Gene Information
Gene NameCNIH2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length160
Protein NamesProtein cornichon homolog 2 (CNIH-2) (Cornichon family AMPA receptor auxiliary protein 2) (Cornichon-like protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000174871 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ6PI25
Gene CardCNIH2
Uniprot IDQ6PI25
PfamPF03311
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.280790501)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CNIH2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CNIH2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CNIH2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CNIH2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cnih2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cnih2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCNIH1, CNIH3
ParalogsCNIH3, CNIH1, CNIH4, PPCS
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityExpression is up-regulated in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of patients with schizophrenia (postmortem brain study). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23103966}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Postsynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection, dendritic spine {ECO:0000250}. Postsynaptic density {ECO:0000250}. Note=Also localizes to the cell membrane of extrasynaptic sites (dendritic shafts, spines of pyramidal cells). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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