Gene Information
Gene NameYTHDF2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length579
Protein NamesYTH domain-containing family protein 2 (DF2) (CLL-associated antigen KW-14) (High-glucose-regulated protein 8) (Renal carcinoma antigen NY-REN-2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000198492 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y5A9
Gene CardYTHDF2
Uniprot IDQ9Y5A9
PfamPF04146
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.370308205)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ YTHDF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ YTHDF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ YTHDF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ YTHDF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ythdf2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ YTHDF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ythdf2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ YTHDF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsYTHDF1, YTHDF3
ParalogsYTHDF1, YTHDC1, YTHDF3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and down-regulated during neural differentiation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32169943}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.016667(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4RDN  (X-ray  2.10A  4RDO  (X-ray  2.15A  4WQN  (X-ray  2.12A  7A1V  (X-ray  2.20A  7BIK  (X-ray  2.10A  7R5F  (X-ray  2.00A  7R5L  (X-ray  1.70A  7R5W  (X-ray  1.75A  7YWB  (X-ray  1.92A  7YX6  (X-ray  1.80A  7YXE  (X-ray  1.85A  7Z26  (X-ray  1.90A  7Z4U  (X-ray  1.83A  7Z54  (X-ray  1.82A  7Z5M  (X-ray  1.70A  7Z7B  (X-ray  1.80A  7Z7F  (X-ray  1.95A  7Z8P  (X-ray  1.97A  7Z8W  (X-ray  1.90A  7Z8X  (X-ray  1.96A  7Z92  (X-ray  1.91A  7Z93  (X-ray  1.97A  7ZG4  (X-ray  2.01A 
DBSNP rs16838382  rs35288745 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26458103, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31292544, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32492408}. Cytoplasm, P-body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24284625, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31292544, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32492408}. Cytoplasm, Stress granule {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31292544, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32451507}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26458103}. Note=Localizes to the cytosol and relocates to the nucleus following heat shock stress (PubMed:26458103). Can partition into different structures: into P-bodies in unstressed cells, and into stress granules during stress (PubMed:31292544). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26458103, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31292544}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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