Gene Information
Gene NameCAVIN2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length425
Protein NamesCaveolae-associated protein 2 (Cavin-2) (PS-p68) (Phosphatidylserine-binding protein) (Serum deprivation-response protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000168497 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBO95810
Gene CardCAVIN2
Uniprot IDO95810
PfamPF15237
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.572256795)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CAVIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CAVIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CAVIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cavin2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CAVIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cavin2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CAVIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCAVIN3, CAVIN4, CAVIN1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in heart and lung, and expressed at lower levels in brain, kidney, liver, pancreas, placenta, and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10191091}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs35012125 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10191091, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2390065}. Membrane, caveola {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19262564, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19525939}. Note=Localizes in the caveolae in a caveolin-dependent manner. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19262564}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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