Gene Information
Gene NamePEX6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length980
Protein NamesPeroxisomal ATPase PEX6 (EC 3.6.4.-) (Peroxin-6) (Peroxisomal biogenesis factor 6) (Peroxisomal-type ATPase 1) (Peroxisome assembly factor 2) (PAF-2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000124587 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ13608
Gene CardPEX6
Uniprot IDQ13608
PfamPF00004
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.94692926)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PEX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PEX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PEX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PEX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pex6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PEX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pex6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PEX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsVCP, NVL, SPATA5L1, PEX1, SPATA5
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the retina, at higher levels in the photoreceptor layer at the joint between the outer and inner segments. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26593283}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002990(Rat);0.033333(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs61752141  rs886037780  rs886037781  rs886037779  rs61753219  rs1554127531  rs387906809  rs61753224  rs34324426  rs769896492  rs35830695  rs61753229  rs61753228  rs267608244  rs61753231  rs61753230  rs2274516  rs886037782  rs34551839  rs1129187 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16854980}. Peroxisome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11355018, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12717447, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16854980, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21362118}. Cell projection, cilium, photoreceptor outer segment {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26593283}. Note=Associated with peroxisomal membranes;
anchored by PEX26 to peroxisome membranes (PubMed:12717447, PubMed:16854980). Localized at the base of the outer segment of photoreceptor cells (PubMed:26593283). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12717447, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16854980, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26593283}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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