Gene Information
Gene NameFAM50A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length339
Protein NamesProtein FAM50A (Protein HXC-26) (Protein XAP-5)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000071859 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ14320
Gene CardFAM50A
Uniprot IDQ14320
PfamPF04921
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.857107629)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FAM50A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FAM50A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FAM50A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FAM50A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fam50a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FAM50A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fam50a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FAM50A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsFAM50B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed in fetal and adult tissues. Mostly abundant in fetal brain, liver and kidney;
in the adult, high levels were also observed in heart, skeletal muscle, spleen, thymus, prostate and small intestine. Expressed in fetal cerebellum and hypothalamus. Low expression is observed in fetal temporal lobe (PubMed:32703943). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32703943, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9339379}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs149558328  rs782017549 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32703943}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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