Gene Information
Gene NameCNTNAP2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1331
Protein NamesContactin-associated protein-like 2 (Cell recognition molecule Caspr2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000174469 )
3 ( ENSG00000278728 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9UHC6
Gene CardCNTNAP2
Uniprot IDQ9UHC6
PfamPF00754; PF02210
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.060538477)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CNTNAP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CNTNAP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CNTNAP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CNTNAP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cntnap2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CNTNAP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cntnap2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CNTNAP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCNTNAP3, CNTNAP1, CNTNAP4, CNTNAP3B, CNTNAP5
ParalogsCNTNAP3B, CNTNAP3, CNTNAP3C, CNTNAP4, PDGFD, ASTL, CNTNAP5, HEPH, MEP1A, NRXN2, MFRP, CUZD1, NETO2, TLL2, F5, PCOLCE, CP, NRP1, NRXN3, EDIL3, CNTNAP1, CUBN, MEP1B, NETO1, MFGE8, PCOLCE2, NRP2, HEPHL1, F8, TLL1, NRXN1, DCBLD2, PDGFC, CDCP2, BMP1
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, amygdala, hypothalamus, substantia.nigra
Tissue SpecificityPredominantly expressed in nervous system. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10624965}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5Y4M  (X-ray  1.31A 
DBSNP rs189731792  rs771028883  rs372345438  rs794727802  rs371839994  rs143877693  rs772179690  rs368905425  rs764412489  rs760930032  rs369867547  rs200413148  rs121908445  rs759801195  rs144003410  rs111599875  rs983036503  rs774709566  rs781236853  rs761684414  rs767821521  rs760047247 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9CPW0};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9CPW0}. Cell junction, paranodal septate junction {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9CPW0}. Note=Expressed in the juxtaparadonal region. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9CPW0}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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