Gene Information
Gene NameSPPL2C
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length684
Protein NamesSignal peptide peptidase-like 2C (SPP-like 2C) (SPPL2c) (EC 3.4.23.-) (Intramembrane protease 5) (IMP-5)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age18 ( ENSG00000185294 )
3 ( ENSG00000277106 )
3 ( ENSG00000278194 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ8IUH8
Gene CardSPPL2C
Uniprot IDQ8IUH8
PfamPF04258
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.990339888)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SPPL2C ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ SPPL2C ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SPPL2C ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SPPL2C ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Sppl2c ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SPPL2C ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Sppl2c ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SPPL2C ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSPPL2B, SPPL3, SPPL2A, HM13
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in testis where it is primarily localised in spermatids (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32048434}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17763658  rs242944  rs12185233  rs12185268  rs12373123  rs12373139  rs17852270  rs12373142  rs16940694 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16829952, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30733280, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32048434};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255};
Lumenal side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15385547, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16829952}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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