Frizzled-2

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Frizzled-2 (Fz-2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FZD2 gene.[5][6][7]

FZD2
Identifiers
AliasesFZD2, Fz2, fz-2, fzE2, hFz2, frizzled class receptor 2, OMOD2
External IDsOMIM: 600667; MGI: 1888513; HomoloGene: 20377; GeneCards: FZD2; OMA:FZD2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001466

NM_020510

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001457

NP_065256

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 44.56 – 44.56 MbChr 11: 102.5 – 102.5 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Members of the 'frizzled' gene family encode 7-transmembrane domain proteins that are receptors for Wnt signaling proteins. The expression of the FZD2 gene appears to be developmentally regulated, with high levels of expression in fetal kidney and lung and in adult colon and ovary.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000180340Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000050288Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Zhao Z, Lee CC, Baldini A, Caskey CT (Nov 1995). "A human homologue of the Drosophila polarity gene frizzled has been identified and mapped to 17q21.1". Genomics. 27 (2): 370–3. doi:10.1006/geno.1995.1060. PMID 7558010.
  6. ^ Sagara N, Toda G, Hirai M, Terada M, Katoh M (Dec 1998). "Molecular cloning, differential expression, and chromosomal localization of human frizzled-1, frizzled-2, and frizzled-7". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 252 (1): 117–22. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1998.9607. PMID 9813155.
  7. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: FZD2 frizzled homolog 2 (Drosophila)".

Further reading

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  • "Frizzled Receptors: FZD2". IUPHAR Database of Receptors and Ion Channels. International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-12-04.

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