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Facts about Adenosine deaminase 2.
Binds to cell surfaces through proteoglycans and may play a role in the regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation, independently of its enzyme activity. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | ADA2 |
Uniprot: | Q9NZK5 |
Entrez: | 51816 |
Belongs to: |
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metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily |
Adenosine deaminase 2
Mass (kDA):
58.934 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 22q11.1 |
Sequence: | 22; NC_000022.11 (17178790..17221854, complement) |
Detected in blood plasma (at protein level). Widely expressed, with most abundant expression in human adult heart, lung, lymphoblasts, and placenta as well as fetal lung, liver, and kidney. In embryo, expressed in the outflow tract and atrium of the developing heart, the VII/VIII cranial nerve ganglion, and the notochord.
Secreted.
PMID: 10756095 by Riazi M.A., et al. The human homolog of insect-derived growth factor, CECR1, is a candidate gene for features of cat eye syndrome.
PMID: 15926889 by Zavialov A.V., et al. Human ADA2 belongs to a new family of growth factors with adenosine deaminase activity.