Gene Information
Gene NameWAPL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1190
Protein NamesWings apart-like protein homolog (Friend of EBNA2 protein) (WAPL cohesin release factor)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000062650 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ7Z5K2
Gene CardWAPL
Uniprot IDQ7Z5K2
PfamPF07814
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.280148669)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ WAPL ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ WAPL ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ WAPL ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ WAPL ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Wapl ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ WAPL ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Wapl ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ WAPL ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1 is highly expressed in uterine cervix tumor. Isoform 2 is widely expressed with a high level in skeletal muscle and heart. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15150110, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15383329}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.149869(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4K6J  (X-ray  2.62A  5HDT  (X-ray  2.71A 
DBSNP rs10887621  rs1564570621 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 2]: Nucleus.;
Nucleus. Chromosome. Cytoplasm. Note=Associates with chromatin through the cohesin complex during interphase. Released in the cytoplasm from nuclear envelope breakdown until anaphase, it reaccumulates in nucleus at telophase.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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