray  1.93A  5WFV  (X-ray  1.91A  5WG1  (X-ray  2.02A  5WHL  (X-ray  2.50A  5WHO  (X-ray  2.23A  5WIY  (X-ray  2.23A  5X54  (X-ray  2.30A  6FFM  (X-ray  2.20A  6FMP  (X-ray  2.92A  6FMQ  (X-ray  2.10A  6HWS  (X-ray  1.75A  6LRZ  (X-ray  1.54A  6ROG  (X-ray  2.16A  6SP1  (X-ray  2.57A  6SP4  (X-ray  2.59A  6T7V  (X-ray  2.60A  6T7Z  (X-ray  2.00A  6TG8  (X-ray  2.75A  6TYM  (X-ray  1.42A  6TYP  (X-ray  2.50A  6UF0  (X-ray  1.96A  6V6Z  (X-ray  1.60A  6W66  (X-ray  3.21A  6W67  (X-ray  2.20A  6W68  (X-ray  2.55A  6W69  (X-ray  2.50A  6WCQ  (EM  8.50A  6Z6A  (X-ray  2.37A  7EXI  (X-ray  1.82A  7K28  (X-ray  2.15A  7K29  (X-ray  2.20A  7K2A  (X-ray  1.90A  7K2B  (X-ray  2.31A  7K2C  (X-ray  2.11A  7K2D  (X-ray  2.21A  7K2E  (X-ray  2.03A  7K2F  (X-ray  2.37A  7K2G  (X-ray  2.15A  7K2H  (X-ray  2.09A  7K2I  (X-ray  2.42A  7K2J  (X-ray  2.52A  7K2K  (X-ray  1.98A  7K2L  (X-ray  1.98A  7K2M  (X-ray  2.02A  7K2N  (X-ray  2.22A  7K2O  (X-ray  2.11A  7K2P  (X-ray  2.11A  7K2Q  (X-ray  2.37A  7K2R  (X-ray  2.10A  7K2S  (X-ray  2.13A  7Q5H  (X-ray  2.31A  7Q6Q  (X-ray  2.55A  7Q6S  (X-ray  2.14A  7Q8R  (X-ray  2.28A  7Q96  (X-ray  2.42A  7XM2  (X-ray  2.30A  7XM3  (X-ray  2.80A  7XM4  (X-ray  2.70A  7XM5  (X-ray  2.40A 
DBSNP rs1048289  rs777308626  rs1397945617 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14585973, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15379550, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15601839, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15657435, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19424503}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15657435}. Note=Mainly cytoplasmic (PubMed:15601839). In response to selective autophagy, relocalizes to inclusion bodies following interaction with SQSTM1/p62 (PubMed:20452972). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15601839, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20452972}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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