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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
NPTX2
Identifiers
AliasesNPTX2, NARP, NP-II, NP2, neuronal pentraxin 2
External IDsOMIM: 600750; MGI: 1858209; HomoloGene: 1892; GeneCards: NPTX2; OMA:NPTX2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 7 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 7 (human)
Chromosome 7 (human)Genomic location for NPTX2Genomic location for NPTX2
Band7q22.1Start98,617,285 bp
End98,629,869 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Chromosome 5 (mouse)Genomic location for NPTX2Genomic location for NPTX2
Band5 G2|5 84.58 cMStart144,482,712 bp
End144,494,288 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • beta cell

  • anterior pituitary

  • orbitofrontal cortex

  • Brodmann area 46

  • lateral nuclear group of thalamus

  • postcentral gyrus

  • prefrontal cortex

  • right testis

  • Brodmann area 10

  • Descending thoracic aorta
Top expressed in
  • lumbar spinal ganglion

  • superior frontal gyrus

  • primary visual cortex

  • primary oocyte

  • secondary oocyte

  • prefrontal cortex

  • neural layer of retina

  • zygote

  • habenula

  • epiblast
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

4885

53324

Ensembl

ENSG00000106236

ENSMUSG00000059991

UniProt

P47972

O70340

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002523

NM_016789

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002514

NP_058069

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 98.62 – 98.63 MbChr 5: 144.48 – 144.49 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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Neuronal pentraxin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NPTX2 gene.

Function

This gene encodes a member of the family of neuronal pentraxins, synaptic proteins that are related to C-reactive protein. This protein is involved in excitatory synapse formation. It also plays a role in clustering of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA)-type glutamate receptors at established synapses, resulting in non-apoptotic cell death of dopaminergic nerve cells.

Clinical significance

Up-regulation of this gene in Parkinson disease (PD) tissues suggests that the protein may be involved in the pathology of PD

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000106236Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000059991Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Hsu YC, Perin MS (Feb 1996). "Human neuronal pentraxin II (NPTX2): conservation, genomic structure, and chromosomal localization". Genomics. 28 (2): 220–7. doi:10.1006/geno.1995.1134. PMID 8530029.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: NPTX2 neuronal pentraxin II".

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.



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