Gene Information
Gene NameASIC2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length512
Protein NamesAcid-sensing ion channel 2 (ASIC2) (Amiloride-sensitive brain sodium channel) (Amiloride-sensitive cation channel 1, neuronal) (Amiloride-sensitive cation channel neuronal 1) (Brain sodium channel 1) (BNC1) (BNaC1) (Mammalian degenerin homolog) (MDEG)
Target Nameacid-sensing ion channel 2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000108684 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ16515
Gene CardASIC2
Uniprot IDQ16515
PfamPF00858
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.578027093)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ASIC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ASIC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ASIC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ASIC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Asic2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ASIC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Asic2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ASIC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsASIC4, ASIC1, SCNN1B
ParalogsASIC1, ASIC5, SCNN1B, SCNN1G, ASIC4, SCNN1A, SCNN1D, ASIC3
Tissuebrain, endometrium
Tissue SpecificityBrain and spinal cord. Isoform 1 is also detected in testis, liver, colon and ovary. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10842183, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8631835}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6L6P  (X-ray  3.08A 
DBSNP rs16967895 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Note=Localized at the plasma membrane of neurons, in the soma and punctated peripheral processes. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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