KIRREL2
Sign in to saveAlso known as FILTRIN, NEPH3, NLG1, kin of IRRE like 2 (Drosophila), kirre like nephrin family adhesion molecule 2
Kin of IRRE-like protein 2, also known as NEPH3, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KIRREL2 gene. It is primarily expressed in β cells of the pancreatic islets.
Gene data
KIRREL2- Name
- kirre like nephrin family adhesion molecule 2
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- FILTRIN, NEPH3, NLG1
This gene encodes a type I transmembrane protein and member of the immunoglobulin superfamily of cell adhesion molecules. The encoded protein localizes to adherens junctions in pancreatic beta cells and regulates insulin secretion. Autoantibodies against the encoded protein have been detected in serum from patients with type 1 diabetes. This gene may also play a role in glomerular development and decreased expression of this gene has been observed in human glomerular diseases. This gene and the related opposite-strand gene nephrin (GeneID: 527362) are regulated by a bidirectional promoter. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016].
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kirre like nephrin family adhesion molecule 2
- Symbol
- KIRREL2
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 19:35,851,369-35,867,145
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
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- HomoloGene ID
- 35249
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/84063
- genomic end
- 35867136
- genomic start
- 36346763
- cytogenetic location
- 19q13.12
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Kin of IRRE-like protein 2, also known as NEPH3, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KIRREL2 gene. It is primarily expressed in β cells of the pancreatic islets.
KIRREL2 is a member of the NEPH protein family, which includes NEPH1 (KIRREL) and NEPH2 (KIRREL3).