Gene Information
Gene NameSEMA7A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length666
Protein NamesSemaphorin-7A (CDw108) (JMH blood group antigen) (John-Milton-Hargen human blood group Ag) (Semaphorin-K1) (Sema K1) (Semaphorin-L) (Sema L) (CD antigen CD108)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000138623 )
3 ( ENSG00000288455 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBO75326
Gene CardSEMA7A
Uniprot IDO75326
PfamPF13895; PF01437; PF01403
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.852972079)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SEMA7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SEMA7A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SEMA7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SEMA7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Sema7a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SEMA7A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Sema7a ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSEMA4B, SEMA4A
ParalogsSEMA4D, SEMA6D, SEMA3A, SEMA3F, SEMA6C, SEMA3E, SEMA3D, SEMA6B, SEMA4B, SEMA4F, SEMA3B, SEMA4G, SEMA3C, SEMA5A, SEMA4A, SEMA5B, SEMA3G, SEMA4C, SEMA6A
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in skin keratinocytes and on endothelial cells from skin blood vessels (at protein level). Expressed in fibroblasts, keratinocytes, melanocytes, placenta, testis, ovary, spleen, brain, spinal chord, lung, heart, adrenal gland, lymph nodes, thymus, intestine and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10201933, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17671519, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9712866}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3NVQ  (X-ray  2.40A 
DBSNP rs16968733  rs55637216  rs56367230  rs387907241  rs56204206  rs56001514 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10201933, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17671519, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9712866};
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10201933, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17671519, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9712866};
Extracellular side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10201933, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17671519, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9712866}. Note=Detected in a punctate pattern on the cell membrane of basal and supra-basal skin keratinocytes.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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