SLC31A2 - solute carrier family 31 member 2 Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as CTR2; COPT2; hCTR2

Gene ID: 1318 | Gene type: protein coding

About SLC31A2

Cytogenetic location: 9q32 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 9:113,151,007-113,164,140 (from NCBI)

This gene has 3 transcripts (splice variants), 223 orthologues and 1 paralogue. Broad expression in salivary gland (RPKM 28.8), spleen (RPKM 6.8) and 18 other tissues.

Summary

Predicted to enable copper ion transmembrane transporter activity. Predicted to be involved in cellular copper ion homeostasis. Predicted to act upstream of or within regulation of copper ion transmembrane transport. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

SLC31A2 Products(1)

mRNA	Protein	Name
NM_001860.3	NP_001851.1	probable low affinity copper uptake protein 2

SLC31A2 Protein Structure

Ctr

0
100
143 a.a.

Protein Preferred Names

Protein Names

probable low affinity copper uptake protein 2

copper transporter 2

Related Diseases

Diseases

Alias

Menkes Disease

Copper Transport Disease	Menkes Syndrome
MNK	Kinky Hair Disease
Steely Hair Disease	Menkes Kinky-Hair Syndrome
Mk	Steely Hair Syndrome
Menkea Syndrome	Md
Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome	Hypocupremia, Congenital
Kinky Hair Syndrome	X-Linked Copper Deficiency
Menkes Kinky Hair Disease

Deficiency Anemia

Anemia	Deficiency Anemias
Anaemia

Diseases	Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia	Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Related Agents

Pre-clinical Phase

Bioactive Molecules (1)

Cat. No.	Product Name	Effect	Purity	Rare Diseases
HY-RS13189	SLC31A2 Human Pre-designed siRNA Set A		/	Unkown

Orthologs Information

Species	Symbol	Source	ID
Macaca mulatta	SLC31A2	VGNC	VGNC:77456
Canis familiaris	SLC31A2	VGNC	VGNC:46355
Mus musculus	SLC31A2	MGD	MGI:1333844
Bos taurus	SLC31A2	VGNC	VGNC:34814
Rattus norvegicus	SLC31A2	RGD	RGD:1307963
Felis catus	SLC31A2	VGNC	VGNC:102982

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