Gene Information
Gene NameTMC2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length906
Protein NamesTransmembrane channel-like protein 2 (Transmembrane cochlear-expressed protein 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000149488 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ8TDI7
Gene CardTMC2
Uniprot IDQ8TDI7
PfamPF07810
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.397887075)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TMC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TMC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TMC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TMC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tmc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TMC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tmc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TMC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTMC8, TMC7, TMC6, TMC4, TMC5, TMC1, TMC3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in fetal cochlea.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs6050063  rs11908093  rs34884202  rs16987592  rs16987592  rs768537423  rs6115242 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:E7FFT2};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=Localized to the stereocilia of the cochlear hair cells. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8R4P4}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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