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Facts about Kelch-like protein 2.
Plays a role in the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. Promotes growth of cell projections in oligodendrocyte precursors.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | KLHL2 |
Uniprot: | O95198 |
Entrez: | 11275 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
ABP-KELCH; Actin-binding protein Mayven; kelch (Drosophila)-like 2 (Mayven); kelch; kelch-like 2, Mayven (Drosophila); kelch-like protein 2; MAV; MAYVEN
Mass (kDA):
65.975 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 4q32.3 |
Sequence: | 4; NC_000004.12 (165207561..165323156) |
Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Cell projection, ruffle. Cell projection. Cell projection, lamellipodium. Cytoplasm, cytosol. A proportion colocalizes with the actin cytoskeleton. When over-expressed, colocalizes with NPTXR in perinuclear aggresomes (By similarity).
PMID: 10397770 by Soltysik-Espanola M.B., et al. Characterization of Mayven, a novel actin-binding protein predominantly expressed in brain.
PMID: 15383316 by Mai A., et al. hDKIR, a human homologue of the Drosophila kelch protein, involved in a ring-like structure.