Gene Information
Gene NameBFSP2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length415
Protein NamesPhakinin (49 kDa cytoskeletal protein) (Beaded filament structural protein 2) (Lens fiber cell beaded filament protein CP 47) (CP47) (Lens fiber cell beaded filament protein CP 49) (CP49) (Lens intermediate filament-like light) (LIFL-L)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000170819 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ13515
Gene CardBFSP2
Uniprot IDQ13515
PfamPF00038
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.932895956)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BFSP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BFSP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BFSP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BFSP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bfsp2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BFSP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bfsp2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BFSP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsVIM, KRT12, KRT74, INA, NEFM, KRT39, SYNM, KRT13, KRT80, KRT33B, KRT31, KRT77, KRT26, KRT32, KRT73, KRT28, KRT37, KRT38, KRT6B, KRT6A, KRT6C, KRT72, KRT20, KRT5, KRT222, LMNB1, PRPH, KRT23, KRT4, KRT36, KRT7, KRT34, KRT75, KRT25, KRT76, KRT35, KRT78, KRT24, KRT40, KRT86, KRT83, KRT81, NES, DES, KRT2, KRT9, KRT27, KRT3, KRT84, LMNB2, KRT33A, KRT82, KRT14, KRT16, KRT85, LMNA, KRT8, GFAP, KRT17, KRT79, KRT71, KRT1, KRT19, LMNTD1, NEFL, KRT15, KRT18, KRT10
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityLens.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs121908938  rs104893685  rs774824478 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q28177};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q28177};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q28177}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:D3ZER2}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q28177}. Cytoplasm, cell cortex {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q28177}. Note=Expressed primarily at the plasma membrane in peripheral lens fiber cells, however also localizes to the cytoplasm in mature lens fiber cells. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q28177}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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