CABLES2
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Also known as dJ908M14.2ik3-2
Summary
CABLES2 (Cdk5 and Abl enzyme substrate 2, HGNC:16143) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 20q13.33, encoding CDK5 and ABL1 enzyme substrate 2 (Q9BTV7). Unknown.
Predicted to be involved in cell division and regulation of cell cycle.
Source: NCBI Gene 81928 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 3
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 113 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_031215
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:16143 |
| Approved symbol | CABLES2 |
| Name | Cdk5 and Abl enzyme substrate 2 |
| Location | 20q13.33 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | dJ908M14.2, ik3-2 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000149679 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| OMIM | 618772 |
| Entrez | 81928 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 4 — 4 protein_coding
ENST00000279101, ENST00000453274, ENST00000923983, ENST00000971783
RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_031215
NM_031215
CCDS: CCDS33503
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000279101 — 10 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00000991941 | 62394157 | 62394265 |
| ENSE00001671627 | 62396521 | 62396592 |
| ENSE00001687530 | 62392920 | 62393023 |
| ENSE00001709987 | 62393440 | 62393605 |
| ENSE00001748969 | 62391249 | 62391453 |
| ENSE00001803963 | 62392389 | 62392495 |
| ENSE00001806302 | 62396315 | 62396407 |
| ENSE00001820608 | 62406915 | 62407285 |
| ENSE00001877184 | 62388634 | 62391111 |
| ENSE00003594892 | 62394937 | 62395014 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 208 present calls, max score 94.42.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 6.2275 / max 133.8733, expressed in 1656 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (2 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 188266 | 6.2172 | 1656 |
| 188265 | 0.0103 | 4 |
Top tissues by expression
240 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| sperm | CL:0000019 | 94.42 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 88.82 | gold quality |
| cardiac muscle of right atrium | UBERON:0003379 | 88.52 | silver quality |
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 88.35 | gold quality |
| testis | UBERON:0000473 | 87.83 | gold quality |
| adult organism | UBERON:0007023 | 86.89 | gold quality |
| heart right ventricle | UBERON:0002080 | 86.56 | silver quality |
| Brodmann (1909) area 23 | UBERON:0013554 | 86.16 | gold quality |
| ileal mucosa | UBERON:0000331 | 86.01 | silver quality |
| endothelial cell | CL:0000115 | 85.93 | silver quality |
| ganglionic eminence | UBERON:0004023 | 83.90 | gold quality |
| cortical plate | UBERON:0005343 | 83.41 | gold quality |
| middle temporal gyrus | UBERON:0002771 | 82.29 | silver quality |
| right hemisphere of cerebellum | UBERON:0014890 | 82.15 | gold quality |
| primary visual cortex | UBERON:0002436 | 81.92 | gold quality |
| ventricular zone | UBERON:0003053 | 81.61 | gold quality |
| cerebellar hemisphere | UBERON:0002245 | 81.39 | gold quality |
| cardiac atrium | UBERON:0002081 | 81.30 | gold quality |
| apex of heart | UBERON:0002098 | 81.30 | gold quality |
| cerebellar cortex | UBERON:0002129 | 81.29 | gold quality |
| cerebellum | UBERON:0002037 | 81.16 | gold quality |
| right atrium auricular region | UBERON:0006631 | 80.86 | gold quality |
| occipital lobe | UBERON:0002021 | 79.65 | gold quality |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | CL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:0000991 | 79.56 | gold quality |
| stromal cell of endometrium | CL:0002255 | 78.76 | gold quality |
| cardiac ventricle | UBERON:0002082 | 78.71 | gold quality |
| right frontal lobe | UBERON:0002810 | 78.64 | gold quality |
| heart left ventricle | UBERON:0002084 | 78.55 | gold quality |
| pancreatic ductal cell | CL:0002079 | 78.34 | silver quality |
| epithelial cell of pancreas | CL:0000083 | 78.33 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 0.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | no | 2.99 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
136 targeting CABLES2, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-518D-5P | 100.00 | 67.51 | 979 |
| HSA-MIR-518E-5P | 100.00 | 67.66 | 954 |
| HSA-MIR-518F-5P | 100.00 | 67.51 | 979 |
| HSA-MIR-519A-5P | 100.00 | 67.66 | 954 |
| HSA-MIR-519B-5P | 100.00 | 67.66 | 954 |
| HSA-MIR-519C-5P | 100.00 | 67.66 | 954 |
| HSA-MIR-520C-5P | 100.00 | 67.51 | 979 |
| HSA-MIR-522-5P | 100.00 | 67.66 | 954 |
| HSA-MIR-523-5P | 100.00 | 67.66 | 954 |
| HSA-MIR-526A-5P | 100.00 | 67.51 | 979 |
| HSA-MIR-548AW | 99.99 | 72.57 | 3559 |
| HSA-MIR-27A-3P | 99.98 | 72.13 | 2955 |
| HSA-MIR-27B-3P | 99.98 | 72.13 | 2955 |
| HSA-MIR-9985 | 99.98 | 72.11 | 2939 |
| HSA-MIR-23B-5P | 99.98 | 66.07 | 587 |
| HSA-MIR-32-5P | 99.98 | 75.21 | 1964 |
| HSA-MIR-92A-3P | 99.98 | 75.21 | 1960 |
| HSA-MIR-92B-3P | 99.98 | 75.25 | 1955 |
| HSA-MIR-25-3P | 99.98 | 74.60 | 1817 |
| HSA-MIR-363-3P | 99.98 | 74.72 | 1821 |
| HSA-MIR-367-3P | 99.98 | 74.83 | 1819 |
| HSA-MIR-3148 | 99.97 | 75.06 | 6478 |
| HSA-MIR-1468-3P | 99.96 | 72.74 | 3797 |
| HSA-MIR-548AA | 99.96 | 70.64 | 3753 |
| HSA-MIR-548AP-3P | 99.96 | 70.64 | 3753 |
| HSA-MIR-548T-3P | 99.96 | 70.64 | 3753 |
| HSA-MIR-548AJ-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
| HSA-MIR-548X-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
| HSA-MIR-128-3P | 99.95 | 71.17 | 2484 |
| HSA-MIR-216A-3P | 99.95 | 71.19 | 2505 |
Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 1)
- We thus identified ik3-2 as a proapoptotic factor involved in both p53-mediated and p53-independent apoptotic pathways. (PMID:14637168)
Cross-species orthologs
6 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | cables2b | ENSDARG00000017154 |
| danio_rerio | cables2a | ENSDARG00000076964 |
| mus_musculus | Cables2 | ENSMUSG00000038990 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Cables2 | ENSRNOG00000051420 |
| drosophila_melanogaster | CG6191 | FBGN0027581 |
| caenorhabditis_elegans | Y71F9B.6 | WBGENE00022128 |
Paralogs (1): CABLES1 (ENSG00000134508)
Protein
Protein identifiers
CDK5 and ABL1 enzyme substrate 2 — Q9BTV7 (reviewed: Q9BTV7)
Alternative names: Interactor with CDK3 2
All UniProt accessions (2): Q9BTV7, H0Y5H2
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Function. Unknown. Probably involved in G1-S cell cycle transition.
Subunit / interactions. Binds to CDK3, CDK5 and ABL1. The C-terminal cyclin-box-like region binds to CDK5.
Similarity. Belongs to the cyclin family.
RefSeq proteins (1): NP_112492* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR006671 | Cyclin_N | Domain |
| IPR012388 | CABLES1/2 | Family |
| IPR036915 | Cyclin-like_sf | Homologous_superfamily |
Pfam: PF00134
UniProt features (11 total): compositionally biased region 4, region of interest 2, modified residue 2, chain 1, sequence conflict 1, sequence variant 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q9BTV7-F1 | 61.39 | 0.25 |
Functional residue map
Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.
Post-translational modifications (2): 130, 208
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
2 pathways
| ID | Pathway |
|---|---|
| R-HSA-983231 | Factors involved in megakaryocyte development and platelet production |
| R-HSA-109582 | Hemostasis |
MSigDB gene sets: 105 (showing top):
GOBP_EMBRYO_DEVELOPMENT_ENDING_IN_BIRTH_OR_EGG_HATCHING, IVANOVA_HEMATOPOIESIS_LATE_PROGENITOR, PATIL_LIVER_CANCER, VART_KSHV_INFECTION_ANGIOGENIC_MARKERS_UP, GOBP_IN_UTERO_EMBRYONIC_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELL_CYCLE, SCHAEFFER_PROSTATE_DEVELOPMENT_6HR_DN, GOBP_GASTRULATION, GOBP_DNA_DAMAGE_RESPONSE, GOBP_SIGNAL_TRANSDUCTION_BY_P53_CLASS_MEDIATOR, GOBP_SIGNAL_TRANSDUCTION_IN_RESPONSE_TO_DNA_DAMAGE, GOBP_EMBRYO_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_CELL_DIVISION, GOBP_EMBRYONIC_MORPHOGENESIS, NIKOLSKY_BREAST_CANCER_20Q12_Q13_AMPLICON
GO Biological Process (2): cell division (GO:0051301), regulation of cell cycle (GO:0051726)
GO Molecular Function (0):
GO Cellular Component (1): cytosol (GO:0005829)
Reactome top-level categories
Rollup of top-1 pathways:
| Category | Pathways |
|---|---|
| Hemostasis | 1 |
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| cellular process | 1 |
| cell cycle | 1 |
| regulation of cellular process | 1 |
| cytoplasm | 1 |
| cellular anatomical structure | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
508 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CABLES2 | RBBP8NL | Q8NC74 | 599 |
| CABLES2 | ABL1 | P00519 | 462 |
| CABLES2 | CDK3 | Q00526 | 441 |
| CABLES2 | PLAGL2 | Q9UPG8 | 418 |
| CABLES2 | SH3BP1 | Q9Y3L3 | 417 |
| CABLES2 | CDADC1 | Q9BWV3 | 408 |
| CABLES2 | RPS21 | P35265 | 406 |
| CABLES2 | ALG1L2 | C9J202 | 394 |
| CABLES2 | LAMA5 | O15230 | 393 |
| CABLES2 | TM9SF4 | Q92544 | 383 |
| CABLES2 | ADPRM | Q3LIE5 | 381 |
| CABLES2 | GATA5 | Q9BWX5 | 368 |
| CABLES2 | METTL13 | Q8N6R0 | 364 |
| CABLES2 | PLPP6 | Q8IY26 | 348 |
| CABLES2 | RNF220 | Q5VTB9 | 336 |
IntAct
22 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDK5 | FIBP | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.840 |
| FIBP | CDK5 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.840 |
| DLK1 | TCAF2 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.530 |
| ZNRD2 | KRBA1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| FIBP | CDK5 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| PIPSL | C1orf226 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| FTL | SH3PXD2B | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| GCH1 | ARHGAP42 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| TNFRSF1B | MAP3K7 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| FIBP | DNM1L | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| DLK1 | PLPP3 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| FIBP | AGRN | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| FTL | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 | |
| SDC1 | TCAF2 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
BioGRID (30): CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-MS), CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-MS), CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-MS), CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-MS), CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-MS), CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-MS), CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-RNA), CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-Western), CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-MS), CDK3 (Affinity Capture-Western), CDK5 (Affinity Capture-Western), ABL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-RNA), CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-MS), CABLES2 (Affinity Capture-MS)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A5N6H279, A4D2B8, D3ZML2, O76081, O91531, P03327, P0C678, P0C733, P79348, Q00731, Q09PK2, Q13670, Q1HVB5, Q1ZZU3, Q4KL35, Q4R1S1, Q52993, Q5JLA7, Q5JN07, Q5MFW3, Q63553, Q64902, Q6DN03, Q6NUI1, Q6P050, Q6SW81, Q86UQ5, Q8AZJ3, Q8BG31, Q8BVZ5, Q8CE90, Q8CEZ0, Q8K3M5, Q8LN49, Q8N5Z5, Q8TE04, Q8VDU5, Q8WTX9, Q8WXT5, Q9BTV7
Diamond homologs: Q8K3M5, Q8TDN4, Q9BTV7, Q9ESJ1
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
113 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 98 |
| Likely benign | 3 |
| Benign | 1 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
1688 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 20:62391109:CTT:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391242:CACT:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391243:ACTC:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391244:CTCA:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391245:TCA:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391247:A:AC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391248:C:CT | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391248:CA:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391248:CAT:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391248:CATCG:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391449:TTAAG:T | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391450:TAAG:T | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391451:AAG:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391452:AG:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391453:GC:G | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 20:62391454:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392383:CCTCA:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392384:CTCA:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392385:TCA:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392386:CA:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392387:ACCT:A | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392388:C:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392388:CCTC:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392390:T:TA | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392491:GTGGT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392492:TGGT:T | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392493:GGT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392493:GGTC:G | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392494:GT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 20:62392494:GTC:G | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
AlphaMissense
3063 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 20:62392397:T:A | K361N | 1.000 |
| 20:62392397:T:G | K361N | 1.000 |
| 20:62392398:T:A | K361I | 1.000 |
| 20:62392457:T:A | K341N | 1.000 |
| 20:62392457:T:G | K341N | 1.000 |
| 20:62392461:A:G | L340P | 1.000 |
| 20:62392461:A:T | L340H | 1.000 |
| 20:62392485:A:T | I332K | 1.000 |
| 20:62392932:A:C | F324L | 1.000 |
| 20:62392932:A:T | F324L | 1.000 |
| 20:62392933:A:G | F324S | 1.000 |
| 20:62392934:A:G | F324L | 1.000 |
| 20:62392939:A:G | L322P | 1.000 |
| 20:62392947:T:A | K319N | 1.000 |
| 20:62392947:T:G | K319N | 1.000 |
| 20:62392952:G:C | H318D | 1.000 |
| 20:62392957:C:T | G316D | 1.000 |
| 20:62392965:C:A | W313C | 1.000 |
| 20:62392965:C:G | W313C | 1.000 |
| 20:62392967:A:G | W313R | 1.000 |
| 20:62392967:A:T | W313R | 1.000 |
| 20:62391050:A:G | L453P | 0.999 |
| 20:62391050:A:T | L453H | 0.999 |
| 20:62391074:A:G | L445P | 0.999 |
| 20:62391298:G:T | A416D | 0.999 |
| 20:62391299:C:G | A416P | 0.999 |
| 20:62391301:G:T | A415D | 0.999 |
| 20:62391304:A:G | L414P | 0.999 |
| 20:62391307:A:G | L413P | 0.999 |
| 20:62391312:G:C | C411W | 0.999 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000247333 (20:62397238 G>A), RS1000513001 (20:62393824 T>C), RS1000839010 (20:62397060 C>A), RS1000849116 (20:62392864 C>A,G,T), RS1000887651 (20:62389308 T>C,G), RS1000988991 (20:62398568 C>T), RS1001078463 (20:62389111 A>G), RS1001102535 (20:62402536 C>T), RS1001223611 (20:62392624 G>A,C,T), RS1001531395 (20:62396712 C>T), RS1001777164 (20:62401792 C>T), RS1001804152 (20:62392079 GAGGGGCCGGGCACAAC>G), RS1001866789 (20:62397764 C>T), RS1002043509 (20:62398296 G>A), RS1002291159 (20:62388758 C>T)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene MIM:618772 | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
3 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST001942_4 | Prostate cancer | 4.000000e-08 |
| GCST005174_51 | Coronary artery calcified atherosclerotic plaque score in type 2 diabetes | 8.000000e-06 |
| GCST005591_3 | Colorectal cancer | 2.000000e-06 |
EFO canonical traits (1, from GWAS)
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0004723 | coronary artery calcification |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
24 total (human), top 24 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| sodium arsenite | decreases expression, increases abundance, increases expression | 2 |
| Arsenic | affects methylation, decreases expression, increases abundance | 2 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| dicrotophos | increases expression | 1 |
| beta-lapachone | decreases expression | 1 |
| abrine | decreases expression | 1 |
| bisphenol S | affects cotreatment, decreases methylation | 1 |
| Temozolomide | decreases expression | 1 |
| Fulvestrant | affects cotreatment, decreases methylation, increases methylation | 1 |
| Acetaminophen | increases expression | 1 |
| Cadmium | decreases expression, increases abundance | 1 |
| Cisplatin | decreases expression | 1 |
| Demecolcine | decreases expression | 1 |
| Doxorubicin | decreases expression | 1 |
| Estradiol | affects binding, increases expression | 1 |
| Niclosamide | decreases expression | 1 |
| Smoke | decreases expression | 1 |
| Valproic Acid | increases methylation | 1 |
| Vincristine | decreases expression | 1 |
| Cyclosporine | decreases expression | 1 |
| Aflatoxin B1 | increases methylation | 1 |
| Cadmium Chloride | decreases expression, increases abundance | 1 |
| Okadaic Acid | increases expression | 1 |
| Lactic Acid | decreases expression | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
No linked Atlas pages yet — the cross-entity mesh grows as the corpus expands.