Gene Information
Gene NamePDF
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length308
Protein NamesGrowth/differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) (Macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1) (MIC-1) (NSAID-activated gene 1 protein) (NAG-1) (NSAID-regulated gene 1 protein) (NRG-1) (Placental TGF-beta) (Placental bone morphogenetic protein) (Prostate differentiation factor)
Target Namepolypeptide deformylase
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age1714 ( ENSG00000258429 )
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ99988
Gene CardGDF15
Uniprot IDQ99988
PfamPF00019
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.554334508)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PDF ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PDF ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PDF ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PDF ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pdf ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PDF ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pdf ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in placenta, with lower levels in prostate and colon and some expression in kidney (PubMed:9348093). Detected in plasma (at protein level) (PubMed:28572090, PubMed:29046435). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28572090, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29046435, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9348093}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5VT2  (X-ray  2.30A  5VZ3  (X-ray  1.97A  5VZ4  (X-ray  2.20A  6Q2J  (EM  4.10A 
DBSNP rs1059519  rs1059369  rs1058587 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28572090, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29046435}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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