Gene Information
Gene NameBST2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length180
Protein NamesBone marrow stromal antigen 2 (BST-2) (HM1.24 antigen) (Tetherin) (CD antigen CD317)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age424 ( ENSG00000130303 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ10589
Gene CardBST2
Uniprot IDQ10589
PfamPF16716
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.759396753)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BST2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BST2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bst2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bst2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPredominantly expressed in liver, lung, heart and placenta. Lower levels in pancreas, kidney, skeletal muscle and brain. Overexpressed in multiple myeloma cells. Highly expressed during B-cell development, from pro-B precursors to plasma cells. Highly expressed on T-cells, monocytes, NK cells and dendritic cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10329429, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16157322}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2LK9  (NMR  2X7A  (X-ray  2.77A  2XG7  (X-ray  3.45A  3MQ7  (X-ray  2.28A  3MQ9  (X-ray  2.80A  3MQB  (X-ray  3.20A  3MQC  (X-ray  2.80A  3NWH  (X-ray  2.60A  4P6Z  (X-ray  3.00A  6CM9  (EM  3.73A  6CRI  (EM  6.80A  6D83  (EM  4.27A  6D84  (EM  6.72A  6DFF  (EM  3.90A 
DBSNP rs1804402 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26172439};
Single-pass type II membrane protein. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19879838, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26172439};
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19879838, ECO:0000305|PubMed:26172439}. Membrane raft. Cytoplasm. Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000250}. Note=Shuttles between the cell membrane, where it is present predominantly in membrane/lipid rafts, and the trans-Golgi network. Forms a complex with MMP14 and localizes to the cytoplasm.;
Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26172439}. Late endosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20419159}. Note=(Microbial infection) HIV-1 VPU and HIV-2 ENV can target it to the trans-Golgi network thus sequestering it away from virus assembly sites on the cell membrane. Targeted to late endosomes upon KSHV infection and subsequent ubiquitination. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20419159, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26172439}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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