SDK2

Sidekick cell adhesion molecule 2

PDB rendering based on 1wf5.
Available structures
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Identifiers
SymbolsSDK2 ; FLJ10832; KIAA1514
External IDsOMIM: 607217 MGI: 2443847 HomoloGene: 10406 GeneCards: SDK2 Gene
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez54549237979
EnsemblENSG00000069188ENSMUSG00000041592
UniProtQ58EX2Q6V4S5
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001144952NM_172800
RefSeq (protein)NP_001138424NP_766388
Location (UCSC)Chr 17:
71.33 – 71.64 Mb
Chr 11:
113.78 – 114.07 Mb
PubMed search
For the Japanese game, see Super Donkey Kong 2

Protein sidekick-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SDK2 gene.[1][2][3]

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily. The protein contains two immunoglobulin domains and thirteen fibronectin type III domains. Fibronectin type III domains are present in both extracellular and intracellular proteins and tandem repeats are known to contain binding sites for DNA, heparin and the cell surface. This protein, and a homologous mouse sequence, are very similar to the Drosophila sidekick gene product but the specific function of this superfamily member is not yet known. Evidence for alternative splicing at this gene locus has been observed but the full-length nature of additional variants has not yet been determined.[3]

References

  1. Yamagata M, Weiner JA, Sanes JR (Sep 2002). "Sidekicks: synaptic adhesion molecules that promote lamina-specific connectivity in the retina". Cell 110 (5): 649–60. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00910-8. PMID 12230981.
  2. Kaufman L, Hayashi K, Ross MJ, Ross MD, Klotman PE (Jun 2004). "Sidekick-1 is upregulated in glomeruli in HIV-associated nephropathy". J Am Soc Nephrol 15 (7): 1721–30. doi:10.1097/01.ASN.0000128975.28958.C2. PMID 15213259.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: SDK2 sidekick homolog 2 (chicken)".

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