Gene Information
Gene NameGUCA2A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length115
Protein NamesGuanylin (Guanylate cyclase activator 2A) (Guanylate cyclase-activating protein 1) (Guanylate cyclase-activating protein I) (GCAP-I) [Cleaved into: HMW-guanylin; Guanylin]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age168 ( ENSG00000197273 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ02747
Gene CardGUCA2A
Uniprot IDQ02747
PfamPF02058
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.333866118)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GUCA2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GUCA2A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GUCA2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GUCA2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Guca2a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GUCA2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Guca2a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GUCA2A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGUCA2B
Tissuesmall.intestine, colon, rectum, sigmoid.colon, small.intestine.Peyers.patch
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in ileum and colon. Found in plasma.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1GNA  (NMR  1GNB  (NMR  1O8R  (NMR 
DBSNP rs2071499 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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