Gene Information
Gene NameOLFM2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length454
Protein NamesNoelin-2 (Olfactomedin-2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000105088 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBO95897
Gene CardOLFM2
Uniprot IDO95897
PfamPF12308; PF02191
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.874425549)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ OLFM2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ OLFM2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ OLFM2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ OLFM2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Olfm2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ OLFM2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Olfm2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ OLFM2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsOLFM3, OLFM1, GLDN
ParalogsOLFML1, OLFM3, OLFM1, OLFML2B, GLDN, MYOC, OLFM4, OLFML3, OLFML2A
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in aortic smooth muscle (at protein level) (PubMed:25298399). In the fetus, expressed in the brain and ocular tissues including lens vesicle and optic cup (PubMed:27844144). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25298399, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27844144}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1298178636  rs2303100  rs11556087 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21228389}. Synapse {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8BM13}. Membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8BM13}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25298399}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25298399}. Note=Nuclear localization is induced by TGF-beta. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25298399}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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