Gene Information
Gene NamePOU6F1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length301
Protein NamesPOU domain, class 6, transcription factor 1 (Brain-specific homeobox/POU domain protein 5) (Brain-5) (Brn-5) (mPOU homeobox protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000184271 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ14863
Gene CardPOU6F1
Uniprot IDQ14863
PfamPF00046; PF00157
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.816336767)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ POU6F1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ POU6F1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ POU6F1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pou6f1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ POU6F1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pou6f1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rabbit_ POU6F1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPOU6F2
ParalogsPOU1F1, POU2F3, POU4F3, POU3F3, POU4F1, CCDC160, HDX, POU5F1B, POU5F1, POU2F1, POU3F1, POU5F2, POU4F2, POU6F2, POU2F2, POU3F2, POU3F4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIn the embryo, expressed exclusively in the developing brain, whereas in the adult its expression is restricted to brain, heart, skeletal muscle and lung. In the brain, the highest expression levels are found in specific cell layers of the cortex, the olfactory bulb, the hippocampus and the cerebellum.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3D1N  (X-ray  2.51A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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