Gene Information
Gene NameAPOL2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length337
Protein NamesApolipoprotein L2 (Apolipoprotein L-II) (ApoL-II)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age55 ( ENSG00000128335 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ9BQE5
Gene CardAPOL2
Uniprot IDQ9BQE5
PfamPF05461
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.999779829)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ APOL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ APOL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Apol7a ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Apol7c ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Apol11a ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Apol8 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Apol7e ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Apol7b ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Apol11b ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Apol10a ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Apol9a ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Apol9b ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Apol10b ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Apol3 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ AABR07058464.1 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ AABR07058479.1 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Apol2 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ RGD1309808 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Apol9a ( ortholog_many2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsAPOL1, APOL3, APOL4, APOL6, APOL5, APOLD1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed;
the highest levels are found in lung, thymus, pancreas, placenta, adult brain and prostate;
also detected in spleen, liver, kidney, colon, small intestine, uterus, spinal cord, adrenal gland, salivary gland, trachea, mammary gland, skeletal muscle, testis and fetal brain and liver.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7LF8  (X-ray  2.15A 
DBSNP rs7285167  rs132760 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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