Gene Information
Gene NameMFSD12
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length480
Protein NamesMajor facilitator superfamily domain-containing protein 12
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000161091 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ6NUT3
Gene CardMFSD12
Uniprot IDQ6NUT3
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.190669738)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MFSD12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MFSD12 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MFSD12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MFSD12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mfsd12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MFSD12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mfsd12 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMFSD2A, MFSD2B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed, with high expression in primary melanocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29025994, ECO:0000269|PubMed:33208952}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2240751  rs34562175  rs10414812  rs34878396  rs7252640 
Subcellular location [CC]Melanosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33208952};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29025994, ECO:0000269|PubMed:33208952};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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