Biology:EPN2

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Epsin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EPN2 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a protein which interacts with clathrin and adaptor-related protein complex 2, alpha 1 subunit. The protein is found in a brain-derived clathrin-coated vesicle fraction and localizes to the peri-Golgi region and the cell periphery. The protein is thought to be involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Alternate splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms.[2]

References

  1. "The epsins define a family of proteins that interact with components of the clathrin coat and contain a new protein module". J Biol Chem 274 (48): 33959–65. Dec 1999. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.48.33959. PMID 10567358. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: EPN2 epsin 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=22905. 

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