Gene Information
Gene NameNYX
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length481
Protein NamesNyctalopin
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000188937 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9GZU5
Gene CardNYX
Uniprot IDQ9GZU5
PfamPF13855; PF01462
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.776754646)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NYX ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NYX ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NYX ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NYX ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nyx ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NYX ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nyx ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NYX ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsLRTM1, LRRTM3, BGN, LRRTM1, LRRC19, RTN4RL2, LRRC4B, PODN, LRRC15, FLRT2, FLRT1, LRRTM4, LRRC66, RTN4RL1, LRRC4, ASPN, PODNL1, FLRT3, DCN, GP1BA, RTN4R, LRRC4C
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in kidney and retina. Also at low levels in brain, testis and muscle. Within the retina, expressed in the inner segment of photoreceptors, outer and inner nuclear layers and the ganglion cell layer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11062471, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11062472}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs62637020  rs62637023  rs62637024  rs62637025  rs62637026  rs62637027  rs62637028  rs62637030  rs62637032  rs62637033  rs62637034  rs62637035  rs62637036  rs62637038  rs34169326 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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