Gene Information
Gene NameGCN1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2671
Protein NameseIF-2-alpha kinase activator GCN1 (GCN1 eIF-2-alpha kinase activator homolog) (GCN1-like protein 1) (General control of amino-acid synthesis 1-like protein 1) (Translational activator GCN1) (HsGCN1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000089154 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ92616
Gene CardGCN1
Uniprot IDQ92616
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.242460247)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GCN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GCN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GCN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GCN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gcn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GCN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gcn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GCN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsECPAS
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed (PubMed:9039502). Expressed in skeletal muscules, ovary and testis (PubMed:9234705). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9039502, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9234705}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002054(Rat);0.040816(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs3864938 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:E9PVA8}. Note=Associates with ribosomes in undifferentiated neuroblastoma cells and increases after neuronal differentiation. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:E9PVA8}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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