Gene Information
Gene NameNIT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length276
Protein NamesOmega-amidase NIT2 (EC 3.5.1.3) (Nitrilase homolog 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1714 ( ENSG00000114021 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ9NQR4
Gene CardNIT2
Uniprot IDQ9NQR4
PfamPF00795
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.018191649)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NIT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NIT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NIT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NIT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nit2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NIT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nit2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NIT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsUPB1, NIT1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in fetal brain (at protein level). Ubiquitous. Detected in heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney, pancreas, prostate, spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine and colon. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14528910, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17488281}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17851799 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17488281}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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