Gene Information
Gene NameHAS2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length552
Protein NamesHyaluronan synthase 2 (EC 2.4.1.212) (Hyaluronate synthase 2) (Hyaluronic acid synthase 2) (HA synthase 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000170961 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ92819
Gene CardHAS2
Uniprot IDQ92819
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.0810145)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Has2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Has2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HAS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHAS3
ParalogsHAS3, HAS1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in fibroblasts.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22887999, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25795779, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30394292, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8798477};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30394292};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Vesicle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30394292}. Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25795779, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30394292};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Lysosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30394292}. Note=Travels from endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi to plasma membrane and either back to endosomes and lysosomes, or out into extracellular vesicles (PubMed:30394292). Post-translational modifications control HAS2 trafficking (PubMed:30394292). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30394292}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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