Gene Information
Gene NameRGS16
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length202
Protein NamesRegulator of G-protein signaling 16 (RGS16) (A28-RGS14P) (Retinal-specific RGS) (RGS-r) (hRGS-r) (Retinally abundant regulator of G-protein signaling)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000143333 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO15492
Gene CardRGS16
Uniprot IDO15492
PfamPF00615
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.158113064)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ RGS16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ RGS16 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ RGS16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ RGS16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Rgs16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ RGS16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Rgs16 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsRGS8, RGS18, RGS5, RGS3, RGS20, RGS2, RGSL1, RGS12, RGS21, AXIN1, RGS1, RGS11, RGS17, RGS7, RGS14, AXIN2, RGS22, RGS4, RGS6, RGS9, RGS13, RGS19, RGS10
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityAbundantly expressed in retina with lower levels of expression in most other tissues.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2BT2  (X-ray  1.90A  2IK8  (X-ray  2.71A 
DBSNP rs1144566 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97428};
Lipid-anchor {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97428}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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