FSCN2

FSCN2
Identifiers
Aliases	FSCN2, RFSN, RP30, fascin actin-bundling protein 2, retinal
External IDs	OMIM: 607643; MGI: 2443337; HomoloGene: 22722; GeneCards: FSCN2; OMA:FSCN2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (human)
End	81,537,130 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (mouse)
End	120,258,994 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	middle frontal gyrus; ; body of pancreas; ; right lobe of thyroid gland; ; left lobe of thyroid gland; ; stromal cell of endometrium; ; Descending thoracic aorta; ; ascending aorta; ; canal of the cervix; ; right uterine tube; ; body of uterus;
	Top expressed in
	neural layer of retina; ; otolith organ; ; utricle; ; morula; ; retinal pigment epithelium; ; vestibular sensory epithelium; ; embryo; ; epithelium of lens; ; muscle of thigh; ; zygote;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	actin binding; protein-macromolecule adaptor activity; actin filament binding; protein-containing complex binding;
Cellular component	cell projection; cytoskeleton; stereocilium; actin cytoskeleton; filamentous actin; cytoplasm;
Biological process	actin filament organization; anatomical structure morphogenesis; actin cytoskeleton organization; visual perception; actin filament bundle assembly; eye photoreceptor cell development; establishment or maintenance of cell polarity; cell migration;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	25794
	238021
	ENSG00000186765
	ENSMUSG00000025380
	O14926
	Q32M02
	NM_001077182; NM_012418
	NM_172802
	NP_001070650; NP_036550
	NP_766390
	Wikidata
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Fascin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FSCN2 gene.

This gene encodes a member of the fascin protein family. Fascins crosslink actin into filamentous bundles within dynamic cell extensions. This family member is proposed to play a role in photoreceptor disk morphogenesis. A mutation in this gene results in one form of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.