Protein Name matrilin 2
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 4147
Gene Symbol

MATN2

UniProt O00339 (MATN2_HUMAN), A0A140VKH7 (A0A140VKH7_HUMAN), Q8N2G3 (Q8N2G3_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 10
Total Number of Articles : 7
Description

matrilin 2

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a member of the von Willebrand factor A domain containing protein family. This family of proteins is thought to be involved in the formation of filamentous networks in the extracellular matrices of various tissues. This protein contains five von Willebrand factor A domains. The specific function of this gene has not yet been determined. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • matrilin-2
  • testis tissue sperm-binding protein Li 94mP
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Properties