Gene Information
Gene NameEREG
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length169
Protein NamesProepiregulin [Cleaved into: Epiregulin (EPR)]
Target Nameepiregulin
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000124882 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBO14944
Gene CardEREG
Uniprot IDO14944
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.15028475)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ EREG ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ EREG ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ EREG ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ EREG ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ereg ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ EREG ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ereg ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ EREG ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBTC, AREG, EPGN, TGFA, HBEGF
Tissuebone.marrow
Tissue SpecificityIn normal adults, expressed predominantly in the placenta and peripheral blood leukocytes. High levels were detected in carcinomas of the bladder, lung, kidney and colon. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9337852}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002990(Rat);0.033333(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1K36  (NMR  1K37  (NMR  5E8D  (X-ray  2.50A  5WB7  (X-ray  2.94A  7LEN  (X-ray  2.90A  7LFR  (X-ray  3.20A  7LFS  (X-ray  3.50A 
DBSNP rs35275884 
Subcellular location [CC][Epiregulin]: Secreted, extracellular space {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9337852}.;
[Proepiregulin]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9337852};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9337852}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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