Gene Information
Gene NameMYO9A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2548
Protein NamesUnconventional myosin-IXa (Unconventional myosin-9a)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000066933 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBB2RTY4
Gene CardMYO9A
Uniprot IDB2RTY4
PfamPF00612; PF00063; PF00788; PF00620
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.051947935)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MYO9A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MYO9A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MYO9A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MYO9A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Myo9a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MYO9A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Myo9a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MYO9A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMYO9B
ParalogsMYO3A, MYH10, TMF1, MYO7B, MYO1D, CCDC102B, MYH1, MYO19, MYO1C, MYH3, MYH7, MYO1A, MYO15A, MYH9, MYO18A, MYO1E, MYH14, MYH2, MYH15, MYO3B, CCDC102A, MYO5A, MYO1G, MYO1H, MYO18B, MYO5C, MYO9B, MYO7A, MYH7B, MYO5B, CGNL1, CGN, MYH11, MYO16, MYO10, MYH8, MYH6, MYO6, MYH4, CCDC158, MYO1B, MYO1F, MYH13
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityFound to be expressed in testis and placenta and at lower levels in all the examined tissues with the exception of liver (PubMed:10409426). Isoform 5: Found in leukocytes but not in brain, retina or testis (PubMed:10409426). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10409426}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17855105  rs2929516  rs374155761  rs11637562  rs754348944  rs2415129  rs55738821  rs16956375  rs149046541  rs150726107  rs16956367  rs2306575  rs74475742  rs142345927  rs2291280 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000255};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Z1N3}. Synapse {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C170}. Cell projection, growth cone {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C170}. Note=Localized in the cytoplasm of cell bodies, dendrites and axons with occasional hints of an enrichment near the plasma membrane. Localized at the neuromuscular junction (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C170, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Z1N3}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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