Gene Information
Gene NameLZTS1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length596
Protein NamesLeucine zipper putative tumor suppressor 1 (F37/esophageal cancer-related gene-coding leucine-zipper motif) (Fez1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000061337 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y250
Gene CardLZTS1
Uniprot IDQ9Y250
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.678532698)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LZTS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LZTS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LZTS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LZTS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lzts1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LZTS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lzts1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LZTS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsLZTS3, LZTS2
ParalogsLZTS2, LZTS3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in testis, prostate, spleen, thymus, ovary and brain. Detected at lower levels in heart, placenta, small intestine, colon, liver, kidney, skeletal muscle and pancreas. Not detectable in primary tumors from breast and prostate and in many cancer cell lines. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10097140}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP rs28937897  rs34620053  rs119473032  rs723874 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection, dendritic spine {ECO:0000250}. Postsynaptic density {ECO:0000250}. Synapse {ECO:0000250}. Note=Associated with the plasma membrane and with microtubules. Detected in dendritic spines, especially in the postsynaptic density (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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