Gene Information
Gene NameANK2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length3957
Protein NamesAnkyrin-2 (ANK-2) (Ankyrin-B) (Brain ankyrin) (Non-erythroid ankyrin)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000145362 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBNA
Gene CardANK2
Uniprot IDQ01484
PfamPF00023; PF12796; PF13637; PF00531; PF17809; PF00791
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.472025461)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ANK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ANK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ANK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ANK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ank2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ank2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ANK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsANK1, ANK3
ParalogsANK1, ASB7, ANK3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPresent in plasma membrane of neurons as well as glial cells throughout the brain. Expressed in fetal brain and in temporal cortex of adult brain. Also expressed in the inner segments of rod photoreceptors in retina. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1830053, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1833308, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19007774}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4D8O  (X-ray  2.20A  4RLV  (X-ray  3.49A  4RLY  (X-ray  2.50A  5Y4D  (X-ray  3.30A  5Y4E  (X-ray  2.34A  5Y4F  (X-ray  1.95A  5YIR  (X-ray  2.75A  5YIS  (X-ray  2.20A  6KZJ  (X-ray  1.50A  6M3Q  (X-ray  3.44A 
DBSNP rs29372  rs72544141  rs28377576  rs35530544  rs121912705  rs121912706  rs45454496 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19007774}. Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19007774}. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, M line {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C8R3}. Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C8R3}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19007774}. Postsynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C8R3}. Early endosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C8R3}. Recycling endosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C8R3}. Lysosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C8R3}. Mitochondrion {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C8R3}. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, Z line {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C8R3}. Cell membrane, sarcolemma, T-tubule {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C8R3}. Note=Expressed at the apical membrane of airway lung epithelial cells (By similarity). Localized to the plasma membrane of the inner segments of photoreceptors in retina. Colocalizes with SPTBN1 in a distinct intracellular compartment of neonatal cardiomyocytes (PubMed:19007774). In skeletal muscle, localizes to neuromuscular junctions (By similarity). Localizes with puncta at mitochondria ends. Colocalizes and cotransports on motile vesicles with RABGAP1L (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8C8R3, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19007774}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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