Gene Information
Gene NameOGFR
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length677
Protein NamesOpioid growth factor receptor (OGFr) (Protein 7-60) (Zeta-type opioid receptor)
Target Nameopioid receptor zeta
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000060491 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9NZT2
Gene CardOGFR
Uniprot IDQ9NZT2
PfamPF04680; PF04664
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.670969549)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ OGFR ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ OGFR ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ OGFR ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ogfr ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ogfr ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsOGFRL1
ParalogsOGFRL1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in the heart and liver, moderately in skeletal muscle and kidney and to a lesser extent in brain and pancreas. Expressed in fetal tissues including liver and kidney.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs6122313  rs6122315 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250}. Note=The OGF/OGFR complex is probably translocated to the nucleus.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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