Gene Information
Gene NameSIX5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length739
Protein NamesHomeobox protein SIX5 (DM locus-associated homeodomain protein) (Sine oculis homeobox homolog 5)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000177045 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8N196
Gene CardSIX5
Uniprot IDQ8N196
PfamPF00046; PF16878
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.510152965)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SIX5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SIX5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SIX5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SIX5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Six5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SIX5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Six5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSIX2, ANHX, SIX6, SIX3, SIX1, SIX4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in adult but not in fetal eyes. Found in corneal epithelium and endothelium, lens epithelium, ciliary body epithelia, cellular layers of the retina and the sclera. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9949207}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs80356461  rs80356462  rs80356463  rs80356464  rs2014377  rs2014576  rs2341097 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12500905}. Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00108, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12500905}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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