Gene Information
Gene NameMFN2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length757
Protein NamesMitofusin-2 (EC 3.6.5.-) (Transmembrane GTPase MFN2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1292 ( ENSG00000116688 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBO95140
Gene CardMFN2
Uniprot IDO95140
PfamPF00350; PF04799
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.344733925)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MFN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MFN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MFN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MFN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mfn2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MFN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mfn2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MFN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMFN1
ParalogsMFN1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous;
expressed at low level. Highly expressed in heart and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11950885, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12759376}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.018182(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6JFK  (X-ray  2.00A  6JFL  (X-ray  2.81A  6JFM  (X-ray  2.09A 
DBSNP rs28940296  rs28940293  rs28940291  rs119103263  rs1553142699  rs119103266  rs387906990  rs28940295  rs755065651  rs119103264  rs28940294  rs119103261  rs387906991  rs119103265  rs1553144059  rs138382758  rs376925978  rs142271930  rs119103267  rs144860227  rs28940292 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion outer membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11181170, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11950885, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499352, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23620051, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26214738};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11181170, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11950885, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499352, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23620051}. Note=Colocalizes with BAX during apoptosis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499352}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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