About Microcephalin
Microcephalin (MCPH1) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
Q8NEM0, 835 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
293 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Microcephalin |
| UniProt accession | Q8NEM0 |
| Gene | MCPH1 |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 835 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 (293)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- microcephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive · score 0.78
- autosomal recessive primary microcephaly · score 0.62
- intraocular pressure measurement · score 0.42
- neurodegenerative disease · score 0.41
- lean body mass · score 0.40
- total blood protein measurement · score 0.38
- microcephaly with intellectual disability · score 0.37
- systolic blood pressure · score 0.35
- diastolic blood pressure · score 0.34
- Bartter syndrome · score 0.34
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-Q8NEM0-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 59.34 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (835 residues)
MAAPILKDVV AYVEVWSSNG TENYSKTFTT QLVDMGAKVS KTFNKQVTHV IFKDGYQSTW DKAQKRGVKL VSVLWVEKCR TAGAHIDESL FPAANMNEHL SSLIKKKRKC MQPKDFNFKT PENDKRFQKK FEKMAKELQR QKTNLDDDVP ILLFESNGSL IYTPTIEINS RHHSAMEKRL QEMKEKRENL SPTSSQMIQQ SHDNPSNSLC EAPLNISRDT LCSDEYFAGG LHSSFDDLCG NSGCGNQERK LEGSINDIKS DVCISSLVLK ANNIHSSPSF THLDKSSPQK FLSNLSKEEI NLQRNIAGKV VTPDQKQAAG MSQETFEEKY RLSPTLSSTK GHLLIHSRPR SSSVKRKRVS HGSHSPPKEK CKRKRSTRRS IMPRLQLCRS EDRLQHVAGP ALEALSCGES SYDDYFSPDN LKERYSENLP PESQLPSSPA QLSCRSLSKK ERTSIFEMSD FSCVGKKTRT VDITNFTAKT ISSPRKTGNG EGRATSSCVT SAPEEALRCC RQAGKEDACP EGNGFSYTIE DPALPKGHDD DLTPLEGSLE EMKEAVGLKS TQNKGTTSKI SNSSEGEAQS EHEPCFIVDC NMETSTEEKE NLPGGYSGSV KNRPTRHDVL DDSCDGFKDL IKPHEELKKS GRGKKPTRTL VMTSMPSEKQ NVVIQVVDKL KGFSIAPDVC ETTTHVLSGK PLRTLNVLLG IARGCWVLSY DWVLWSLELG HWISEEPFEL SHHFPAAPLC RSECHLSAGP YRGTLFADQP AMFVSPASSP PVAKLCELVH LCGGRVSQVP RQASIVIGPY SGKKKATVKY LSEKWVLDSI TQHKVCAPEN YLLSQ
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