Gene Information
Gene NameARG2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length354
Protein NamesArginase-2, mitochondrial (EC 3.5.3.1) (Arginase II) (Kidney-type arginase) (Non-hepatic arginase) (Type II arginase)
Target Namearginase-2, mitochondrial
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000081181 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP78540
Gene CardARG2
Uniprot IDP78540
PfamPF00491
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.526136363)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ARG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ARG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ARG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ARG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Arg2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ARG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Arg2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ARG2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsARG1
ParalogsARG1, AGMAT
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed most strongly in kidney and prostate, much less strongly in the brain, skeletal muscle, placenta, lung, mammary gland, macrophage, uterus, testis and gut, but apparently not in the liver, heart and pancreas. Expressed in activated T cells (PubMed:27745970). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27745970}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1PQ3  (X-ray  2.70A  4HZE  (X-ray  1.60A  4I06  (X-ray  1.80A  4IE2  (X-ray  2.21A  4IE3  (X-ray  2.35A  4IXU  (X-ray  1.90A  4IXV  (X-ray  2.30A  6Q37  (X-ray  2.21A  6Q39  (X-ray  2.21A  6SS2  (X-ray  2.40A  6SS4  (X-ray  2.90A  6SS6  (X-ray  3.25A 
DBSNP rs17104534 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8898077}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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