Gene Information
Gene NameULK2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1036
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase ULK2 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Unc-51-like kinase 2)
Target Nameserine/threonine-protein kinase ulk2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000083290 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ8IYT8
Gene CardULK2
Uniprot IDQ8IYT8
PfamPF12063; PF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.064212078)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ULK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ULK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ULK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ULK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ulk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ULK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ulk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ULK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsULK1
ParalogsULK3, ULK1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6QAT  (X-ray  2.77A  6QAU  (X-ray  2.48A  6QAV  (X-ray  2.05A  6YID  (X-ray  2.70A 
DBSNP rs34670978  rs150122  rs4462660  rs55730189  rs35107651 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18936157};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18936157}. Note=Localizes to pre-autophagosomal membrane.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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