Gene Information
Gene NameASCL2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length193
Protein NamesAchaete-scute homolog 2 (ASH-2) (hASH2) (Class A basic helix-loop-helix protein 45) (bHLHa45) (Mash2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000183734 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ99929
Gene CardASCL2
Uniprot IDQ99929
PfamPF00010
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.175490731)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ASCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ASCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ASCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ASCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ascl2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ASCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ascl2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsASCL4, ASCL5, ASCL1, ASCL3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed specifically in the extravillous trophoblasts of the developing placenta.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00981, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11440538}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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