Gene Information
Gene NameODF2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length829
Protein NamesOuter dense fiber protein 2 (Cenexin) (Outer dense fiber of sperm tails protein 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000136811 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ5BJF6
Gene CardODF2
Uniprot IDQ5BJF6
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.377992065)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ODF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ODF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ODF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ODF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Odf2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ODF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Odf2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ODF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsODF2L
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityTestis-specific (at protein level). Highly expressed in cytoplasm of step 2 round spermatids. Detected in the middle piece and extends to about half the principal piece of the sperm tails. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10381817}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs16930426 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14654843, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16966375}. Cell projection, cilium {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A3KGV1}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome, centriole {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23400999}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, spindle pole {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A3KGV1}. Cell projection, cilium, flagellum {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A3KGV1}. Note=Localized at the microtubule organizing centers in interphase and spindle poles in mitosis. Localized at the distal/subdistal appendages of mother centrioles. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A3KGV1}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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