About Erythropoietin
Erythropoietin (EPO) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
P01588, 193 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
1,148 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Erythropoietin |
| UniProt accession | P01588 |
| Gene | EPO |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 193 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 (1148)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- hemoglobin measurement · score 0.55
- hematocrit · score 0.55
- erythrocyte count · score 0.55
- mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration · score 0.53
- primary familial polycythemia due to EPO receptor mutation · score 0.51
- Blackfan-Diamond anemia · score 0.47
- autosomal dominant secondary polycythemia · score 0.37
- red blood cell density measurement · score 0.31
- platelet count · score 0.30
- bilirubin measurement · score 0.27
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-P01588-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 86.39 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (193 residues)
MGVHECPAWL WLLLSLLSLP LGLPVLGAPP RLICDSRVLE RYLLEAKEAE NITTGCAEHC SLNENITVPD TKVNFYAWKR MEVGQQAVEV WQGLALLSEA VLRGQALLVN SSQPWEPLQL HVDKAVSGLR SLTTLLRALG AQKEAISPPD AASAAPLRTI TADTFRKLFR VYSNFLRGKL KLYTGEACRT GDR
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