Gene Information
Gene NameMBP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length304
Protein NamesMyelin basic protein (MBP) (Myelin A1 protein) (Myelin membrane encephalitogenic protein)
Target Namemyelin basic protein
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000197971 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP02686
Gene CardMBP
Uniprot IDP02686
PfamPF01669
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.862503187)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MBP ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MBP ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MBP ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MBP ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mbp ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MBP ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mbp ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MBP ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissuebrain
Tissue SpecificityMBP isoforms are found in both the central and the peripheral nervous system, whereas Golli-MBP isoforms are expressed in fetal thymus, spleen and spinal cord, as well as in cell lines derived from the immune system. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7504278}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.014112(Mouse);0.001899(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1BX2  (X-ray  2.60A  1FV1  (X-ray  1.90A  1HQR  (X-ray  3.20A  1K2D  (X-ray  2.20A  1YMM  (X-ray  3.50A  1ZGL  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Myelin membrane;
Peripheral membrane protein;
Cytoplasmic side. Note=Cytoplasmic side of myelin.;
[Isoform 3]: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22609403}. Note=Targeted to nucleus in oligodendrocytes.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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