Gene Information
Gene NameCORIN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1042
Protein NamesAtrial natriuretic peptide-converting enzyme (EC 3.4.21.-) (Corin) (Heart-specific serine proteinase ATC2) (Pro-ANP-converting enzyme) (Transmembrane protease serine 10) [Cleaved into: Atrial natriuretic peptide-converting enzyme, N-terminal propeptide; Atrial natriuretic peptide-converting enzyme, activated protease fragment; Atrial natriuretic peptide-converting enzyme, 180 kDa soluble fragment; Atrial natriuretic peptide-converting enzyme, 160 kDa soluble fragment; Atrial natriuretic peptide-converting enzyme, 100 kDa soluble fragment]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000145244 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y5Q5
Gene CardCORIN
Uniprot IDQ9Y5Q5
PfamPF01392; PF00057; PF15494; PF00089
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.409544265)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CORIN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CORIN ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CORIN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CORIN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Corin ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CORIN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Corin ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CORIN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissueheart, left.atrium, left.ventricle, mitral.valve, pulmonary.valve
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in heart. Expressed in heart myocytes. Also expressed in pregnant uterus. Detected in blood, in plasma as well as in serum (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10329693, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19751717, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22437503}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2289433  rs387906894  rs13105608  rs387906895  rs11934749 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19751717, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21288900, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21518754};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19751717, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21288900, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21518754}. Note=May easily detached from the endothelial cell membrane.;
[Isoform 2]: Cell membrane;
Single-pass type II membrane protein. Note=Less efficiently targeted to the cell membrane compared to isoform 1.;
[Atrial natriuretic peptide-converting enzyme, 180 kDa soluble fragment]: Secreted. Note=Soluble form produced following cleavage by ADAM10.;
[Atrial natriuretic peptide-converting enzyme, 160 kDa soluble fragment]: Secreted. Note=Soluble form produced following autocatalytic cleavage.;
[Atrial natriuretic peptide-converting enzyme, 100 kDa soluble fragment]: Secreted. Note=Soluble form produced following autocatalytic cleavage.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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