Gene Information
Gene NameATG12
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length140
Protein NamesUbiquitin-like protein ATG12 (Autophagy-related protein 12) (APG12-like)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000145782 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO94817
Gene CardATG12
Uniprot IDO94817
PfamPF04110
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.957953634)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ATG12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ATG12 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ATG12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ATG12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Atg12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ATG12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Atg12 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9852036}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.039269(Chimpanzee);0.028650(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4GDK  (X-ray  2.70A  4GDL  (X-ray  2.88A  4NAW  (X-ray  2.20A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Preautophagosomal structure membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22342342};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22342342}. Note=TECPR1 recruits the ATG12-ATG5 conjugate to the autolysosomal membrane.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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