Gene Information
Gene NamePEX7
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length323
Protein NamesPeroxisomal targeting signal 2 receptor (PTS2 receptor) (Peroxin-7)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000112357 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO00628
Gene CardPEX7
Uniprot IDO00628
PfamPF00400
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.44576891)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PEX7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PEX7 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PEX7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PEX7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pex7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PEX7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pex7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PEX7 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGRWD1, RBBP4, GEMIN5, WDR59, ERCC8, WDR77, RBBP7, WDR73, WDR24
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous (PubMed:9090381). Highest expression in pancreas, skeletal muscle and heart (PubMed:9090381). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9090381}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001731(Rat);0.070599(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs61753233  rs121909152  rs121909151 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11931631, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25538232}. Peroxisome matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11546814, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11931631, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25538232}. Note=Translocated into the peroxisome matrix together with PTS2-containing cargo proteins and PEX5. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25538232}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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