Gene Information
Gene NameBPIFA2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length249
Protein NamesBPI fold-containing family A member 2 (Parotid secretory protein) (PSP) (Short palate, lung and nasal epithelium carcinoma-associated protein 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age78 ( ENSG00000131050 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ96DR5
Gene CardBPIFA2
Uniprot IDQ96DR5
PfamPF01273
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.229478232)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BPIFA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BPIFA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BPIFA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bpifa2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BPIFA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bpifa2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBPIFA1, BPIFA3, BPIFB1, BPIFB2, BPIFB6, BPIFB4, BPIFB3, BPI, PLTP, LBP, CETP, BPIFC
Tissuesalivary.gland, parotid.gland, submandibular.gland
Tissue SpecificityDetected in submandibular gland. Secreted into saliva. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11971875, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24581853}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs6059139  rs17304572  rs6120140 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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