Gene Information
Gene NameLAT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length243
Protein NamesLinker for activation of T-cells family member 2 (Linker for activation of B-cells) (Membrane-associated adapter molecule) (Non-T-cell activation linker) (Williams-Beuren syndrome chromosomal region 15 protein) (Williams-Beuren syndrome chromosomal region 5 protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000086730 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9GZY6
Gene CardLAT2
Uniprot IDQ9GZY6
PfamPF15703
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.429774397)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LAT2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ LAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lat2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lat2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissuelung, spleen, whole.blood
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in spleen, peripheral blood lymphocytes, and germinal centers of lymph nodes. Also expressed in placenta, lung, pancreas and small intestine. Present in B-cells, NK cells and monocytes. Absent from T-cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11124535, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12486104, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12514734, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16160011}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3MAZ  (X-ray  1.90A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12486104, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12514734};
Single-pass type III membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12486104, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12514734}. Note=Present in lipid rafts.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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