Gene Information
Gene NamePER2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1255
Protein NamesPeriod circadian protein homolog 2 (hPER2) (Circadian clock protein PERIOD 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000132326 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBO15055
Gene CardPER2
Uniprot IDO15055
PfamPF08447; PF12114
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.545052977)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Per2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Per2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPER1, PER3
ParalogsPER3, PER1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Found in heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeleatal muscle, kidney and pancreas. High levels in skeletal muscle and pancreas. Low levels in lung. Isoform 2 is expressed in keratinocytes (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9427249}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.034018(Rat);0.058069(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6OF7  (X-ray  3.11A 
DBSNP rs35572922  rs121908635  rs4429421  rs35333999  rs35998480  rs934945 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22274616}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O54943}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O54943}. Note=Nucleocytoplasmic shuttling is effected by interaction with other circadian core oscillator proteins and/or by phosphorylation. Translocate to the nucleus after phosphorylation by CSNK1D or CSNK1E. Also translocated to the nucleus by CRY1 or CRY2. PML regulates its nuclear localization. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O54943}.;
[Isoform 2]: Nucleus, nucleolus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24202686}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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