Gene Information
Gene NameHAND2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length217
Protein NamesHeart- and neural crest derivatives-expressed protein 2 (Class A basic helix-loop-helix protein 26) (bHLHa26) (Deciduum, heart, autonomic nervous system and neural crest derivatives-expressed protein 2) (dHAND)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000164107 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP61296
Gene CardHAND2
Uniprot IDP61296
PfamPF00010
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.893705214)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HAND2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HAND2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HAND2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HAND2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hand2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HAND2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hand2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHAND1
ParalogsTWIST2, SCX, PTF1A, FERD3L, BHLHA9, FIGLA, TWIST1, TCF23, MSC, TCF15, HAND1, TCF24, TCF21
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHeart.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00981}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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