Protein Name chitinase 3 like 2
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 1117
Gene Symbol

CHI3L2

UniProt Q15782 (CH3L2_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 18
Total Number of Articles : 12
Description

chitinase 3 like 2

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is similar to bacterial chitinases but lacks chitinase activity. The encoded protein is secreted and is involved in cartilage biogenesis. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2012]

synonyms
  • chitinase-3-like protein 2
  • chondrocyte protein 39
  • CHIL2
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Properties