Gene Information
Gene NameHSPB2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length182
Protein NamesHeat shock protein beta-2 (HspB2) (DMPK-binding protein) (MKBP)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000170276 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ16082
Gene CardHSPB2
Uniprot IDQ16082
PfamPF00525; PF00011
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.171091652)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HSPB2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HSPB2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HSPB2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HSPB2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hspb2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hspb2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HSPB2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHSPB6, CRYAA
ParalogsCRYAB, CRYAA, HSPB3, HSPB6, HSPB1, HSPB8, HSPB7, HSPB9
Tissueheart, skeletal.muscle
Tissue SpecificityExpressed preferentially in skeletal muscle and heart but not in the lens.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001899(Rat);0.066667(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6F2R  (X-ray  3.90A 
DBSNP rs4252589 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19464326}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19464326}. Note=Localizes to nuclear foci.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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