Gene Information
Gene NameCRY2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length593
Protein NamesCryptochrome-2
Target Namecryptochrome-2
Target TypePreclinical target
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000121671 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ49AN0
Gene CardCRY2
Uniprot IDQ49AN0
PfamPF00875; PF03441
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.068868543)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CRY2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CRY2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CRY2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CRY2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cry2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CRY2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cry2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CRY2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCRY1
ParalogsCRY1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in all tissues examined including fetal brain, fibroblasts, heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney, pancreas, spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine, colon and leukocytes. Highest levels in heart and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8909283, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9801304}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9801304}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22798407, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9801304}. Note=Translocated to the nucleus through interaction with other Clock proteins such as PER2 or BMAL1.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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