Gene Information
Gene NameDUS2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length493
Protein NamestRNA-dihydrouridine(20) synthase [NAD(P)+]-like (EC 1.3.1.91) (Dihydrouridine synthase 2) (Up-regulated in lung cancer protein 8) (URLC8) (tRNA-dihydrouridine synthase 2-like) (hDUS2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000167264 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9NX74
Gene CardDUS2
Uniprot IDQ9NX74
PfamPF00035; PF01207
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.970802866)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DUS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DUS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DUS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DUS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dus2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DUS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Dus2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DUS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDUS4L, DUS3L, DUS1L
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWeak expression in heart, placenta and skeletal muscle. Up-regulated in most lung cancer cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15994936}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4WFS  (X-ray  2.68A  4WFT  (X-ray  1.70A  4XP7  (X-ray  1.90A  5OC4  (X-ray  1.71A  5OC5  (X-ray  1.89A  5OC6  (X-ray  3.20A  6EI8  (X-ray  2.25A  6EZA  (X-ray  2.00A  6EZB  (X-ray  2.25A  6EZC  (X-ray  2.00A  6F00  (X-ray  2.16A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15994936}. Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15994936}. Note=Mainly at the endoplasmic reticulum. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15994936}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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