Gene Information
Gene NameATRX
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2492
Protein NamesTranscriptional regulator ATRX (EC 3.6.4.12) (ATP-dependent helicase ATRX) (X-linked helicase II) (X-linked nuclear protein) (XNP) (Znf-HX)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1714 ( ENSG00000085224 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP46100
Gene CardATRX
Uniprot IDP46100
PfamPF17981; PF00271; PF00176
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.279393587)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ATRX ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ATRX ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ATRX ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ATRX ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Atrx ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ATRX ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Atrx ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ATRX ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSMARCA1, RAD54B, HLTF, HELLS, SHPRH, BTAF1, ZRANB3, SMARCA5, TTF2, SMARCA2, CHD9, SMARCAL1, CHD1L, CHD3, RAD54L2, SMARCAD1, CHD4, INO80, CHD6, SRCAP, CHD1, CHD2, RAD54L, CHD7, CHD8, EP400, ERCC6, ERCC6L, CHD5, SMARCA4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.008097(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2JM1  (NMR  2LBM  (NMR  2LD1  (NMR  3QL9  (X-ray  0.93A  3QLA  (X-ray  1.60A  3QLC  (X-ray  2.50A  3QLN  (X-ray  1.90A  4W5A  (X-ray  2.60A  5GRQ  (X-ray  1.58A  5Y18  (X-ray  2.20A  5Y6O  (X-ray  3.10A  6G0O  (X-ray  1.40A 
DBSNP rs398123425  rs122445103  rs1057518708  rs122445111  rs122445105  rs1603226766  rs122445109  rs35738915  rs1051678  rs1051680  rs3088074  rs1602995714  rs122445093  rs122445094  rs122445106  rs122445095  rs122445104  rs45439799  rs122445096  rs122445110  rs122445097  rs122445101  rs122445098  rs122445112 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus. Chromosome, telomere. Nucleus, PML body. Note=Associated with pericentromeric heterochromatin during interphase and mitosis, probably by interacting with CBX5/HP1 alpha. Colocalizes with histone H3.3, DAXX, HIRA and ASF1A at PML-nuclear bodies. Colocalizes with cohesin (SMC1 and SMC3) and MECP2 at the maternal H19 ICR (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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