Gene Information
Gene NameCHIT1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length466
Protein NamesChitotriosidase-1 (EC 3.2.1.14) (Chitinase-1)
Target Namechitotriosidase-1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000133063 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ13231
Gene CardCHIT1
Uniprot IDQ13231
PfamPF01607; PF00704
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.20838713)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CHIT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CHIT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CHIT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Chit1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CHIT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Chit1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CHIT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCHIA, CHID1, CTBS, CHI3L1, OVGP1, CHI3L2
Tissuebone.marrow, lung, lymph.node
Tissue SpecificityDetected in spleen. Secreted by cultured macrophages. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7836450}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1GUV  (X-ray  2.35A  1HKI  (X-ray  2.55A  1HKJ  (X-ray  2.60A  1HKK  (X-ray  1.85A  1HKM  (X-ray  2.55A  1LG1  (X-ray  2.78A  1LG2  (X-ray  2.10A  1LQ0  (X-ray  2.20A  1WAW  (X-ray  1.75A  1WB0  (X-ray  1.65A  4WJX  (X-ray  1.00A  4WK9  (X-ray  1.10A  4WKA  (X-ray  0.95A  4WKF  (X-ray  1.10A  4WKH  (X-ray  1.05A  5HBF  (X-ray  1.95A  5NR8  (X-ray  1.35A  5NRA  (X-ray  1.27A  5NRF  (X-ray  1.45A  6JJR  (X-ray  1.83A  6JK6  (X-ray  1.57A  6SO0  (NMR  6ZE8  (X-ray  1.50A 
DBSNP rs35920428  rs137852607  rs2297950  rs12562058  rs1065761 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted. Lysosome. Note=A small proportion is lysosomal.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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