Gene Information
Gene NameUNQ1874/PRO4317
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length709
Protein NamesNicastrin
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ92542
Gene CardNCSTN
Uniprot IDQ92542
PfamPF18266
In ASDyes
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in brain (at protein level) (PubMed:10993067). Widely expressed (PubMed:11396676). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10993067, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11396676}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.275454(Rat);0.305744(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2N7Q  (NMR  2N7R  (NMR  4UIS  (EM  4.40A  5A63  (EM  3.40A  5FN2  (EM  4.20A  5FN3  (EM  4.10A  5FN4  (EM  4.00A  5FN5  (EM  4.30A  6IDF  (EM  2.70A  6IYC  (EM  2.60A  6LQG  (EM  3.10A  6LR4  (EM  3.00A  7C9I  (EM  3.10A  7D8X  (EM  2.60A 
DBSNP rs12045198  rs35603924 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10993067, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25043039, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25918421, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26280335, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26623517, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26776682};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25043039, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25918421, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26280335, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26623517, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30598546, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30630874}. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10993067};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25043039, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25918421, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26280335, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26623517, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30598546, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30630874}. Melanosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12643545, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065}. Note=Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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