Gene Information
Gene NameHPA2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length592
Protein NamesInactive heparanase-2 (Hpa2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ8WWQ2
Gene CardHPSE2
Uniprot IDQ8WWQ2
PfamPF03662
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed, with the highest expression in brain, mammary gland, prostate, small intestine, testis and uterus. In the central nervous system, expressed in the spinal chord, caudate nucleus, thalamus, substantia nigra, medulla oblongata, putamen and pons. In the urinary bladder, expressed in longitudinal and circular layers of detrusor muscle. Found both in normal and cancer tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11027606, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20560210}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17110744  rs10883100 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20576607}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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