Gene Information
Gene NameMDGA1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length955
Protein NamesMAM domain-containing glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor protein 1 (GPI and MAM protein) (GPIM) (Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-MAM) (MAM domain-containing protein 3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000112139 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8NFP4
Gene CardMDGA1
Uniprot IDQ8NFP4
PfamPF00629
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.17916458)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MDGA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MDGA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MDGA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MDGA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mdga1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MDGA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mdga1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MDGA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMDGA2
ParalogsMALRD1, MDGA2, MAMDC2, MAMDC4
Tissuecerebellar.hemisphere, cerebellum
Tissue SpecificityHas been found in brain, heart, skeletal muscle and kidney. Found to be overexpressed in tumor tissues.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.010990(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5V5V  (X-ray  4.11A  5V5W  (X-ray  2.72A  5XEQ  (X-ray  3.14A 
DBSNP rs10947690  rs368283829 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15922729};
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15922729}. Note=Associated with lipid rafts.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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