Gene Information
Gene NameHILI
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length973
Protein NamesPiwi-like protein 2 (EC 3.1.26.-) (Cancer/testis antigen 80) (CT80)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ8TC59
Gene CardPIWIL2
Uniprot IDQ8TC59
PfamPF08699; PF02170; PF02171
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in adult testis and in most tumors. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16377660}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.004323(Rat);0.025000(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3O7X  (X-ray  2.92A  3QIR  (X-ray  2.45A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8CDG1}. Note=Present in chromatoid body. Probable component of the meiotic nuage, also named P granule, a germ-cell-specific organelle required to repress transposon activity during meiosis. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8CDG1}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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