Gene Information
Gene NameNPL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length320
Protein NamesN-acetylneuraminate lyase (NALase) (EC 4.1.3.3) (N-acetylneuraminate pyruvate-lyase) (N-acetylneuraminic acid aldolase) (Sialate lyase) (Sialate-pyruvate lyase) (Sialic acid aldolase) (Sialic acid lyase)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000135838 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ9BXD5
Gene CardNPL
Uniprot IDQ9BXD5
PfamPF00701
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.356656063)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NPL ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NPL ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NPL ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NPL ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Npl ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NPL ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Npl ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsHOGA1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 2 is expressed in placenta, liver, kidney, pancreas, spleen, thymus, ovary, small intestine and peripheral blood leukocyte. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16147865}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6ARH  (X-ray  1.60A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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