Gene Information
Gene NamePLP2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length152
Protein NamesProteolipid protein 2 (Differentiation-dependent protein A4) (Intestinal membrane A4 protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age332 ( ENSG00000102007 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ04941
Gene CardPLP2
Uniprot IDQ04941
PfamPF01284
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.567451507)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PLP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Plp2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Gm6169 ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ PLP2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ AABR07067583.1 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCMTM2, MAL, CMTM3, PLLP, CMTM4, CMTM8, CMTM1, MAL2, CMTM7, CKLF, MALL, CMTM6, MARVELD1, CMTM5
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityEnriched in colonic mucosa. The expression of A4 follows a gradient along the crypto-villus axis with the most abundant message occurring in the lower half of the crypt.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1802969 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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