Gene Information
Gene NameKEL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length732
Protein NamesKell blood group glycoprotein (EC 3.4.24.-) (CD antigen CD238)
Target Namekell blood group glycoprotein
Target TypeNA
Gene Age244 ( ENSG00000197993 )
3 ( ENSG00000276615 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBP23276
Gene CardKEL
Uniprot IDP23276
PfamPF01431; PF05649
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.216948351)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KEL ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ KEL ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KEL ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KEL ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kel ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KEL ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kel ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KEL ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMMEL1, PHEX, ECE1, MME, ECE2, ECEL1
Tissuebone.marrow, testis
Tissue SpecificityExpressed at high levels in erythrocytes and testis (in Sertoli cells), and, at lower levels, in skeletal muscle, tonsils (in follicular dendritic cells), lymph node, spleen and appendix (at protein level). Also expressed in many adult and fetal nonerythroid tissues, including brain, spleen, lymph nodes and bone marrow. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10891471, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11336649}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs8175974  rs61729039  rs8176058  rs61729040  rs61729042  rs61729036  rs8176059  rs61729034  rs61729037  rs61729038  rs61729041  rs61729035  rs61729032  rs61729033  rs8176038  rs8176048 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Single-pass type II membrane protein. Note=Spans the erythrocyte membrane, and is attached to the underlying cytoskeleton.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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