Gene Information
Gene NamePAD6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length694
Protein NamesProtein-arginine deiminase type-6 (EC 3.5.3.15) (Peptidyl arginine deiminase-like protein) (Peptidylarginine deiminase VI) (hPADVI) (Protein-arginine deiminase type VI)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ6TGC4
Gene CardPADI6
Uniprot IDQ6TGC4
PfamPF03068; PF08527; PF08526
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in oocytes and weakly expressed in other somatic tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15625577, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27545678}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4DAT  (X-ray  1.40A  4DAU  (X-ray  2.00A 
DBSNP rs775156958  rs1057517684 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27545678}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8K3V4}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, Cortical granule {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8K3V4}. Note=Predominantly cytoplasmic (oocyte cytoplasmic sheets), also nuclear. Released extracellularly during the cortical reaction, and remains associated with the blastomeres surfaces as a peripheral membrane protein until the blastocyst stage of development. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8K3V4}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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