NLRP2

NLR family, pyrin domain containing 2
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsNLRP2 ; CLR19.9; NALP2; NBS1; PAN1; PYPAF2
External IDsOMIM: 609364 MGI: 3041206 HomoloGene: 56789 IUPHAR: 1769 GeneCards: NLRP2 Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez55655232827
EnsemblENSG00000022556ENSMUSG00000035177
UniProtQ9NX02Q4PLS0
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001174081NM_177690
RefSeq (protein)NP_001167552NP_808358
Location (UCSC)Chr 19:
55.46 – 55.51 Mb
Chr 7:
5.3 – 5.35 Mb
PubMed search

NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NLRP2 gene.[1][2][3]

NALP proteins, such as NALP2, are characterized by an N-terminal pyrin (MIM 608107) domain (PYD) and are involved in the activation of caspase-1 (CASP1; MIM 147678) by Toll-like receptors (see TLR4; MIM 603030). They may also be involved in protein complexes that activate proinflammatory caspases (Tschopp et al., 2003).[supplied by OMIM][3]

References

  1. Tschopp J, Martinon F, Burns K (Feb 2003). "NALPs: a novel protein family involved in inflammation". Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 4 (2): 95–104. doi:10.1038/nrm1019. PMID 12563287.
  2. Bertin J, DiStefano PS (Mar 2001). "The PYRIN domain: a novel motif found in apoptosis and inflammation proteins". Cell Death Differ 7 (12): 1273–4. doi:10.1038/sj.cdd.4400774. PMID 11270363.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: NLRP2 NLR family, pyrin domain containing 2".

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