Gene Information
Gene NameTJP1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1748
Protein NamesTight junction protein ZO-1 (Tight junction protein 1) (Zona occludens protein 1) (Zonula occludens protein 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000104067 )
3 ( ENSG00000277401 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ07157
Gene CardTJP1
Uniprot IDQ07157
PfamPF00625; PF00595; PF07653; PF00791
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.380739893)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TJP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TJP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TJP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TJP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tjp1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TJP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tjp1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TJP1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTJP3, TJP2
ParalogsDLG5, TJP2, TJP3
Tissuesubstantia.nigra
Tissue SpecificityThe alpha-containing isoform is found in most epithelial cell junctions. The short isoform is found both in endothelial cells and the highly specialized epithelial junctions of renal glomeruli and Sertoli cells of the seminiferous tubules.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2H2B  (X-ray  1.60A  2H2C  (X-ray  2.00A  2H3M  (X-ray  2.90A  2JWE  (NMR  2KXR  (NMR  2KXS  (NMR  2RCZ  (X-ray  1.70A  3CYY  (X-ray  2.40A  3LH5  (X-ray  2.60A  3SHU  (X-ray  2.75A  3SHW  (X-ray  2.90A  3TSV  (X-ray  1.99A  3TSW  (X-ray  2.85A  3TSZ  (X-ray  2.50A  4OEO  (X-ray  1.90A  4OEP  (X-ray  2.35A  4Q2Q  (X-ray  1.45A  4YYX  (X-ray  1.79A 
DBSNP rs2229517  rs2229515  rs45529137  rs45567033  rs2291166  rs45578638 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7798316};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7798316};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7798316}. Cell junction, tight junction {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7798316}. Cell junction {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28169360}. Cell junction, gap junction. Cell projection, podosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20930113}. Note=Moves from the cytoplasm to the cell membrane concurrently with cell-cell contact (PubMed:7798316). At podosomal sites, is predominantly localized in the ring structure surrounding the actin core (PubMed:20930113). Colocalizes with SPEF1 at sites of cell-cell contact in intestinal epithelial cells (PubMed:31473225). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20930113, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31473225, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7798316}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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