CELSR2

Cadherin, EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 2
Identifiers
Symbols CELSR2 ; ADGRC2; CDHF10; EGFL2; Flamingo1; MEGF3
External IDs OMIM: 604265 MGI: 1858235 HomoloGene: 1078 IUPHAR: 179 GeneCards: CELSR2 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 1952 53883
Ensembl ENSG00000143126 ENSMUSG00000068740
UniProt Q9HCU4 A2AEE7
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001408 NM_001004177
RefSeq (protein) NP_001399 NP_001004177
Location (UCSC) Chr 1:
109.25 – 109.28 Mb
Chr 3:
108.39 – 108.42 Mb
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Cadherin EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CELSR2 gene.[1][2]

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the flamingo subfamily, part of the cadherin superfamily. The flamingo subfamily consists of nonclassic-type cadherins; a subpopulation that does not interact with catenins. The flamingo cadherins are located at the plasma membrane and have nine cadherin domains, seven epidermal growth factor-like repeats and two laminin A G-type repeats in their ectodomain. They also have seven transmembrane domains, a characteristic unique to this subfamily. It is postulated that these proteins are receptors involved in contact-mediated communication, with cadherin domains acting as homophilic binding regions and the EGF-like domains involved in cell adhesion and receptor-ligand interactions. The specific function of this particular member has not been determined.[2]

See also

References

  1. Nakayama M, Nakajima D, Nagase T, Nomura N, Seki N, Ohara O (Sep 1998). "Identification of high-molecular-weight proteins with multiple EGF-like motifs by motif-trap screening". Genomics 51 (1): 27–34. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5341. PMID 9693030.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: CELSR2 cadherin, EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 2 (flamingo homolog, Drosophila)".

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