Gene Information
Gene NameNEXN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length675
Protein NamesNexilin (F-actin-binding protein) (Nelin)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000162614 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ0ZGT2
Gene CardNEXN
Uniprot IDQ0ZGT2
PfamPF07679
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.801081663)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NEXN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NEXN ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NEXN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NEXN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nexn ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NEXN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nexn ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NEXN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDAPK1, DAPK2, DAPK3, MYLK
Tissueleft.atrium, left.ventricle, pulmonary.valve
Tissue SpecificityAbundantly expressed in heart and skeletal muscle, and at lower levels in placenta, lung, liver and pancreas. Also expressed in HeLaS3 and MOLT-4 cell lines. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12053183, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15823560, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19881492}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs387907079  rs1166698  rs146245480  rs9660322  rs137853198  rs137853197 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Z2J4}. Cell junction, adherens junction {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Z2J4}. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, Z line {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Z2J4}. Note=Localizes to the cell-matrix AJ. Not found at the cell-cell AJ. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Z2J4}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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