Gene Information
Gene NameAGO2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length859
Protein NamesProtein argonaute-2 (Argonaute2) (hAgo2) (EC 3.1.26.n2) (Argonaute RISC catalytic component 2) (Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2C 2) (eIF-2C 2) (eIF2C 2) (PAZ Piwi domain protein) (PPD) (Protein slicer)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000123908 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9UKV8
Gene CardAGO2
Uniprot IDQ9UKV8
PfamPF08699; PF16488; PF16487; PF16486; PF02170; PF02171
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.999953102)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ AGO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ AGO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ AGO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ AGO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ago2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ AGO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ago2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ AGO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsAGO1, AGO3, AGO4
ParalogsAGO4, AGO1, AGO3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3LUC  (X-ray  1.69A  3LUD  (X-ray  2.10A  3LUG  (X-ray  1.85A  3LUH  (X-ray  2.00A  3LUJ  (X-ray  1.80A  3LUK  (X-ray  1.70A  3QX8  (X-ray  2.30A  3QX9  (X-ray  2.00A  4F3T  (X-ray  2.25A  4OLA  (X-ray  2.30A  4OLB  (X-ray  2.90A  4W5N  (X-ray  2.90A  4W5O  (X-ray  1.80A  4W5Q  (X-ray  3.10A  4W5R  (X-ray  2.50A  4W5T  (X-ray  2.50A  4Z4C  (X-ray  2.30A  4Z4D  (X-ray  1.60A  4Z4E  (X-ray  1.80A  4Z4F  (X-ray  2.80A  4Z4G  (X-ray  2.70A  4Z4H  (X-ray  2.50A  4Z4I  (X-ray  2.80A  5JS1  (X-ray  2.50A  5JS2  (X-ray  2.95A  5KI6  (X-ray  2.15A  5T7B  (X-ray  2.53A  5WEA  (X-ray  3.12A  6CBD  (X-ray  2.20A  6MDZ  (X-ray  3.40A  6MFN  (X-ray  2.50A  6MFR  (X-ray  3.60A  6N4O  (X-ray  2.90A  6NIT  (X-ray  3.80A  6RA4  (X-ray  1.90A  7C6B  (X-ray  1.70A  7D7U  (X-ray  2.00A  7KI3  (X-ray  3.00A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, P-body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23125361, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23603119, ECO:0000269|PubMed:33199684}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23125361}. Note=Translational repression of mRNAs results in their recruitment to P-bodies. Translocation to the nucleus requires IMP8.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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