Gene Information
Gene NameBCO2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length579
Protein NamesCarotenoid-cleaving dioxygenase, mitochondrial (EC 1.13.11.-) (EC 1.13.11.71) (B-diox-II) (Beta,beta-carotene 9',10'-oxygenase) (Beta-carotene dioxygenase 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000197580 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9BYV7
Gene CardBCO2
Uniprot IDQ9BYV7
PfamPF03055
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.764484472)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BCO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PTS ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BCO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BCO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bco2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BCO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bco2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BCO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBCO1, RPE65
Tissueadrenal.gland, heart, liver
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in retinal pigment epithelium. Also expressed in stomach, small intestine, liver, testis, kidney, adrenal gland, pancreas, heart, skeletal muscle and prostate (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15983114}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs10891338  rs17113607  rs2217401 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q99NF1}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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