| Entrez gene ID | | 7052 |
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| Official gene symbol | | TGM2 |
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| Full name | | transglutaminase 2 (C polypeptide, protein-glutamine-gamma-glutamyltransferase) |
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| Aliases | | ,G-ALPHA-h,GNAH,TG2,TGC, |
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| Gene summary | | Transglutaminases are enzymes that catalyze the crosslinking of proteins by epsilon-gamma glutamyl lysine isopeptide bonds. While the primary structure of transglutaminases is not conserved, they all have the same amino acid sequence at their active sites and their activity is calcium-dependent. The protein encoded by this gene acts as a monomer, is induced by retinoic acid, and appears to be involved in apoptosis. Finally, the encoded protein is the autoantigen implicated in celiac disease. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 20 Locus: 20q12 |
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| Gene position | | 36793700 - 36756863 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | minus |
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| Gene size | | 36838 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 190196 |
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