Gene Information
Gene NameAUTS2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1259
Protein NamesAutism susceptibility gene 2 protein
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000158321 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ8WXX7
Gene CardAUTS2
Uniprot IDQ8WXX7
PfamPF15336
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.7753941)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ AUTS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ AUTS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ AUTS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ AUTS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Auts2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ AUTS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Auts2l1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ AUTS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsFBRSL1
ParalogsFBRS, FBRSL1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityStrongly expressed in brain, skeletal muscle and kidney. Also expressed in placenta, lung and leukocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12160723, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23332918}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.04(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2293507 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25519132}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A0A087WPF7}. Cell projection, growth cone {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A0A087WPF7}. Note=Detected both in cytoplasm and nucleus. Colocalizes with RAC1 at actin-rich growth cones. Detected on the promoter region of actively transcribed genes. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A0A087WPF7}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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