Gene Information
Gene NameWFDC2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length124
Protein NamesWAP four-disulfide core domain protein 2 (Epididymal secretory protein E4) (Major epididymis-specific protein E4) (Putative protease inhibitor WAP5)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age101 ( ENSG00000101443 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ14508
Gene CardWFDC2
Uniprot IDQ14508
PfamPF00095
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.312864025)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ WFDC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ WFDC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ WFDC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Wfdc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ WFDC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Wfdc2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in a number of normal tissues, including male reproductive system, regions of the respiratory tract and nasopharynx. Highly expressed in a number of tumors cells lines, such ovarian, colon, breast, lung and renal cells lines. Initially described as being exclusively transcribed in the epididymis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15781627}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15781627, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23139753}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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