Gene Information
Gene NameTMC1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length760
Protein NamesTransmembrane channel-like protein 1 (Transmembrane cochlear-expressed protein 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000165091 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ8TDI8
Gene CardTMC1
Uniprot IDQ8TDI8
PfamPF07810
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.372256691)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TMC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TMC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TMC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TMC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tmc1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TMC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tmc1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TMC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTMC3
ParalogsTMC8, TMC7, TMC6, TMC4, TMC5, TMC2, TMC3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in fetal cochlea, and at low levels in placenta and testis.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1796993  rs11143384  rs17058153  rs121908072  rs121908074 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8R4P5};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=Localized to the stereocilia of the cochlear hair cells. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8R4P5}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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