About Espin
Espin (ESPN) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
B1AK53, 854 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
145 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Espin |
| UniProt accession | B1AK53 |
| Gene | ESPN |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 854 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Disease associations (145)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- hearing loss, autosomal recessive · score 0.63
- Usher syndrome type 1 · score 0.55
- neurodegenerative disease · score 0.37
- nonsyndromic genetic hearing loss · score 0.37
- Rare genetic deafness · score 0.33
- deafness · score 0.28
- genetic disorder · score 0.19
- multiple sclerosis · score 0.16
- Sensorineural hearing impairment · score 0.15
- sensorineural hearing loss · score 0.15
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-B1AK53-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 67.96 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (854 residues)
MALEQALQAA RQGELDVLRS LHAAGLLGPS LRDPLDALPV HHAARAGKLH CLRFLVEEAA LPAAARARNG ATPAHDASAT GHLACLQWLL SQGGCRVQDK DNSGATVLHL AARFGHPEVV NWLLHHGGGD PTAATDMGAL PIHYAAAKGD FPSLRLLVEH YPEGVNAQTK NGATPLYLAC QEGHLEVTQY LVQECGADPH ARAHDGMTPL HAAAQMGHSP VIVWLVSCTD VSLSEQDKDG ATAMHFAASR GHTKVLSWLL LHGGEISADL WGGTPLHDAA ENGELECCQI LVVNGAELDV RDRDGYTAAD LSDFNGHSHC TRYLRTVENL SVEHRVLSRD PSAELEAKQP DSGMSSPNTT VSVQPLNFDL SSPTSTLSNY DSCSSSHSSI KGQHPPCGLS SARAADIQSY MDMLNPELGL PRGTIGKPTP PPPPPSFPPP PPPPGTQLPP PPPGYPAPKP PVGPQAADIY MQTKNKLRHV ETEALKKELS SCDGHDGLRR QDSSRKPRAF SKQPSTGDYY RQLGRCPGET LAARPGMAHS EEVRARQPAR AGCPRLGPAA RGSLEGPSAP PQAALLPGNH VPNGCAADPK ASRELPPPPP PPPPPLPEAA SSPPPAPPLP LESAGPGCGQ RRSSSSTGST KSFNMMSPTG DNSELLAEIK AGKSLKPTPQ SKGLTTVFSG IGQPAFQPDS PLPSVSPALS PVRSPTPPAA GFQPLLNGSL VPVPPTTPAP GVQLDVEALI PTHDEQGRPI PEWKRQVMVR KMQLKMQEEE EQRRKEEEEE ARLASMPAWR RDLLRKKLEE EREQKRKEEE RQKQEELRRE KEQSEKLRTL GYDESKLAPW QRQVILKKGD IAKY
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