Gene Information
Gene NameRNASE2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length161
Protein NamesNon-secretory ribonuclease (EC 4.6.1.18) (Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin) (RNase UpI-2) (Ribonuclease 2) (RNase 2) (Ribonuclease US)
Target Namenon-secretory ribonuclease
Target TypeNA
Gene Age78 ( ENSG00000169385 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP10153
Gene CardRNASE2
Uniprot IDP10153
PfamPF00074
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.103940117)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ RNASE2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ear1 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Ear14 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Ear10 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Ear2 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Rnase2a ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Rnase2b ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Ear6 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Ear1 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Rnase3 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Rnase17 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Rnase2 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rabbit_ RAF2 ( ortholog_many2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsRNASE3, RNASE10, RNASE9, RNASE6, RNASE1, RNASE11, ANG, RNASE4, RNASE12, RNASE13, RNASE8, RNASE7
Tissuebone.marrow, whole.blood
Tissue SpecificityLiver, lung, spleen, leukocytes and body fluids.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1GQV  (X-ray  0.98A  1HI2  (X-ray  1.60A  1HI3  (X-ray  1.80A  1HI4  (X-ray  1.80A  1HI5  (X-ray  1.80A  1K2A  (X-ray  1.00A  2BEX  (X-ray  1.99A  2BZZ  (X-ray  0.98A  2C01  (X-ray  1.24A  2C02  (X-ray  2.00A  2C05  (X-ray  1.86A  5E13  (X-ray  1.34A  6SSO  (X-ray  1.21A 
DBSNP rs8012891  rs146887874 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome {ECO:0000305}. Cytoplasmic granule. Note=Matrix of eosinophil's large specific granule.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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