Gene Information
Gene NameVRK2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length508
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase VRK2 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Vaccinia-related kinase 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000028116 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ86Y07
Gene CardVRK2
Uniprot IDQ86Y07
PfamPF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.041324519)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ VRK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ VRK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ VRK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ VRK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Vrk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ VRK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Vrk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ VRK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsVRK1, VRK3
ParalogsCSNK1G3, TTBK2, VRK3, CSNK1A1L, VRK1, CSNK1G1, CSNK1A1, CDC7, CSNK1G2, CSNK1E, CSNK1D, TTBK1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1 and isoform 2 are expressed in various tumor cell lines. Expression of isoform 1 inversely correlates with ERBB2 in breast carcinomas (at protein level). Widely expressed. Highly expressed in fetal liver, skeletal muscle, pancreas, heart, peripheral blood leukocytes and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16704422, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20679487, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9344656}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2V62  (X-ray  1.70A  5UU1  (X-ray  2.00A  6NCG  (X-ray  2.45A 
DBSNP rs34130684  rs35966666  rs1051061  rs36081172 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16704422}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16704422};
Single-pass type IV membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Mitochondrion membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16704422};
Single-pass type IV membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Nucleus envelope {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8BN21}.;
[Isoform 2]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16704422}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16704422}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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