Gene Information
Gene NameNIPA1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length329
Protein NamesMagnesium transporter NIPA1 (Non-imprinted in Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome region protein 1) (Spastic paraplegia 6 protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000170113 )
3 ( ENSG00000288478 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ7RTP0
Gene CardNIPA1
Uniprot IDQ7RTP0
PfamPF05653
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.718416733)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NIPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NIPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NIPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NIPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nipa1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NIPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nipa1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NIPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNIPAL2, NIPAL1, NIPA2, NIPAL4, NIPAL3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed with highest levels in neuronal tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14508710}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs104894496  rs104894490 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000305};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Early endosome {ECO:0000250}. Note=Recruited to the cell membrane in response to low extracellular magnesium. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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