Gene Information
Gene NameFEZ1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length596
Protein NamesLeucine zipper putative tumor suppressor 1 (F37/esophageal cancer-related gene-coding leucine-zipper motif) (Fez1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000149557 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y250
Gene CardLZTS1
Uniprot IDQ9Y250
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.59481497)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FEZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FEZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FEZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FEZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fez1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FEZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fez1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FEZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsFEZ2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in testis, prostate, spleen, thymus, ovary and brain. Detected at lower levels in heart, placenta, small intestine, colon, liver, kidney, skeletal muscle and pancreas. Not detectable in primary tumors from breast and prostate and in many cancer cell lines. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10097140}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs28937897  rs34620053  rs119473032  rs723874 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection, dendritic spine {ECO:0000250}. Postsynaptic density {ECO:0000250}. Synapse {ECO:0000250}. Note=Associated with the plasma membrane and with microtubules. Detected in dendritic spines, especially in the postsynaptic density (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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