Gene Information
Gene NameNGEF
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length710
Protein NamesEphexin-1 (Eph-interacting exchange protein) (Neuronal guanine nucleotide exchange factor)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000066248 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ8N5V2
Gene CardNGEF
Uniprot IDQ8N5V2
PfamPF00169; PF00621; PF00018
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.047351619)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NGEF ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NGEF ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NGEF ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NGEF ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ngef ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NGEF ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ngef ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsARHGEF5, ARHGEF26, ARHGEF15, ARHGEF34P, ARHGEF16, ARHGEF19
ParalogsARHGEF15, ARHGEF19, ARHGEF5, ARHGEF35, ARHGEF16, ARHGEF26
Tissueadrenal.gland
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in brain specifically in caudate nucleus and to a lower extent in amygdala and hippocampus. Also detected in lung. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10777665}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2271703  rs4973588 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Membrane {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection, growth cone {ECO:0000250}. Note=Associated with membranes. Localizes to axonal growth cones (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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