Gene Information
Gene NamePLAG1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length500
Protein NamesZinc finger protein PLAG1 (Pleiomorphic adenoma gene 1 protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000181690 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ6DJT9
Gene CardPLAG1
Uniprot IDQ6DJT9
PfamPF00096
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.970197902)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLAG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PLAG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PLAG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLAG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Plag1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PLAG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Plag1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PLAG1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPLAGL2, PLAGL1
ParalogsZSCAN32, ZNF641, ZNF274, ZNF131, ZSCAN5C, ZSCAN5A, ZNF518A, SCAND1, ZSCAN29, ZSCAN1, ZNF202, ZSCAN18, ZNF444, ZNF18, PLAGL1, ZKSCAN2, PEG3, ZSCAN5B, ZNF576, PLAGL2, ZNF496, REST, ZNF174, OVOL1, OVOL2, ZNF446, OVOL3, ZNF770, ZNF518B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in fetal tissues such as lung, liver and kidney. Not detected or weak detection in normal adult tissues, but highly expressed in salivary gland with benign or malignant pleiomorphic adenomas with or without 8q12 aberrations, with preferential occurrence in benign tumors. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10029085, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14695992, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9020842, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9722527}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs35883156 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10646861, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11882654, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16207715}. Note=Strong nucleolar localization when sumoylation is inhibited.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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