Gene Information
Gene NameNRL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length237
Protein NamesNeural retina-specific leucine zipper protein (NRL)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age168 ( ENSG00000129535 )
3 ( ENSG00000285493 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP54845
Gene CardNRL
Uniprot IDP54845
PfamPF03131; PF08383
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.235544526)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NRL ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NRL ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NRL ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NRL ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nrl ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NRL ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nrl ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NRL ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMAF, MAFB, MAFA
ParalogsMAFF, MAFA, MAF, MAFG, MAFK, MAFB
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the brain and the retina (PubMed:11477108). Expressed strongly in rod and cone cells (at protein level) (PubMed:11477108). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11477108}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs104894459  rs794727281  rs199691910  rs149921817  rs397514516  rs757038765  rs201970559  rs104894463  rs1173385399 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11477108}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11477108, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17335001}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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