Biology:NME2

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Nucleoside diphosphate kinase B is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NME2 gene.[1][2]

Function

Nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDK) exists as a hexamer composed of 'A' (encoded by NME1) and 'B' (encoded by this gene) isoforms. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same isoform have been found for this gene. Co-transcription of this gene and the neighboring upstream gene (NME1) generates naturally occurring transcripts (NME1-NME2) which encode a fusion protein consisting of sequence sharing identity with each individual gene product.[2]

Interactions

NME2 has been shown to interact with NME3[3][4] and HERC5.[5]

References

  1. "Identification of a second human nm23 gene, nm23-H2". Cancer Res. 51 (1): 445–9. February 1991. PMID 1988104. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: NME2 non-metastatic cells 2, protein (NM23B) expressed in". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=4831. 
  3. "A human protein-protein interaction network: a resource for annotating the proteome". Cell 122 (6): 957–68. September 2005. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2005.08.029. PMID 16169070. 
  4. "Neuroblastoma specific effects of DR-nm23 and its mutant forms on differentiation and apoptosis". Cell Death Differ. 7 (9): 843–50. September 2000. doi:10.1038/sj.cdd.4400720. PMID 11042679. 
  5. "Highly homologous HERC proteins localize to endosomes and exhibit specific interactions with hPLIC and Nm23B". Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 65 (13): 2105–17. July 2008. doi:10.1007/s00018-008-8148-5. PMID 18535780. 

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