Gene Information
Gene NameAIM2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length343
Protein NamesInterferon-inducible protein AIM2 (Absent in melanoma 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age168 ( ENSG00000163568 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBO14862
Gene CardAIM2
Uniprot IDO14862
PfamPF02760; PF02758
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.415355251)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ AIM2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ AIM2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Aim2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Aim2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsIFI16, MNDA, PYHIN1
Tissuelymph.node, appendix, spleen, tonsil
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in spleen, small intestine, peripheral blood leukocytes, and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9242382}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.004323(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3RN2  (X-ray  2.55A  3RN5  (X-ray  2.50A  3VD8  (X-ray  2.07A  4O7Q  (X-ray  1.82A  6MB2  (EM  5.00A  7K3R  (EM  3.20A 
DBSNP rs2276405  rs778047649 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Note=Activated inflammasomes can aggregate in the cytosol as speck-like particles.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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