Gene Information
Gene NameBMAL2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length636
Protein NamesBasic helix-loop-helix ARNT-like protein 2 (Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like protein 2) (Basic-helix-loop-helix-PAS protein MOP9) (Brain and muscle ARNT-like 2) (CYCLE-like factor) (CLIF) (Class E basic helix-loop-helix protein 6) (bHLHe6) (Member of PAS protein 9) (PAS domain-containing protein 9)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000029153 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8WYA1
Gene CardARNTL2
Uniprot IDQ8WYA1
PfamPF00010; PF00989
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsBMAL1
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in fetal brain. Highly expressed in brain and placenta. Lower levels in heart, liver, thymus, kidney and lung. Located to endothelial cells and neuronal cells of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Also detected in endothelial cells of the heart, lung and kidney. In the brain, specifically expressed in the thalamus, hippocampus and amygdala. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10864977, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10964693, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11018023}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2KDK  (NMR 
DBSNP rs1037921  rs11049005 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00981, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10964693}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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