Gene Information
Gene NameNGF
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length241
Protein NamesBeta-nerve growth factor (Beta-NGF)
Target Namenerve growth factor
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000134259 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP01138
Gene CardNGF
Uniprot IDP01138
PfamPF00243
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.144261511)
Ortholog in AnimalsDog_ NGF ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NGF ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NGF ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ngf ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NGF ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ngf ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NGF ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsBDNF, NTF3
ParalogsNTF3, NTF4, BDNF
Tissueleft.ventricle, ovary, tricuspid.valve, uterus
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.1(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1SG1  (X-ray  2.40A  1WWW  (X-ray  2.20A  2IFG  (X-ray  3.40A  4EDW  (X-ray  2.48A  4EDX  (X-ray  2.50A  4ZBN  (X-ray  2.45A  5JZ7  (X-ray  3.40A  6YW8  (NMR 
DBSNP rs6330  rs11466110  rs11466111  rs11466112 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20978020}. Endosome lumen {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P01139}. Note=ProNGF is endocytosed after binding to the cell surface receptor formed by SORT1 and NGFR. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P01139}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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