Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of Shank 2, an alias of the protein, SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains 2. The official gene symbol is SHANK2. The protein, with a mass of 158.8 kDa and length of 1470 residues, is reported to be cytoplasmic and membrane-associated. It is a member of the SHANK family and may be known by other names, including: CORTBP1, AUTS17, cortactin-binding protein 1, cortactin SH3 domain-binding protein, GKAP/SAPAP interacting protein, and SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains protein 2, and ProSAP1.