Gene Information
Gene NamePROX1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length737
Protein NamesProspero homeobox protein 1 (Homeobox prospero-like protein PROX1) (PROX-1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age810 ( ENSG00000117707 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ92786
Gene CardPROX1
Uniprot IDQ92786
PfamPF05044
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.785948956)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PROX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PROX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PROX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PROX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Prox1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PROX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Prox1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PROX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPROX2
Tissueliver
Tissue SpecificityMost actively expressed in the developing lens. Detected also in embryonic brain, lung, liver and kidney. In adult, it is more abundant in heart and liver than in brain, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8812486}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002990(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2LMD  (NMR 
DBSNP rs12121210 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P48437}. Note=RORG promotes its nuclear localization. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P48437}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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