Gene Information
Gene NameSPATA2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length520
Protein NamesSpermatogenesis-associated protein 2
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000158480 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9UM82
Gene CardSPATA2
Uniprot IDQ9UM82
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.74706497)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SPATA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SPATA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SPATA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SPATA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Spata2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SPATA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Spata2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SPATA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSPATA2L
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPresent at high level in Sertoli cells, but not detected in spermatogenic cells (at protein level) (PubMed:10222154, PubMed:11079456). Low expression in spleen, thymus and prostate (PubMed:10222154). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10222154, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11079456}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5LJM  (X-ray  1.45A  5LJN  (X-ray  2.70A 
DBSNP rs2072985 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10222154, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11079456}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q66HP6}. Note=Detected in the tubular compartment of the testis and, in the cytoplasm of the Sertoli cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11079456}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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