Gene Information
Gene NameOSBPL2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length480
Protein NamesOxysterol-binding protein-related protein 2 (ORP-2) (OSBP-related protein 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000130703 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9H1P3
Gene CardOSBPL2
Uniprot IDQ9H1P3
PfamPF01237
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.748408123)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ OSBPL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ OSBPL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ OSBPL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ OSBPL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Osbpl2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ OSBPL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Osbpl2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ OSBPL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsOSBPL1A
ParalogsOSBPL10, OSBP2, OSBPL1A, OSBP, OSBPL8, OSBPL3, OSBPL5, OSBPL9, OSBPL11, OSBPL6, OSBPL7
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.066667(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5ZM8  (X-ray  2.70A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19224871, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30581148}. Lipid droplet {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19224871}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30581148};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30581148};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30581148}. Note=Detected on the surface of cytosolic lipid droplets (PubMed:19224871). Recruited to the cell membrane by phosphatidylinositol-phosphate binding (PubMed:30581148). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19224871, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30581148}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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