Gene Information
Gene NameNIPA2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length360
Protein NamesMagnesium transporter NIPA2 (Non-imprinted in Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome region protein 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1292 ( ENSG00000140157 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ8N8Q9
Gene CardNIPA2
Uniprot IDQ8N8Q9
PfamPF05653
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.701267501)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NIPA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NIPA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NIPA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nipa2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NIPA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nipa2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NIPA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNIPAL1, NIPAL4
ParalogsNIPAL2, NIPA1, NIPAL1, NIPAL4, NIPAL3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14508708}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000305};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Early endosome {ECO:0000250}. Note=Recruited to the cell membrane in response to low extracellular magnesium. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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