Gene Information
Gene NameOSF2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length836
Protein NamesPeriostin (PN) (Osteoblast-specific factor 2) (OSF-2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ15063
Gene CardPOSTN
Uniprot IDQ15063
PfamPF02469
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed with highest levels in aorta, stomach, lower gastrointestinal tract, placenta, uterus, thyroid tissue and breast. Up-regulated in epithelial ovarian tumors. Not expressed in normal ovaries. Also highly expressed at the tumor periphery of lung carcinoma tissue but not within the tumor. Overexpressed in breast cancers. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11550156, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12235007, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15082792, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23946676}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5WT7  (NMR  5YJG  (X-ray  2.40A  5YJH  (X-ray  2.96A 
DBSNP rs9594223  rs9547952 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62009}. Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18450759, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26273833}. Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12235007, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18450759}. Note=Colocalizes with BMP1 in the Golgi. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62009}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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