Gene Information
Gene NameOPA1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length960
Protein NamesDynamin-like 120 kDa protein, mitochondrial (EC 3.6.5.5) (Optic atrophy protein 1) [Cleaved into: Dynamin-like 120 kDa protein, form S1]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000198836 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBO60313
Gene CardOPA1
Uniprot IDO60313
PfamPF00350; PF19434
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.229356897)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ OPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ OPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ OPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ OPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Opa1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ OPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Opa1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ OPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDNM1L, DNM2, DNM3, MX1, MX2, DNM1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in retina. Also expressed in brain, testis, heart and skeletal muscle. Isoform 1 expressed in retina, skeletal muscle, heart, lung, ovary, colon, thyroid gland, leukocytes and fetal brain. Isoform 2 expressed in colon, liver, kidney, thyroid gland and leukocytes. Low levels of all isoforms expressed in a variety of tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11017079, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11017080, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11810270}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6JTG  (X-ray  2.40A 
DBSNP rs794726939  rs151103940  rs201214736  rs530896300  rs7624750  rs754177232  rs34307082  rs121908375  rs780333963  rs28939082  rs770966290  rs190223702  rs780922750  rs143319805  rs727504060  rs727504060  rs879255594  rs387906900  rs80356529  rs1577244261  rs869312995  rs398124298  rs879255592  rs140606054  rs1711513392  rs121908376  rs147077380  rs778998909  rs1292852465  rs190235251  rs1064797302  rs863224138  rs387906901  rs145710079  rs138350727 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion inner membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11017079, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16778770, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20974897, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28746876};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Mitochondrion intermembrane space {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P58281}. Mitochondrion membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24616225}. Note=Detected at contact sites between endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrion membranes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24616225}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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