Gene Information
Gene NameDCP2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length420
Protein Namesm7GpppN-mRNA hydrolase (EC 3.6.1.62) (Nucleoside diphosphate-linked moiety X motif 20) (Nudix motif 20) (mRNA-decapping enzyme 2) (hDpc)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000172795 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ8IU60
Gene CardDCP2
Uniprot IDQ8IU60
PfamPF05026; PF00293
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.881727685)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dcp2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Dcp2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in brain and testis. Not detected in heart (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21070968}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.07319(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5MP0  (X-ray  1.63A  5QOH  (X-ray  1.93A  5QOI  (X-ray  1.99A  5QOJ  (X-ray  2.05A  5QOK  (X-ray  2.28A  5QOL  (X-ray  1.85A  5QOM  (X-ray  1.87A  5QON  (X-ray  1.80A  5QOO  (X-ray  1.56A  5QOP  (X-ray  1.86A  5QOQ  (X-ray  1.49A  5QOR  (X-ray  1.95A  5QOS  (X-ray  1.70A  5QOT  (X-ray  1.68A  5QOU  (X-ray  2.19A  5QOV  (X-ray  1.65A  5QOW  (X-ray  1.82A  5QOX  (X-ray  1.95A  5QOY  (X-ray  1.69A  5QOZ  (X-ray  1.70A  5QP0  (X-ray  2.00A  5QP1  (X-ray  1.79A  5QP2  (X-ray  1.83A  5QP3  (X-ray  1.75A  5QP4  (X-ray  1.71A  5QP5  (X-ray  1.90A  5QP6  (X-ray  1.65A  5QP7  (X-ray  1.88A  5QP8  (X-ray  1.64A  5QP9  (X-ray  1.72A  5QPA  (X-ray  1.61A  5QPB  (X-ray  1.68A  5QPC  (X-ray  1.66A 
DBSNP rs33555 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, P-body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15067023, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15273322, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16364915, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20616046}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15273322}. Note=Predominantly cytoplasmic, in processing bodies (PB) (PubMed:15273322). A minor amount is nuclear (PubMed:15273322). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15273322, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16364915, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20616046}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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