Gene Information
Gene NameMPZ
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length248
Protein NamesMyelin protein P0 (Myelin peripheral protein) (MPP) (Myelin protein zero)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000158887 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP25189
Gene CardMPZ
Uniprot IDP25189
PfamPF10570; PF07686
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.924637104)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MPZ ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MPZ ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MPZ ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MPZ ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mpz ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MPZ ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mpz ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MPZ ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMPZL3, MPZL2, MPZL1, JAML, SCN2B, SCN4B
Tissuetibial.nerve
Tissue SpecificityFound only in peripheral nervous system Schwann cells.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3OAI  (X-ray  2.10A 
DBSNP rs770546306  rs121913596  rs371856018  rs121913598  rs1553259790  rs121913604  rs786204119  rs121913602  rs121913605  rs121913585  rs121913585  rs1553259760  rs121913597  rs121913601  rs121913601  rs121913594  rs281865123  rs1553259707  rs267607244  rs121913584  rs267607245  rs1060503418  rs121913583  rs121913606  rs121913590  rs121913589  rs121913589  rs121913600  rs1060503420  rs1553259662  rs281865126  rs267607241  rs267607242  rs879254038  rs121913595  rs121913595  rs267607243  rs281865127  rs121913599  rs1553259647  rs879253858  rs121913587  rs121913588  rs572010627  rs750724650  rs121913603  rs267607246  rs281865128  rs121913586  rs267607247  rs749722729 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18337304};
Single-pass type I membrane protein.;
[Isoform L-MPZ]: Myelin membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22457349};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22457349}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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