Gene Information
Gene NameSNX21
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length373
Protein NamesSorting nexin-21 (Sorting nexin L) (SNX-L)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000124104 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ969T3
Gene CardSNX21
Uniprot IDQ969T3
PfamPF00787
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.15871756)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SNX21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SNX21 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SNX21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SNX21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Snx21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SNX21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Snx21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SNX21 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSNX20
ParalogsSNX20
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in fetus liver, but only weakly expressed in brain, skeleton muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle, kidney, and adrenal gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12459172}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs4638862 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q3UR97};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000250}. Early endosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q3UR97};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q3UR97};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q3UR97}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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