Gene Information
Gene NameNPHN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1241
Protein NamesNephrin (Renal glomerulus-specific cell adhesion receptor)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBO60500
Gene CardNPHS1
Uniprot IDO60500
PfamPF08205; PF00041; PF07679
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificitySpecifically expressed in podocytes of kidney glomeruli.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001990(Rat);0.02(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4ZRT  (X-ray  1.74A 
DBSNP rs386833897  rs386833929  rs386833934  rs386833933  rs386833934  rs3814995  rs386833945  rs386833946  rs386833949  rs145125791  rs139598219  rs35238405  rs373835033  rs386833960  rs34982899  rs267606917  rs386833961  rs113825926  rs753476209  rs386833861  rs386833862  rs386833863  rs386833864  rs386833865  rs386833867  rs386833866  rs386833868  rs386833871  rs34320609  rs386833874  rs33950747  rs142008044  rs386833875  rs386833879  rs28939695  rs386833880  rs386833881  rs386833884  rs386833885  rs386833886  rs1468337078  rs386833888  rs386833889  rs386833890  rs730880174  rs386833892  rs367976914  rs386833894  rs764058957  rs386833895  rs191807913  rs386833900  rs386833902  rs926025297  rs386833905  rs1131692245  rs386833907  rs386833908  rs386833909  rs114203578  rs386833911  rs386833912  rs387906357  rs267606918  rs386833915  rs386833916  rs386833917  rs143649022  rs763162233  rs138656762  rs34736717  rs367986918  rs749003854  rs4806213  rs143092783 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000305};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=Predominantly located at podocyte slit diaphragm between podocyte foot processes. Also associated with podocyte apical plasma membrane. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10393930, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10550324}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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