Gene Information
Gene NameMETRNL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length311
Protein NamesMeteorin-like protein (Subfatin)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000176845 )
3 ( ENSG00000275031 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ641Q3
Gene CardMETRNL
Uniprot IDQ641Q3
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.981868947)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ METRNL ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ METRNL ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ METRNL ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Metrnl ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ METRNL ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Metrnl ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ METRNL ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMETRN
ParalogsMETRN
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in the skeletal muscle, in subcutaneous adipose tissue, epididymal white adipose tissue depots and heart. Also expressed in brown adipose tissues and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24393292, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24906147}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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