Gene Information
Gene NameRPGR
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1020
Protein NamesX-linked retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator
Target Namex-linked retinitis pigmentosa gtpase regulator
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age1064 ( ENSG00000156313 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ92834
Gene CardRPGR
Uniprot IDQ92834
PfamPF00415
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.945741004)
Ortholog in AnimalsDog_ RPGR ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Rpgr ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Rpgr ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSERGEF, RCC2, RCBTB2, RCBTB1, RCC1L, RCCD1, HERC1, RCC1, ALS2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHeart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, muscle, kidney, retina, pancreas and fetal retinal pigment epithelium. Isoform 3 is found only in the retina. Colocalizes with RPGRIP1 in the outer segment of rod photoreceptors and cone outer segments. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12140192}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4JHN  (X-ray  1.70A  4JHP  (X-ray  1.90A  4QAM  (X-ray  1.83A 
DBSNP rs62638630  rs62638629  rs62638634  rs111631988  rs1801685  rs62638636  rs62638637  rs62638643  rs62638644  rs137852550  rs5963403  rs62650218  rs62638651  rs62650220  rs1601961064  rs138018739  rs62642057  rs62640587  rs62640589  rs62640590  rs62640593  rs41305223  rs1801687  rs62635003  rs62635004  rs41312104  rs1801688 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, flagellum axoneme {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9R0X5}. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15772089}. Cell projection, cilium {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9R0X5}. Note=In the retinal photoreceptor cell layer, localizes at the connecting cilium (By similarity). Colocalizes with WHRN in the photoreceptor connecting cilium (By similarity). Colocalizes with CEP290 in the photoreceptor connecting cilium (By similarity). Colocalizes with RPGRIP1 in the photoreceptor connecting cilium (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9R0X5}.;
[Isoform 6]: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium basal body. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium axoneme.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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