Gene Information
Gene NameANO1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length986
Protein NamesAnoctamin-1 (Discovered on gastrointestinal stromal tumors protein 1) (Oral cancer overexpressed protein 2) (Transmembrane protein 16A) (Tumor-amplified and overexpressed sequence 2)
Target Nameanoctamin-1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000131620 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ5XXA6
Gene CardANO1
Uniprot IDQ5XXA6
PfamPF16178; PF04547
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.999779199)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ANO1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ANO1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ANO1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ANO1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ano1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ANO1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ano1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsANO2, ANO4, ANO5, ANO6, ANO7
ParalogsANO8, ANO4, PPP1R7, ANO7, ANO5, ANO2, ANO6, ANO10, ANO9, ANO3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in nasal epithelial cells (at protein level) (PubMed:32487539). In the kidney, expressed in the collecting duct (at protein level) (PubMed:24913262). Broadly expressed with higher levels in liver, skeletal muscle and gastrointestinal muscles (PubMed:16906560, PubMed:15215166). Expressed in eccrine sweat glands (PubMed:25220078). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15215166, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16906560, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24913262, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25220078, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32487539}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2186797  rs3740722 
Subcellular location [CC]Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15215166, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20056604, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21984732, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22178883, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22946059, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28559167, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31732694, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32487539};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8BHY3}. Presynapse {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8BHY3}. Note=In differentiating airway epithelial cells, predominantly intracellular at day 0 but is apically localized by day 30. Expressed in the presynapse of retinal neurons (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8BHY3}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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