Gene Information
Gene NameEPN2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length641
Protein NamesEpsin-2 (EPS-15-interacting protein 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000072134 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO95208
Gene CardEPN2
Uniprot IDO95208
PfamPF01417
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.086086986)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ EPN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ EPN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ EPN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ EPN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Epn2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ EPN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Epn2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ EPN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsENTHD1, MYCBPAP, CLINT1, EPN3, EPN1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighest expression is found in brain. Detected at lower levels in lung and liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10567358}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs6587220  rs1062727  rs1062727 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10567358}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, clathrin-coated vesicle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10567358}. Note=In punctate structures throughout the cell, associated with clathrin-coated vesicles, and particularly concentrated in the region of the Golgi complex.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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