Gene Information
Gene NameSUN2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length717
Protein NamesSUN domain-containing protein 2 (Protein unc-84 homolog B) (Rab5-interacting protein) (Rab5IP) (Sad1/unc-84 protein-like 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000100242 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9UH99
Gene CardSUN2
Uniprot IDQ9UH99
PfamPF18580; PF07738
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.202498845)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Sun2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Sun2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SUN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSUN1
ParalogsSUN3, SPAG4, SUN5, SUN1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Highly expressed in heart, lung and muscle. Weakly expressed in fetal heart. Slightly overexpressed in some heart tissues form patients with congenital heart defects. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10818110, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12393179}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3UNP  (X-ray  2.39A  4DXR  (X-ray  2.32A  4DXS  (X-ray  2.71A  4DXT  (X-ray  2.22A  4FI9  (X-ray  3.05A  6WMD  (X-ray  1.50A  6WME  (X-ray  1.53A  6WMF  (X-ray  2.60A  6WMG  (X-ray  1.90A 
DBSNP rs2072799  rs35496634  rs138708  rs2072797 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus inner membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15082709};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15082709}. Nucleus envelope {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15082709, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17132086, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17724119}. Endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10818110};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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