Gene Information
Gene NameBCL2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length239
Protein NamesApoptosis regulator Bcl-2
Target Nameapoptosis regulator bcl-2
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000171791 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBP10415
Gene CardBCL2
Uniprot IDP10415
PfamPF00452; PF02180
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.415649245)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bcl2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bcl2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsBCL2L1, BCL2L2
ParalogsBAX, BCL2L10, BOK, MCL1, BCL2A1, BAK1, BCL2L1, BCL2L2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in a variety of tissues.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.174574(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1G5M  (NMR  1GJH  (NMR  1YSW  (NMR  2O21  (NMR  2O22  (NMR  2O2F  (NMR  2W3L  (X-ray  2.10A  2XA0  (X-ray  2.70A  4AQ3  (X-ray  2.40A  4IEH  (X-ray  2.10A  4LVT  (X-ray  2.05A  4LXD  (X-ray  1.90A  4MAN  (X-ray  2.07A  5AGW  (X-ray  2.69A  5AGX  (X-ray  2.24A  5FCG  (X-ray  2.10A  5JSN  (X-ray  2.10A  5VAU  (X-ray  1.75A  5VAX  (X-ray  2.00A  5VAY  (X-ray  1.80A  6GL8  (X-ray  1.40A  6IWB  (X-ray  2.50A  6O0K  (X-ray  1.62A  6O0L  (X-ray  2.20A  6O0M  (X-ray  1.75A  6O0O  (X-ray  2.00A  6O0P  (X-ray  1.80A  7LHB  (X-ray  2.07A 
DBSNP rs1800477 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion outer membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21358617, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2250705};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Nucleus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2250705};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21358617, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2250705};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P10417}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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