Gene Information
Gene NameGDF11
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length407
Protein NamesGrowth/differentiation factor 11 (GDF-11) (Bone morphogenetic protein 11) (BMP-11)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000135414 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBO95390
Gene CardGDF11
Uniprot IDO95390
PfamPF00019; PF00688
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.172821156)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GDF11 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GDF11 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GDF11 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GDF11 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gdf11 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GDF11 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gdf11 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GDF11 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMSTN
ParalogsBMP3, MSTN, INHBC, GDF15, BMP6, INHBA, GDF6, TGFB3, BMP2, BMP10, TGFB1, INHA, GDF9, BMP5, BMP7, INHBB, GDF5, GDF1, GDF2, BMP4, LEFTY1, LEFTY2, GDF3, INHBE, GDF7, GDF10, BMP15, TGFB2, BMP8A, BMP8B, NODAL
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIn the embryo, strong expression is seen in the palatal epithelia, including the medial edge epithelial and midline epithelial seam of the palatal shelves. Less pronounced expression is also seen throughout the palatal shelf and tongue mesenchyme. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31215115}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.033333(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5E4G  (X-ray  1.50A  5JHW  (X-ray  2.35A  5UHM  (X-ray  1.90A  6MAC  (X-ray  2.34A  7MRZ  (X-ray  3.00A 
DBSNP rs1878258280 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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