Gene Information
Gene NameBCL11A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length835
Protein NamesB-cell lymphoma/leukemia 11A (BCL-11A) (B-cell CLL/lymphoma 11A) (COUP-TF-interacting protein 1) (Ecotropic viral integration site 9 protein homolog) (EVI-9) (Zinc finger protein 856)
Target Namebcl11a messenger rna
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000119866 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9H165
Gene CardBCL11A
Uniprot IDQ9H165
PfamPF00096
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.341138623)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BCL11A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BCL11A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BCL11A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BCL11A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bcl11a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BCL11A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bcl11a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BCL11A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsBCL11B
ParalogsZNF217, ZNF516, ZNF536, BCL11B, RREB1, SALL3, SALL2, ZNF831, SALL1, ZNF219, HIVEP2, HIVEP3, SALL4, HIVEP1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed at high levels in brain, spleen thymus, bone marrow and testis. Expressed in CD34-positive myeloid precursor cells, B-cells, monocytes and megakaryocytes. Expression is tightly regulated during B-cell development. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11161790, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11719382}.;
[Isoform 1]: Expressed in fetal and adult brain, and in the plasmacytoid dendritic cell. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16704730}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.010526(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5VTB  (X-ray  2.40A  6KI6  (X-ray  2.50A  6U9Q  (X-ray  1.83A 
DBSNP rs886037864  rs886037865  rs886037866  rs886037864  rs886037865  rs886037866  rs886037864  rs886037865  rs886037866 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11161790}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11161790}. Chromosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29606353}. Note=Associates with the nuclear body. Colocalizes with SUMO1 and SENP2 in nuclear speckles (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.;
[Isoform 1]: Nucleus matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16704730}. Note=Colocalizes with BCL6 in nuclear paraspeckles. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16704730}.;
[Isoform 2]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27453576}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27453576}. Note=Predominantly localized in the nucleus in nuclear paraspeckles. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27453576}.;
[Isoform 3]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27453576}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27453576}. Note=Predominantly localized in the cytoplasm in the absence of interaction with isoform 1 and isoform 2. In presence of isoform 1 or isoform 2, translocates from the cytoplasm into nuclear paraspeckles. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27453576}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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