Gene Information
Gene NameMKRN2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length416
Protein NamesE3 ubiquitin-protein ligase makorin-2 (EC 2.3.2.27) (RING finger protein 62) (RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase makorin-2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000075975 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9H000
Gene CardMKRN2
Uniprot IDQ9H000
PfamPF00097; PF00642; PF18044
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.023957476)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MKRN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MKRN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MKRN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MKRN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mkrn2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MKRN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mkrn2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MKRN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMKRN1
ParalogsMKRN1, MKRN3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in sperm, with significantly reduced expression in sperm of patients with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (at protein level) (PubMed:28008940). Widely expressed with expression in testis, ovary, small intestine, colon, peripheral blood leukocytes, fetal liver, bone marrow, thymus, lymph node and spleen (PubMed:11597136). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11597136, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28008940}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs5746260 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ERV1}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ERV1}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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