Gene Information
Gene NameWWOX
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length414
Protein NamesWW domain-containing oxidoreductase (EC 1.1.1.-) (Fragile site FRA16D oxidoreductase) (Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 41C member 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000186153 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9NZC7
Gene CardWWOX
Uniprot IDQ9NZC7
PfamPF00106; PF00397
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.185759091)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ WWOX ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ WWOX ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ WWOX ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ WWOX ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Wwox ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ WWOX ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Wwox ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ WWOX ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSDR9C7, HSD17B14, HSD17B7, HSD11B2, DHRS12, RDH12, HSDL1, HSD17B4, DHRS9, RDH11, RDH16, HSD17B8, HSD17B11, BDH1, HSD17B2, RDH5, DHRS3, HSD17B13, HSD17B12, SDR16C5, HSD17B1, RDH10, HSD17B10, HSD17B3, HSD17B6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Strongly expressed in testis, prostate, and ovary. Overexpressed in cancer cell lines. Isoform 5 and isoform 6 may only be expressed in tumor cell lines. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10786676, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11719429}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1WMV  (NMR 
DBSNP rs730880292  rs587777128  rs144601717  rs114755364  rs141361080  rs11545029  rs7201683  rs186745328  rs3764340  rs119487098  rs73572838  rs587777127  rs77067228 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14695174, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15070730, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16219768, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19366691, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19465938}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14695174, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15064722, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16219768, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19366691}. Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14695174}. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000305}. Note=Partially localizes to the mitochondria (PubMed:14695174). Translocates to the nucleus upon genotoxic stress or TNF stimulation (By similarity). Translocates to the nucleus in response to TGFB1 (PubMed:19366691). Isoform 5 and isoform 6 may localize in the nucleus. {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14695174, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19366691}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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