Gene Information
Gene NameSPATA18
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length538
Protein NamesMitochondria-eating protein (Spermatogenesis-associated protein 18)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000163071 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8TC71
Gene CardSPATA18
Uniprot IDQ8TC71
PfamPF16026
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.244680277)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SPATA18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SPATA18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SPATA18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Spata18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SPATA18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Spata18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SPATA18 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs3860707  rs11558773 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21264228, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22292033}. Mitochondrion outer membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21264228, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22292033}. Note=Localizes to the cytoplasm under normal conditions (PubMed:21264228). Relocalizes to mitochondrion outer membrane following cellular stress. Colocalizes with BNIP3 and BNIP3L at the mitochondrion outer membrane (PubMed:22292033). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21264228, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22292033}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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