Gene Information
Gene NameCTNNA2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length953
Protein NamesCatenin alpha-2 (Alpha N-catenin) (Alpha-catenin-related protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age810 ( ENSG00000066032 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP26232
Gene CardCTNNA2
Uniprot IDP26232
PfamPF01044
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.385750619)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CTNNA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CTNNA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CTNNA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ctnna2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CTNNA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ctnna2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CTNNA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCTNNA1, CTNNA3
ParalogsCTNNA3, CTNNA1, VCL, CTNNAL1
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, amygdala, brain.meninx, diencephalon, hippocampus, middle.frontal.gyrus, middle.temporal.gyrus, occipital.cortex, occipital.lobe, olfactory.apparatus, parietal.lobe, thalamus, testis
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in neural tissues, with strongest expression in fetal and adult brain. Expressed in the developing cortical plate and marginal zone of 20-week-old human fetal brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30013181}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6DUW  (X-ray  2.20A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61301};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61301};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61301}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16182284}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61301}. Cell junction, adherens junction {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61301}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61301}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16182284}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
click here to return to the previous page