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Pappalysin-2

Pappalysin-2 also known as pregnancy-associated plasma protein A2 (PAPP-A2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PAPPA2 gene.

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PAPPA2
Identifiers
AliasesPAPPA2, PAPP-A2, PAPP-E, PAPPE, PLAC3, pappalysin 2, SSDA
External IDsMGI: 3051647; HomoloGene: 10661; GeneCards: PAPPA2; OMA:PAPPA2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_020318
NM_021936

NM_001085376

RefSeq (protein)

NP_064714
NP_068755

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 176.46 – 176.85 MbChr 1: 158.54 – 158.81 Mb
PubMed search34
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Pappalysin-2 also known as pregnancy-associated plasma protein A2 (PAPP-A2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PAPPA2 gene.567

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000116183Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000073530Ensembl, 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. Farr M, Strube J, Geppert HG, Kocourek A, Mahne M, Tschesche H (Nov 2000). "Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-E (PAPP-E)". Biochim Biophys Acta. 1493 (3): 356–62. doi:10.1016/s0167-4781(00)00195-0. PMID 11018262.
  6. Overgaard MT, Boldt HB, Laursen LS, Sottrup-Jensen L, Conover CA, Oxvig C (Jun 2001). "Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A2 (PAPP-A2), a novel insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-5 proteinase". J Biol Chem. 276 (24): 21849–53. doi:10.1074/jbc.M102191200. PMID 11264294.
  7. "Entrez Gene: PAPPA2 pappalysin 2".
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