Gene Information
Gene NameBIRC2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length618
Protein NamesBaculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 2 (EC 2.3.2.27) (Cellular inhibitor of apoptosis 1) (C-IAP1) (IAP homolog B) (Inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2) (hIAP-2) (hIAP2) (RING finger protein 48) (RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase BIRC2) (TNFR2-TRAF-signaling complex protein 2)
Target Namecellular inhibitor of apoptosis 1
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000110330 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ13490
Gene CardBIRC2
Uniprot IDQ13490
PfamPF00653; PF00619
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.470054156)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BIRC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BIRC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BIRC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BIRC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Birc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BIRC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Birc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BIRC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsXIAP
ParalogsNAIP, XIAP, BIRC7, NLRC4, BIRC6, BIRC5, BIRC3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPresent in many fetal and adult tissues. Mainly expressed in adult skeletal muscle, thymus, testis, ovary, and pancreas, low or absent in brain and peripheral blood leukocytes.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001172(Rat);0.037931(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 1QBH  (NMR  2L9M  (NMR  3D9T  (X-ray  1.50A  3D9U  (X-ray  2.30A  3M1D  (X-ray  2.00A  3MUP  (X-ray  2.60A  3OZ1  (X-ray  3.00A  3T6P  (X-ray  1.90A  3UW4  (X-ray  1.79A  4EB9  (X-ray  2.60A  4HY4  (X-ray  1.25A  4HY5  (X-ray  1.75A  4KMN  (X-ray  1.52A  4LGE  (X-ray  1.55A  4LGU  (X-ray  2.00A  4MTI  (X-ray  2.15A  4MU7  (X-ray  1.79A  5M6N  (X-ray  1.80A  6EXW  (X-ray  2.20A  6HPR  (X-ray  1.70A  6W74  (X-ray  2.11A  6W7O  (X-ray  2.17A  6W8I  (X-ray  3.80A  7QGJ  (X-ray  1.30A 
DBSNP rs34749508  rs370745983  rs34510872  rs35494784 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Note=Agents that induce either the extrinsic or intrinsic apoptotic pathways promote its redistribution from the nuclear compartment to the cytoplasmic compartment. Associated with the midbody in telophase cells, and found diffusely in the nucleus of interphase cells.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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