Gene Information
Gene NameSORCS2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1159
Protein NamesVPS10 domain-containing receptor SorCS2 [Cleaved into: SorCS2 122 kDa chain; SorCS2 104 kDa chain; SorCS2 18 kDa chain]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000184985 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ96PQ0
Gene CardSORCS2
Uniprot IDQ96PQ0
PfamPF15902; PF15901
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.894367205)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SORCS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SORCS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SORCS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SORCS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Sorcs2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SORCS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Sorcs2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSORCS1, SORCS3
ParalogsSORCS1, SORCS3, SORL1, SORT1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected on neurons in the caudate region (PubMed:28469074). Detected on neurons in the hippocampus (at protein level) (PubMed:30840898). Highly expressed in brain and kidney. Detected at low levels in heart, liver, small intestine, skeletal muscle and thymus (PubMed:11499680). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11499680, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28469074, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30840898}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1WGO  (NMR 
DBSNP rs34058821  rs16840892  rs16840899 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22155786, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24908487};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24908487}. Cell projection {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9EPR5}. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24908487};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24908487}. Early endosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9EPR5}. Recycling endosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9EPR5}. Synapse, synaptosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9EPR5}. Perikaryon {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28469074}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28469074}. Cell projection, dendritic spine {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9EPR5}. Postsynaptic density membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9EPR5}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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