Gene Information
Gene NameNPC1L1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1359
Protein NamesNPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 (NPC1L1) (Niemann-Pick C1-like protein 1)
Target Nameniemann-pick c1-like protein 1
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000015520 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9UHC9
Gene CardNPC1L1
Uniprot IDQ9UHC9
PfamPF16414; PF02460; PF12349
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.356730664)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NPC1L1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NPC1L1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NPC1L1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Npc1l1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NPC1L1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Npc1l1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NPC1L1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNPC1
ParalogsDISP1, DISP3, SCAP, NPC1, PTCHD1, PTCH2, PTCHD3, PTCHD4, DISP2, PTCH1
Tissueduodenum, liver, small.intestine
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Expressed in liver. Also expressed in small intestine, pancreas, kidney, lung, pancreas, spleen, heart, gall bladder, brain, testis, stomach and muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10783261, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14976318, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15671032}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3QNT  (X-ray  2.83A  7DF8  (EM  3.03A  7DFW  (EM  2.69A  7DFZ  (EM  3.58A  7N4U  (EM  3.34A  7N4V  (EM  3.58A  7N4X  (EM  3.33A 
DBSNP rs119457968  rs1468384  rs52815063  rs217435 
Subcellular location [CC]Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15671032};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15671032}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6T3U3};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15671032};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15671032}. Note=Subfractionation of brush border membranes from proximal enterocytes suggests considerable association with the apical membrane fraction. Exists as a predominantly cell surface membrane expressed protein (By similarity). According to PubMed:15671032, localizes in a subcellular vesicular compartment rich in RAB5. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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