Gene Information
Gene NameTLR2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length784
Protein NamesToll-like receptor 2 (Toll/interleukin-1 receptor-like protein 4) (CD antigen CD282)
Target Nametoll-like receptor 2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000137462 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBO60603
Gene CardTLR2
Uniprot IDO60603
PfamPF13855; PF01463; PF01582
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.914233022)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TLR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TLR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TLR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TLR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tlr2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TLR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tlr2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TLR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTLR10, TLR1, TLR6, TLR7, TLR5
ParalogsCD180, RXFP1, TLR8, NRROS, TLR5, TSKU, TLR7, TLR10, RXFP2, TLR6, LRRC3B, IGFALS, TLR3, TLR4, LRRC17, LRRC32, LRRC53, VASN, TLR1, LRRC3C, LRRC3, LRIT2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in peripheral blood leukocytes, in particular in monocytes, in bone marrow, lymph node and in spleen. Also detected in lung and in fetal liver. Levels are low in other tissues.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 1FYW  (X-ray  3.00A  1FYX  (X-ray  2.80A  1O77  (X-ray  3.20A  2Z7X  (X-ray  2.10A  2Z80  (X-ray  1.80A  6NIG  (X-ray  2.35A 
DBSNP rs137853176  rs5743699  rs61735277  rs5743703  rs5743704  rs137853177  rs121917864  rs5743706  rs5743708 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QUN7};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, phagosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QUN7};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Membrane raft {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16880211}. Note=Does not reside in lipid rafts before stimulation but accumulates increasingly in the raft upon the presence of the microbial ligand. In response to diacylated lipoproteins, TLR2:TLR6 heterodimers are recruited in lipid rafts, this recruitment determines the intracellular targeting to the Golgi apparatus. Triacylated lipoproteins induce the same mechanism for TLR2:TLR1 heterodimers. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16880211}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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