Gene Information
Gene NameCPLX2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length134
Protein NamesComplexin-2 (Complexin II) (CPX II) (Synaphin-1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age168 ( ENSG00000145920 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ6PUV4
Gene CardCPLX2
Uniprot IDQ6PUV4
PfamPF05835
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.895968274)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CPLX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CPLX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CPLX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cplx2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CPLX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cplx2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CPLX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCPLX1, CPLX4, CPLX3
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityNervous system. In hippocampus and cerebellum, expressed mainly by excitatory neurons. Down-regulated in brain cortex from patients suffering from Huntington disease, bipolar disorder or major depression. Down-regulated in cerebellum from patients with schizophrenia. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11483314, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11576753, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15906159, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16162394, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9853440}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P84087}. Presynapse {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P84087}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P84087}. Perikaryon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P84087}. Note=Translocated from the perikaryon to the presynaptic terminals during maturation of neuronal cells. In mast cells, cytosol and nucleus. Becomes enriched near plasma membrane following stimulation. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P84087}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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