Gene Information
Gene NameCAMK2B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length666
Protein NamesCalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit beta (CaM kinase II subunit beta) (CaMK-II subunit beta) (EC 2.7.11.17)
Target Namecalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type ii subunit beta
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000058404 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ13554
Gene CardCAMK2B
Uniprot IDQ13554
PfamPF08332; PF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.141773391)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CAMK2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CAMK2B ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CAMK2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CAMK2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Camk2b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CAMK2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Camk2b ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCAMK2G, CAMK2D
ParalogsDCLK3, PHKG1, MYLK4, CAMKK1, CAMKK2, DCLK2, PSKH1, PNCK, CAMK1D, CAMKV, CAMK1, STK11, STK33, PHKG2, DCLK1, PSKH2, CAMK2G, MYLK2, CAMK2D, CAMK2A, MYLK3, CAMK1G
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, adrenal.gland, heart
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Expressed in adult and fetal brain. Expression is slightly lower in fetal brain. Expressed in skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16690701}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3BHH  (X-ray  2.40A  7URW  (X-ray  3.11A  7URY  (X-ray  2.64A  7URZ  (X-ray  3.45A 
DBSNP rs1554402092  rs1554389088  rs1554387293  rs1554386687  rs1554385203  rs1554385111  rs555460132  rs35452727 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21529938}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome {ECO:0000250}. Sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21529938};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21529938};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21529938}. Synapse {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P08413}. Note=In slow-twitch muscle, evenly distributed between longitudinal SR and junctional SR.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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