Gene Information
Gene NameGYG2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length501
Protein NamesGlycogenin-2 (GN-2) (GN2) (EC 2.4.1.186)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000056998 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO15488
Gene CardGYG2
Uniprot IDO15488
PfamPF01501
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.147102473)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GYG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GYG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GYG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GYG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGYG1
ParalogsGYG1
Tissueadipose.tissue
Tissue SpecificityDetected in liver (at protein level) (PubMed:9857012). Expressed preferentially in liver, heart, and pancreas (PubMed:9346895). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9346895, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9857012}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4UEG  (X-ray  1.93A 
DBSNP rs11797037  rs200824650  rs2306734  rs2306735  rs17330993 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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