Gene Information
Gene NameULBP1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length244
Protein NamesUL16-binding protein 1 (ALCAN-beta) (NKG2D ligand 1) (N2DL-1) (NKG2DL1) (Retinoic acid early transcript 1I)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000111981 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9BZM6
Gene CardULBP1
Uniprot IDQ9BZM6
PfamPF00129
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.037515825)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ULBP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Raet1d ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Raet1e ( ortholog_many2many )
Pig_ ULBP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Raet1l ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Rrlt ( ortholog_many2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsHLA-B, HLA-E, HLA-A, HLA-F, HLA-G, HLA-C, MR1, AZGP1, MICA, HFE, MICB, ULBP2, RAET1L, RAET1G, ULBP3, RAET1E, FCGRT, CD1B, CD1A, CD1D, CD1C, CD1E
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in T-cells, B-cells, erythroleukemia cell lines and in a wide range of tissues including heart, brain, lung, liver, testis, lymph node, thymus, tonsil and bone marrow. Also found in fetal heart, brain, lung and liver.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs6903584 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12782710};
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12782710}. Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12782710}. Note=In CMV-infected fibroblasts, detected in the endoplasmic reticulum/cis-Golgi. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12782710}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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