Gene Information
Gene NameSMNC
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length294
Protein NamesSurvival motor neuron protein (Component of gems 1) (Gemin-1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ16637
Gene CardSMN1;SMN2
Uniprot IDQ16637
PfamPF06003
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in a wide variety of tissues. Expressed at high levels in brain, kidney and liver, moderate levels in skeletal and cardiac muscle, and low levels in fibroblasts and lymphocytes. Also seen at high levels in spinal cord. Present in osteoclasts and mononuclear cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11551898, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9259265}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.096000(Rat);0.034783(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1G5V  (NMR  1MHN  (X-ray  1.80A  2LEH  (NMR  4A4E  (NMR  4A4G  (NMR  4GLI  (X-ray  1.90A  4QQ6  (X-ray  1.75A  5XJL  (X-ray  2.50A  5XJQ  (X-ray  3.28A  5XJR  (X-ray  3.12A  5XJS  (X-ray  3.38A  5XJT  (X-ray  2.92A  5XJU  (X-ray  2.58A 
DBSNP rs75030631  rs104893930  rs104893931  rs104893927  rs104893935  rs104893933  rs104893934  rs75586164  rs104893932  rs75660264  rs104893922  rs76871093  rs77301881  rs77969175  rs76163360 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus, gem {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11283611, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8670859, ECO:0000305|PubMed:12067652}. Nucleus, Cajal body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11283611, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21072240, ECO:0000305|PubMed:12067652}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11283611, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8670859, ECO:0000305|PubMed:12067652}. Cytoplasmic granule {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14715275}. Perikaryon {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18093976}. Cell projection, neuron projection {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18093976}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97801}. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, Z line {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97801}. Note=Colocalizes with actin and at the Z-line of skeletal muscle (By similarity). Under stress conditions colocalizes with RPP20/POP7 in punctuated cytoplasmic granules (PubMed:14715275). Colocalized and redistributed with ZPR1 from the cytoplasm to nuclear gems (Gemini of coiled bodies) and Cajal bodies (PubMed:11283611). Colocalizes with FMR1 in cytoplasmic granules in the soma and neurite cell processes (PubMed:18093976). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97801, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11283611, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14715275, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18093976}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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