Gene Information
Gene NameNRXN1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1477
Protein NamesNeurexin-1 (Neurexin I-alpha) (Neurexin-1-alpha)
Target Nameneurexin-1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000179915 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9ULB1
Gene CardNRXN1
Uniprot IDQ9ULB1
PfamPF00008; PF02210
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.538414192)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NRXN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NRXN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NRXN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nrxn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NRXN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nrxn1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NRXN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNRXN3, NRXN2
ParalogsCNTNAP3B, CNTNAP3, CNTNAP3C, CNTNAP4, PDGFD, ASTL, CNTNAP5, HEPH, MEP1A, NRXN2, CNTNAP2, MFRP, CUZD1, NETO2, TLL2, F5, PCOLCE, CP, NRP1, NRXN3, EDIL3, CNTNAP1, CUBN, MEP1B, NETO1, MFGE8, PCOLCE2, NRP2, HEPHL1, F8, TLL1, DCBLD2, PDGFC, CDCP2, BMP1
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, cerebellar.hemisphere, cerebellum, tibial.nerve
Tissue SpecificityBrain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9628581}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6NID  (X-ray  1.86A 
DBSNP rs199598542  rs17040901 
Subcellular location [CC]Presynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000305};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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