Gene Information
Gene NameTEKT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length430
Protein NamesTektin-2 (Tektin-t) (Testicular tektin) (Testicular tektin B1-like protein) (TEKTB1) (Tektin-B1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000092850 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9UIF3
Gene CardTEKT2
Uniprot IDQ9UIF3
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.315661091)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TEKT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ADPRHL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TEKT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TEKT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tekt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TEKT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tekt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TEKT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTEKT4, TEKT1
ParalogsTEKT1, TEKT4, MAFIP, TEKT5, TEKT3
Tissuetestis, oviduct
Tissue SpecificityExpressed at high levels in testis, trachea and fetal lung, and at lower levels in ovary, pituitary, adult lung, fetal brain and fetal kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11751288}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs12043423  rs419653 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium axoneme {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q922G7}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, flagellum axoneme {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q922G7}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q922G7}. Note=Colocalized with CCDC172 at the perinuclear region. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q922G7}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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