Gene Information
Gene NameNSUN2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length767
Protein NamesRNA cytosine C(5)-methyltransferase NSUN2 (EC 2.1.1.-) (Myc-induced SUN domain-containing protein) (Misu) (NOL1/NOP2/Sun domain family member 2) (Substrate of AIM1/Aurora kinase B) (mRNA cytosine C(5)-methyltransferase) (EC 2.1.1.-) (tRNA cytosine C(5)-methyltransferase) (EC 2.1.1.-, EC 2.1.1.203) (tRNA methyltransferase 4 homolog) (hTrm4)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000037474 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ08J23
Gene CardNSUN2
Uniprot IDQ08J23
PfamPF01189
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.00018022)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NSUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NSUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NSUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NSUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nsun2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NSUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nsun2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NSUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNSUN4, NSUN3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in adult and fetal brain and in lymphoblastoid cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22541559}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001899(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2303708  rs587776908 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus, nucleolus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17071714, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17215513, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31276587}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17071714, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31276587}. Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31276587, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31287866}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, spindle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19596847}. Secreted, extracellular exosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q1HFZ0}. Note=Concentrated in the nucleolus during interphase and translocates to the spindle during mitosis as an RNA-protein complex that includes 18S ribosomal RNA (PubMed:19596847). In testis, localizes to the chromatoid body (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q1HFZ0, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19596847}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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