Gene Information
Gene NameSETX
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2677
Protein NamesProbable helicase senataxin (EC 3.6.4.-) (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4 protein) (SEN1 homolog) (Senataxin)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000107290 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ7Z333
Gene CardSETX
Uniprot IDQ7Z333
PfamPF13086; PF13087
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.414080049)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SETX ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SETX ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SETX ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SETX ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Setx ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SETX ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Setx ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SETX ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsAQR, UPF1, DNA2, IGHMBP2, HELZ, ZNFX1, MOV10, HELZ2, MOV10L1, CT55
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in skeletal muscle. Expressed in heart, fibroblast, placenta and liver. Weakly expressed in brain and lung. Expressed in the cortex of the kidney (highly expressed in tubular epithelial cells but low expression in the glomerulus). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14770181, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15106121, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16644229, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17562789}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.025380(Chimpanzee);0.022525(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs28941475  rs997473183  rs753713810  rs1564548971  rs1422277504  rs29001665  rs29001584  rs1564547645  rs1320071128  rs116205032  rs116333061  rs882709  rs61742937  rs12352982  rs3739922  rs1185193  rs12344006  rs1183768  rs267607044  rs11243731  rs543573  rs112089123  rs762175796  rs2296871  rs2296871  rs121434379  rs746525639  rs121434378  rs28940290  rs1471824334  rs1420833435  rs151117904  rs1056899  rs3739927 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17562789, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21576111, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24105744}. Nucleus, nucleoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17562789}. Nucleus, nucleolus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17562789}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17562789, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21576111}. Chromosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23149945}. Chromosome, telomere {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21112256}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21576111}. Cell projection, growth cone {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21576111}. Note=May be detected in the nucleolus only in cycling cells. At pachytene stage, colocalizes predominantly to the heterochromatic XY-body of sex chromosomes with DNA damage response proteins in a BRCA1-dependent manner (By similarity). Localizes with telomeric DNA in a transcription-dependent manner (PubMed:21112256). Under replication stress, colocalizes with a variety of DNA damage signaling and repair response proteins at distinct nuclear foci in mitotic S/G2- and G1-phase cells in a transcription- and RNA/DNA hybrid-dependent manner (PubMed:23149945). Localizes at limited number of nuclear foci (PubMed:24105744). Colocalizes with EXOSC9 in nuclear foci upon induction of transcription-related DNA damage at the S phase (PubMed:24105744). Most abundant in the nucleus. Detected in granules. Colocalized in cycling cells with FBL in the nucleolus. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A2AKX3, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17562789, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21112256, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21576111, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23149945, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24105744}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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