Gene Information
Gene NameKLHL40
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length621
Protein NamesKelch-like protein 40 (Kelch repeat and BTB domain-containing protein 5) (Sarcosynapsin)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000157119 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ2TBA0
Gene CardKLHL40
Uniprot IDQ2TBA0
PfamPF07707; PF00651; PF01344
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.685504478)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KLHL40 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KLHL40 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KLHL40 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KLHL40 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Klhl40 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KLHL40 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Klhl40 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KLHL40 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsKLHDC7B, 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, KEAP1, 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
Tissueskeletal.muscle
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in fetal (19, 23 and 31 weeks of gestation) and adult skeletal muscle;
expression levels tend to be higher in fetal compared to postnatal muscles (at protein level). Also expressed in fetal and adult heart. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23746549}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4ASC  (X-ray  1.78A 
DBSNP rs778565563  rs397509420  rs774887948  rs6805421  rs773649133  rs770866675  rs367579275  rs758188096  rs778022582  rs397509419  rs397509421  rs201856772  rs123509 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9D783}. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, A band {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23746549}. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, I band {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9D783}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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