Gene Information
Gene NameYTHDC2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1430
Protein Names3'-5' RNA helicase YTHDC2 (EC 3.6.4.13) (YTH domain-containing protein 2) (hYTHDC2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000047188 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9H6S0
Gene CardYTHDC2
Uniprot IDQ9H6S0
PfamPF00270; PF04408; PF00271; PF07717; PF01424; PF04146
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.143588589)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ YTHDC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ YTHDC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ YTHDC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ythdc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ YTHDC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ythdc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ YTHDC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDHX40, DHX34, DHX32, HELB, DHX57, DHX30, DHX29, DHX36, DHX15, DHX35, DHX9, DHX38, DQX1, DHX16, DHX33, TDRD9, DHX8, DHX37
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in testis (PubMed:29087293). Not detected in spermatogonia next to the tubule wall but is strongly expressed in spermatocytes, suggesting that it is up-regulated in germ cells upon entry into meiosis (PubMed:29087293). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29087293}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.038462(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2YU6  (NMR  6K6U  (X-ray  2.27A  6LR2  (NMR 
DBSNP rs10071816  rs1132528 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:B2RR83}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29970596}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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