Gene Information
Gene NameFLOT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length428
Protein NamesFlotillin-2 (Epidermal surface antigen) (ESA) (Membrane component chromosome 17 surface marker 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000132589 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ14254
Gene CardFLOT2
Uniprot IDQ14254
PfamPF01145
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.22600044)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FLOT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FLOT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FLOT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Flot2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FLOT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Flot2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FLOT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsFLOT1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIn skin, expressed in epidermis and epidermal appendages but not in dermis. Expressed in all layers of the epidermis except the basal layer. In hair follicles, expressed in the suprabasal layer but not the basal layer. Also expressed in melanoma and carcinoma cell lines, fibroblasts and foreskin melanocytes.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.04(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs3736238 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20682791};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20682791}. Membrane, caveola {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20682791};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20682791}. Endosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20682791}. Membrane {ECO:0000305};
Lipid-anchor {ECO:0000305}. Note=Membrane-associated protein of caveolae.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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