NAALADL2 is a 795 amino acid single-pass type II membrane protein that belongs to the peptidase M28 family and M28B subfamily. Existing as two alternatively spliced isoforms, NAALADL2 is expressed at highest levels in placenta and kidney, and has also been observed in certain embryonic tissues. NAALADL2 may be catalytically inactive. The gene encoding NAALADL2 maps to human chromosome 3, which houses over 1,100 genes, including a chemokine receptor (CKR) gene cluster and a variety of human cancer-related gene loci. Key tumor suppressing genes on chromosome 3 include those that encode the apoptosis mediator RASSF1, the cell migration regulator HYAL1 and the angiogenesis suppressor SEMA3B. Marfan Syndrome, porphyria, von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta and Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease are a few of the numerous genetic diseases associated with chromosome 3.
Function:
May be catalytically inactive.
Subcellular Location:
Membrane.
Tissue Specificity:
Expressed at higher level in kidney and placenta. In embryo, it is mainly confined to duodenal and stomach endoderm, mesonephros, metanephros and pancreas.
Similarity:
Belongs to the peptidase M28 family. M28B subfamily.
SWISS:
Q58DX5
Gene ID:
254827
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 254827 Human
Entrez Gene: 635702 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 499583 Rat
Omim: 601766 Human
SwissProt: Q58DX5 Human
Unigene: 565848 Human
Unigene: 603646 Human
Unigene: 660010 Human
Unigene: 448351 Mouse
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