Gene Information
Gene NameOTOF
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1997
Protein NamesOtoferlin (Fer-1-like protein 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000115155 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9HC10
Gene CardOTOF
Uniprot IDQ9HC10
PfamPF00168; PF08150; PF08151; PF16165
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.581614579)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ OTOF ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ OTOF ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ OTOF ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ OTOF ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Otof ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ OTOF ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Otof ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ OTOF ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsFER1L4, FER1L6
ParalogsDYSF, FER1L5, MYOF, FER1L6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1 and isoform 3 are found in adult brain. Isoform 2 is expressed in the fetus and in adult brain, heart, placenta, skeletal muscle and kidney.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1879761  rs13031859  rs397515611  rs80356585  rs80356586  rs55676840  rs80356592  rs2272070  rs80356570  rs201329629  rs80356596  rs80356574  rs397515599  rs56054534  rs368633281  rs80356576  rs546115388  rs80356579  rs17005371  rs11893228  rs397515606  rs28937591  rs45442103  rs80356583  rs80356605  rs80356606 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, synaptic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1}. Basolateral cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1}. Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1}. Presynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1}. Note=Detected at basolateral cell membrane with synaptic vesicles surrounding the ribbon and at the presynaptic plasma membrane in the inner hair cells (IHCs) at postnatal day 30 (P30). Colocalizes with GPR25 and RAB8B in inner hair cells. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ESF1}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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