Gene Information
Gene NameANO6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length910
Protein NamesAnoctamin-6 (Small-conductance calcium-activated nonselective cation channel) (SCAN channel) (Transmembrane protein 16F)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000177119 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ4KMQ2
Gene CardANO6
Uniprot IDQ4KMQ2
PfamPF16178; PF04547
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.249217675)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ANO6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ANO6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ANO6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ANO6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ano6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ANO6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ano6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ANO6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsANO2, ANO1, ANO3, ANO7, ANO4, ANO5
ParalogsANO8, ANO4, PPP1R7, ANO7, ANO5, ANO2, ANO1, ANO10, ANO9, ANO3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in embryonic stem cell, fetal liver, retina, chronic myologenous leukemia and intestinal cancer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15067359}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2162321 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20056604, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21107324, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22075693, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22946059};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20056604, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21107324, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22075693, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22946059}. Note=Shows an intracellular localization according to PubMed:22075693.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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