Gene Information
Gene NameCBX2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length532
Protein NamesChromobox protein homolog 2
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000173894 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ14781
Gene CardCBX2
Uniprot IDQ14781
PfamPF17218; PF00385
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.038628891)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CBX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CBX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CBX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CBX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cbx2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CBX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cbx2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCBX6, NPTXR, CBX1, CBX3, CBX4, CBX7, CBX5, CBX8
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001323(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2D9U  (NMR  3H91  (X-ray  1.50A  5EPK  (X-ray  1.80A 
DBSNP rs121908255  rs121908256 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18927235, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21282530}. Chromosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18927235}. Note=Localized in distinct foci on chromatin and in chromocenters. Localizes to the inactive X chromosome. Seems to be recruited to H3K27me3, H3K9ac and H3K3me2 sites on chromatin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18927235}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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