Biology:DGCR2

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The DGCR2 gene encodes the protein integral membrane protein DGCR2/IDD in humans.[1][2][3]

Deletions of the 22q11.2 have been associated with a wide range of developmental defects (notably DiGeorge syndrome, velocardiofacial syndrome, conotruncal anomaly face syndrome and isolated conotruncal cardiac defects) classified under the acronym CATCH 22. The DGCR2 gene encodes a novel putative adhesion receptor protein, which could play a role in neural crest cells migration, a process which has been proposed to be altered in DiGeorge syndrome.[3] DGCR2 is thought to interact with the Reelin complex to regulate corticogenesis.[4]

References

  1. "Isolation of a gene encoding an integral membrane protein from the vicinity of a balanced translocation breakpoint associated with DiGeorge syndrome". Hum Mol Genet 4 (6): 1027–1033. Oct 1995. doi:10.1093/hmg/4.6.1027. PMID 7655455. 
  2. "Cloning of SEZ-12 encoding seizure-related and membrane-bound adhesion protein". Biochem Biophys Res Commun 222 (1): 144–148. Jun 1996. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1996.0712. PMID 8630060. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: DGCR2 DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=9993. 
  4. Molinard-Chenu, Aude; Dayer, Alexandre (April 2018). "The Candidate Schizophrenia Risk Gene DGCR2 Regulates Early Steps of Corticogenesis" (in en). Biological Psychiatry 83 (8): 692–706. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.11.015. PMID 29305086. 

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