Gene Information
Gene NameRNASET2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length256
Protein NamesRibonuclease T2 (EC 4.6.1.19) (Ribonuclease 6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000026297 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO00584
Gene CardRNASET2
Uniprot IDO00584
PfamPF00445
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.338957431)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ RNASET2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ RNASET2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ RNASET2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ RNASET2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Rnaset2b ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Rnaset2a ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ AABR07054266.1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Rnaset2 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous. Higher expression levels observed in the temporal lobe and fetal brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19525954}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3T0O  (X-ray  1.59A 
DBSNP rs121918137  rs11159 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15809705, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16620762}. Lysosome lumen {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16620762}. Endoplasmic reticulum lumen {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16620762}. Mitochondrion intermembrane space {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28730546, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30184494, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30385512}. Note=Full-length RNASET2 is found in the endoplasmic reticulum while smaller RNASET2 proteolytic products are found in the lysosome fraction. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16620762}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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