Gene Information
Gene NameMOCS2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length188
Protein NamesMolybdopterin synthase catalytic subunit (EC 2.8.1.12) (MOCO1-B) (Molybdenum cofactor synthesis protein 2 large subunit) (Molybdenum cofactor synthesis protein 2B) (MOCS2B) (Molybdopterin-synthase large subunit) (MPT synthase large subunit)
Target Namemolybdopterin synthase catalytic subunit
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000164172 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBO96007
Gene CardMOCS2
Uniprot IDO96007
PfamPF02391
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.479755285)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MOCS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MOCS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MOCS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mocs2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MOCS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mocs2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMBIP, NMRK2, NMRK1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighest levels are found in heart and skeletal muscle. Lower levels are present in brain, kidney and pancreas. Very low levels are found in lung and peripheral blood leukocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10053003}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.066667(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4AP8  (X-ray  2.78A  5MPO  (X-ray  2.43A 
DBSNP rs2233213  rs2233215  rs2233218  rs121908605  rs2233221 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03052, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15073332}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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