Gene Information
Gene NameSLUG
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length268
Protein NamesZinc finger protein SNAI2 (Neural crest transcription factor Slug) (Protein snail homolog 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBO43623
Gene CardSNAI2
Uniprot IDO43623
PfamPF00096
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in most adult human tissues, including spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine, colon, heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. Not detected in peripheral blood leukocyte. Expressed in the dermis and in all layers of the epidermis, with high levels of expression in the basal layers (at protein level). Expressed in osteoblasts (at protein level). Expressed in mesenchymal stem cells (at protein level). Expressed in breast tumor cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10866665, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16707493, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19756381, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21182836}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs11544360  rs748917911  rs13280993 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25893292}. Cytoplasm. Note=Observed in discrete foci in interphase nuclei. These nuclear foci do not overlap with the nucleoli, the SP100 and the HP1 heterochromatin or the coiled body, suggesting SNAI2 is associated with active transcription or active splicing regions.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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