NRP2

Neuropilin 2

Rendering based on PDB 2QQJ.
Identifiers
Symbols NRP2; MGC126574; NP2; NPN2; PRO2714; VEGF165R2
External IDs OMIM602070 MGI1100492 HomoloGene2875 GeneCards: NRP2 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 8828 18187
Ensembl ENSG00000118257 ENSMUSG00000025969
UniProt O60462 Q8BPZ0
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_003872.2 NM_001077403
RefSeq (protein) NP_003863.2 NP_001070871
Location (UCSC) Chr 2:
206.55 – 206.66 Mb
Chr 1:
62.75 – 62.87 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Neuropilin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NRP2 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a member of the neuropilin family of receptor proteins. The encoded transmembrane protein binds to SEMA3C protein {sema domain, immunoglobulin domain (Ig), short basic domain, secreted, (semaphorin) 3C} and SEMA3F protein {sema domain, immunoglobulin domain (Ig), short basic domain, secreted, (semaphorin) 3F}, and interacts with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). This protein may play a role in cardiovascular development, axon guidance, and tumorigenesis. Multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene.[3]

References

  1. ^ Soker S, Takashima S, Miao HQ, Neufeld G, Klagsbrun M (Apr 1998). "Neuropilin-1 is expressed by endothelial and tumor cells as an isoform-specific receptor for vascular endothelial growth factor". Cell 92 (6): 735–45. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81402-6. PMID 9529250. 
  2. ^ Chen H, Chedotal A, He Z, Goodman CS, Tessier-Lavigne M (Nov 1997). "Neuropilin-2, a novel member of the neuropilin family, is a high affinity receptor for the semaphorins Sema E and Sema IV but not Sema III". Neuron 19 (3): 547–59. doi:10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80371-2. PMID 9331348. 
  3. ^ "Entrez Gene: NRP2 neuropilin 2". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=8828. 

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