Gene Information
Gene NameBSCL2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length398
Protein NamesSeipin (Bernardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy type 2 protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000168000 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ96G97
Gene CardBSCL2
Uniprot IDQ96G97
PfamPF06775
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.873279515)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BSCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BSCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BSCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BSCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bscl2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BSCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bscl2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BSCL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in motor neurons in the spinal cord and cortical neurons in the frontal lobe (at protein level). Highly expressed in brain, testis and adipose tissue. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11479539, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18458148, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18585921}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.033333(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6DS5  (EM  3.80A 
DBSNP rs137852972  rs137852973  rs137852971 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14981520, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16574104, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18458148, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27879284, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30901948, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31708432};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Lipid droplet {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27879284, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30970241}. Note=Localizes at endoplasmic reticulum-lipid droplets (ER-LD) contact sites. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27879284}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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