| Entrez gene ID | | 9445 |
| Official gene symbol | | ITM2B |
| Full name | | integral membrane protein 2B |
| Aliases | | ,ABRI,BRI,BRI2,BRICD2B,E25B,E3-16,FBD, |
| Gene summary | | Amyloid precursor proteins are processed by beta-secretase and gamma-secretase to produce beta-amyloid peptides which form the characteristic plaques of Alzheimer disease. This gene encodes a transmembrane protein which is processed at the C-terminus by furin or furin-like proteases to produce a small secreted peptide which inhibits the deposition of beta-amyloid. Mutations which result in extension of the C-terminal end of the encoded protein, thereby increasing the size of the secreted peptide, are associated with two neurogenerative diseases, familial British dementia and familial Danish dementia. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 13 Locus: 13q14.3 |
| Gene position | | 48807274 - 48836232 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | plus |
| Gene size | | 28959 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 603904 |
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