Erythropoietin (EPO)

Homo sapiens — UniProt P01588

Gene: EPOHomo sapiensSwissProt reviewed

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 nameErythropoietin
UniProt accessionP01588
GeneEPO
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length193 residues
Molecular weight—
EC numbers—
Target classUNCLASSIFIED
Subcellular location—
Keywords—

Druggability

Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug

Druggability tierMEDIUM
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.

StructureSourceMethodMean pLDDTResolution (Å)
AF-P01588-F1alphafoldPREDICTED86.39—

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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Quick facts

UniProtP01588
GeneEPO
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length193
Binders0
Diseases1,148
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