MSTN

ENSG00000138379
Target class
Secreted protein
Chromosome
2
Approved drugs
0
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
6

Approved drugs
0
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
6

Chemical probe available
No

Target name
MSTN
Gene name
Myostatin
Gene symbol
MSTN
Previous gene symbols
  • GDF8
Protein name
Growth/differentiation factor 8 (GDF-8) (Myostatin)

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Gene family
Transforming growth factor beta superfamily
Target class
Secreted protein
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
11
Highest tissue expression
3.88
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.373
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.811

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:2660
Reactome pathways
  • R-HSA-9617828
Protein interaction confidence
0.841294
Protein interaction partners
34

End position
190062729
Start position
190055700
Chromosome
2
Strand
Reverse

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000138379
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
2660
UniProt ID
O14793

  • Secreted .

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.81098
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.373095

Expression in transcripts per million

Cervix - Ectocervix
3.88
Cervix - Endocervix
2.47
Nerve - Tibial
1.69
Brain - Cerebellum
1.67
Cells - Cultured fibroblasts
1.53

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Cervix - Ectocervix3.88
  • Cervix - Endocervix2.47
  • Nerve - Tibial1.69
  • Brain - Cerebellum1.67
  • Cells - Cultured fibroblasts1.53
  • Artery - Aorta1.46
  • Adrenal Gland1.37
  • Pituitary1.32
  • Muscle - Skeletal1.29
  • Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere1.25
  • Uterus1.05
  • Colon - Sigmoid0.96
  • Thyroid0.92
  • Ovary0.92
  • Vagina0.92
  • Fallopian Tube0.87
  • Brain - Hypothalamus0.87
  • Adipose - Subcutaneous0.86
  • Artery - Coronary0.82
  • Testis0.74
  • Prostate0.73
  • Brain - Cortex0.73
  • Breast - Mammary Tissue0.72
  • Brain - Amygdala0.72
  • Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)0.7

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

Cellular components

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Trials (30)

Drugs (6)