Gene Information
Gene NameSYT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length419
Protein NamesSynaptotagmin-2 (Synaptotagmin II) (SytII)
Target Namesynaptotagmin-2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000143858 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8N9I0
Gene CardSYT2
Uniprot IDQ8N9I0
PfamPF00168
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.360802316)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SYT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SYT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SYT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SYT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Syt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SYT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Syt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SYT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSYT1, SYT5
ParalogsSYTL3, SYT13, TC2N, SYT1, SYT7, SYTL4, SYTL5, DOC2B, DOC2A, SYT14, C2CD4C, SYTL1, RPH3A, SYT8, SYT4, SYT11, SYT12, C2CD4A, C2CD4B, RPH3AL, SYT15, SYT15B, SYT9, SYT16, SYT6, C2CD4D, SYT3, SYTL2, SYT10, SYT5, SYT17
Tissuebrain, cerebellum, diencephalon, locus.ceruleus, middle.frontal.gyrus, occipital.cortex, occipital.lobe, parietal.lobe, pineal.gland, cerebellar.hemisphere
Tissue SpecificityExpressed at the neuromuscular junction (PubMed:33659639). Expressed in melanocytes (PubMed:23999003). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23999003, ECO:0000269|PubMed:33659639}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001990(Rat);0.087912(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6G5G  (X-ray  2.00A 
DBSNP rs587777781  rs587777782 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, synaptic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, chromaffin granule membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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