Gene Information
Gene NameCLCN2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length898
Protein NamesChloride channel protein 2 (ClC-2)
Target Namechloride channel protein 2
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000114859 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBP51788
Gene CardCLCN2
Uniprot IDP51788
PfamPF00654
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.450082474)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CLCN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CLCN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CLCN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CLCN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Clcn2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CLCN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Clcn2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CLCN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCLCN1, CLCNKB, CLCNKA
ParalogsCLCN6, CLCN3, CLCN5, CLCNKB, CLCNKA, CLCN1, CLCN7, CLCN4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed. Moderately expressed in aortic and coronary vascular smooth muscle cells and expressed at a low level in aortic endothelial cells. Expressed in the adrenal gland, predominantly in the zona glomerulosa (PubMed:29403011). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10198195, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29403011}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs758379595  rs1085307938  rs1553857113  rs115661422  rs61729156  rs1293789661  rs863225248  rs71318369  rs587777111  rs137852682  rs148545588  rs115961753  rs9820367  rs137852681  rs2228292  rs138573287  rs114702742  rs144164281  rs1553853557 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29403011};
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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