Gene Information
Gene NameALAS2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length587
Protein Names5-aminolevulinate synthase, erythroid-specific, mitochondrial (ALAS-E) (EC 2.3.1.37) (5-aminolevulinic acid synthase 2) (Delta-ALA synthase 2) (Delta-aminolevulinate synthase 2)
Target Name5-aminolevulinate synthase, erythroid-specific, mitochondrial
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000158578 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP22557
Gene CardALAS2
Uniprot IDP22557
PfamPF00155; PF09029
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.905869738)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ALAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ALAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ALAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ALAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Alas2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ALAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Alas2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ALAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsALAS1
ParalogsGCAT, SPTLC3, ALAS1, SPTLC2, SPTLC1
Tissuebone.marrow, placenta, whole.blood
Tissue Specificity[Isoform 1]: Erythroid-specific. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14643893, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2050125}.;
[Isoform 2]: Erythroid-specific. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14643893}.;
[Isoform 3]: Erythroid-specific. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14643893}.;
[Isoform 4]: Erythroid-specific. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14643893}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5QQQ  (X-ray  1.93A  5QQR  (X-ray  1.46A  5QQS  (X-ray  1.85A  5QQT  (X-ray  1.67A  5QQU  (X-ray  1.55A  5QQV  (X-ray  1.52A  5QQW  (X-ray  1.56A  5QQX  (X-ray  1.50A  5QQY  (X-ray  1.49A  5QQZ  (X-ray  1.55A  5QR0  (X-ray  1.65A  5QR1  (X-ray  1.44A  5QR2  (X-ray  1.66A  5QR3  (X-ray  1.71A  5QR4  (X-ray  1.57A  5QR5  (X-ray  1.49A  5QR6  (X-ray  1.52A  5QR7  (X-ray  1.74A  5QR8  (X-ray  1.85A  5QR9  (X-ray  1.62A  5QRA  (X-ray  1.72A  5QRB  (X-ray  1.72A  5QRC  (X-ray  1.82A  5QRD  (X-ray  1.76A  5QRE  (X-ray  1.67A  5QT3  (X-ray  1.95A  6HRH  (X-ray  2.30A 
DBSNP rs137852308  rs137852301  rs137852310  rs1338391423  rs185504937  rs137852300  rs137852305  rs137852311  rs863223904  rs137852299  rs201062903  rs892041887  rs139596860 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion inner membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14643893};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=Localizes to the matrix side of the mitochondrion inner membrane. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14643893}.;
[Isoform 4]: Mitochondrion inner membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14643893};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=Localizes to the matrix side of the mitochondrion inner membrane. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14643893}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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