Gene Information
Gene NameNLGN1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length863
Protein NamesNeuroligin-1
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000169760 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8N2Q7
Gene CardNLGN1
Uniprot IDQ8N2Q7
PfamPF00135
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.327601561)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NLGN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NLGN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NLGN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NLGN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nlgn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NLGN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nlgn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NLGN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNLGN4X, NLGN4Y, NLGN2, NLGN3
ParalogsNLGN2, ACHE, NLGN4X, NLGN4Y, CES3, CES2, CES5A, CES4A, BCHE, TG, NLGN3, CES1, CEL
Tissuebrain, testis
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the blood vessel walls (at protein level). Highly expressed in brain through prenatal stages, and at lower levels in pancreas islet beta cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18755801, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19926856, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28841651}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5OJ6  (X-ray  3.30A  5OJK  (X-ray  2.55A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28841651};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62765}. Postsynaptic density {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62765}. Synaptic cleft {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62765}. Synaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62765}. Note=Enriched in synaptic plasma membranes and clustered in synaptic clefts and postsynaptic densities. Colocalized with DLG4/PSD-95 and GRIN1/NMDAR1. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62765}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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