Gene Information
Gene NameNLRP2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1062
Protein NamesNACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 2 (Nucleotide-binding site protein 1) (PYRIN domain and NACHT domain-containing protein 1) (PYRIN-containing APAF1-like protein 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age132 ( ENSG00000022556 )
3 ( ENSG00000273992 )
3 ( ENSG00000274638 )
3 ( ENSG00000275082 )
3 ( ENSG00000275399 )
3 ( ENSG00000275796 )
3 ( ENSG00000275843 )
3 ( ENSG00000277060 )
3 ( ENSG00000278682 )
3 ( ENSG00000278789 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ9NX02
Gene CardNLRP2
Uniprot IDQ9NX02
PfamPF13516; PF05729; PF17776; PF17779; PF02758
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.264799933)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NLRP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nlrp2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Nlrp2 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsRNH1
ParalogsPYDC2, NLRP9, NLRC5, NLRP14, NLRP7, NLRP4, CIITA, NOD1, NLRP8, NLRP10, NLRP3, NLRP5, NLRP6, NLRP11, NLRC3, NLRX1, NLRP12, NLRP13, NLRP1, NOD2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed at high levels in lung, placenta and thymus and at lower levels in ovary, intestine and brain (PubMed:15456791). Highly abundant in oocytes and early embryos, however poorly expressed in somatic tissues such as brain, kidney, liver and spinal cord (PubMed:30877238). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15456791, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30877238}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17699678  rs1194295774  rs3745904  rs4306647  rs61735082  rs61735083  rs34804158  rs1471763280  rs59779270  rs1043673 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15030775, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15456791}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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