Gene Information
Gene NameKLB
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1044
Protein NamesBeta-klotho (BKL) (BetaKlotho) (Klotho beta-like protein)
Target Namebeta-klotho
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000134962 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ86Z14
Gene CardKLB
Uniprot IDQ86Z14
PfamPF00232
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.056211119)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KLB ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KLB ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KLB ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KLB ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Klb ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KLB ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Klb ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KLB ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKL, LCT
ParalogsLCT, GBA3, LCTL, KL
Tissueadipose.tissue, liver, testis
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002990(Rat);0.033333(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5VAK  (X-ray  1.70A  5VAN  (X-ray  2.20A  5VAQ  (X-ray  2.61A  5WI9  (X-ray  2.70A  6NFJ  (X-ray  3.19A 
DBSNP rs34905034  rs17618244  rs35372803  rs17618262  rs4975017 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000305};
Single-pass type III membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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