Gene Information
Gene NameBFSP1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length665
Protein NamesFilensin (Beaded filament structural protein 1) (Lens fiber cell beaded-filament structural protein CP 115) (CP115) (Lens intermediate filament-like heavy) (LIFL-H) [Cleaved into: Filensin C-terminal fragment; Filensin N-terminal fragment]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age810 ( ENSG00000125864 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ12934
Gene CardBFSP1
Uniprot IDQ12934
PfamPF00038
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.421043428)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BFSP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BFSP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BFSP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BFSP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bfsp1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BFSP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bfsp1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BFSP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the cortex and nucleus of the retina lens (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30790544, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7720401}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs6080719  rs1085307126  rs16999317 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q06002};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q06002};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q06002}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q02435}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q06002}. Cytoplasm, cell cortex {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q06002}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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