Gene Information
Gene NameSYNPO2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1093
Protein NamesSynaptopodin-2 (Genethonin-2) (Myopodin)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000172403 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9UMS6
Gene CardSYNPO2
Uniprot IDQ9UMS6
PfamPF00595
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.344976647)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SYNPO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SYNPO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SYNPO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SYNPO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Synpo2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SYNPO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Synpo2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SYNPO2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSYNPO2L
ParalogsSYNPO, SYNPO2L
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in heart muscle. Isoform 5 is specifically expressed in skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11297942, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20554076}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs12645298  rs17263971  rs17050152  rs7698598 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91YE8}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91YE8}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24005909}. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, Z line {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20554076}. Cell junction, focal adhesion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20554076}. Note=Shuttles between the nucleus and the cytoplasm in a differentiation-dependent and stress-induced fashion. In undifferentiated myoblasts strongly expressed in the nucleus, after induction of myotube differentiation is located to both nucleus and cytoplasm along acting filaments, and in differentiated myotubes is located at the Z lines. Upon stress redistributes from cytoplasm of myoblasts and myotubes to the nucleus. Nuclear import is KPNA2-dependent and promoted by phosphorylation by PKA and/or CaMK2, and inhibition of calcineurin. The nuclear export is XPO1-dependent (By similarity). Localized in a fiber-like pattern, partly overlapping with filamentous actin (PubMed:18371299). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91YE8, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18371299}.;
[Isoform 1]: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24005909}. Note=Localizes to induced actin bundles with contiguous staining. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24005909}.;
[Isoform 2]: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24005909}. Note=Localizes to induced actin bundles with punctuate staining. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24005909}.;
[Isoform 3]: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24005909}. Note=Localizes to induced irregular actin bundles with contiguous and punctuated staining. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24005909}.;
[Isoform 4]: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24005909}. Note=Localizes to induced actin bundles with punctuate staining. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24005909}.;
[Isoform 5]: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24005909}. Note=Localizes to induced actin bundles with contiguous staining. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24005909}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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