Biology:NDRG2

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in humans


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Protein NDRG2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NDRG2 gene (NMYC downstream-regulated gene 2).[1][2]

Function

This gene is a member of the N-myc downregulated gene family which belongs to the alpha/beta hydrolase superfamily. The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic protein that may play a role in neurite outgrowth. This gene may be involved in glioblastoma and aggressive meningioma carcinogenesis (via cell proliferation[3]).[4] Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but the full-length nature of some of these variants has not been determined.[2]

References

  1. "N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 is mutated in hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy-Lom". Am J Hum Genet 67 (1): 47–58. Aug 2000. doi:10.1086/302978. PMID 10831399. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: NDRG2 NDRG family member 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=57447. 
  3. "N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 2 (NDRG2) inhibits glioblastoma cell proliferation". Int. J. Cancer 106 (3): 342–7. September 2003. doi:10.1002/ijc.11228. PMID 12845671. 
  4. "Integrative genomic analysis identifies NDRG2 as a candidate tumor suppressor gene frequently inactivated in clinically aggressive meningioma". Cancer Res. 65 (16): 7121–6. August 2005. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-0043. PMID 16103061. 

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