Gene Information
Gene NameNLRP9
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length991
Protein NamesNACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 9 (Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain protein 6) (PYRIN and NACHT-containing protein 12)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age132 ( ENSG00000185792 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ7RTR0
Gene CardNLRP9
Uniprot IDQ7RTR0
PfamPF13516; PF05729; PF17776; PF17779; PF02758
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.843489821)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NLRP9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NLRP9 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Nlrp9a ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Nlrp9b ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Nlrp9c ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ NLRP9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nlrp9 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNLRC5, NLRP14, NLRP7, NLRP4, CIITA, NOD1, NLRP8, NLRP10, NLRP3, NLRP5, NLRP6, NLRP11, NLRP2, PYDC2, NLRC3, NLRX1, NLRP12, NLRP13, NLRP1, NOD2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in ileum intestinal epithelial cells. Not detected in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PubMed:28636595). Expressed in cerebral endothelial cells and, at much lower levels, in brain pericytes (PubMed:28432035). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28432035, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28636595}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6Z2G  (X-ray  1.95A  7BSO  (X-ray  2.08A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q66X22}. Inflammasome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28636595}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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