Gene Information
Gene NameGFRA2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length464
Protein NamesGDNF family receptor alpha-2 (GDNF receptor alpha-2) (GDNFR-alpha-2) (GFR-alpha-2) (GDNF receptor beta) (GDNFR-beta) (Neurturin receptor alpha) (NRTNR-alpha) (NTNR-alpha) (RET ligand 2) (TGF-beta-related neurotrophic factor receptor 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000168546 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBO00451
Gene CardGFRA2
Uniprot IDO00451
PfamPF02351
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.115010208)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GFRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GFRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GFRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GFRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gfra2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GFRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gfra2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GFRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGFRA1
ParalogsGFRA1, GFRA4, GFRA3, GFRAL
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1 is found in both brain and placenta.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.070650(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5MR4  (X-ray  2.40A  5MR5  (X-ray  2.00A  6GL7  (EM  6.30A  6Q2O  (EM  3.65A  6Q2R  (EM  4.30A 
DBSNP rs1128397 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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