Extracellular matrix protein 2

ECM2
Identifiers
Aliases	ECM2, extracellular matrix protein 2
External IDs	OMIM: 603479; MGI: 3039578; HomoloGene: 1064; GeneCards: ECM2; OMA:ECM2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 9 (human)
End	92,536,655 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 13 (mouse)
End	49,686,265 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	Achilles tendon; ; synovial joint; ; right coronary artery; ; parietal pleura; ; skin of hip; ; tibia; ; vena cava; ; germinal epithelium; ; Descending thoracic aorta; ; ascending aorta;
	Top expressed in
	esophagus; ; aorta; ; muscle of thigh; ; ascending aorta; ; lumbar spinal ganglion; ; lip; ; extraocular muscle; ; aortic valve; ; interventricular septum; ; soleus muscle;
	More reference expression data
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	collagen V binding; integrin binding; heparin binding; collagen binding;
Cellular component	extracellular region; interstitial matrix; extracellular space; extracellular matrix;
Biological process	cell-matrix adhesion; extracellular matrix organization; axonogenesis; positive regulation of cell-substrate adhesion;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	1842
	407800
	ENSG00000106823
	ENSMUSG00000043631
	O94769
	Q5FW85
	NM_001393; NM_001197295; NM_001197296
	NM_001012324
	NP_001184224; NP_001184225; NP_001384
	NP_001012324
	Wikidata
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Extracellular matrix protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ECM2 gene.

ECM2 encodes extracellular matrix protein 2, so named because it shares extensive similarity with known extracellular matrix proteins.