HAPLN2

HAPLN2
Identifiers
Aliases	HAPLN2, BRAL1, hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein 2
External IDs	MGI: 2137300; HomoloGene: 11045; GeneCards: HAPLN2; OMA:HAPLN2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (human)
End	156,625,725 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (mouse)
End	87,934,890 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	C1 segment; ; putamen; ; right hemisphere of cerebellum; ; Amygdala; ; right frontal lobe; ; inferior ganglion of vagus nerve; ; caudate nucleus; ; substantia nigra; ; nucleus accumbens; ; inferior olivary nucleus;
	Top expressed in
	lumbar subsegment of spinal cord; ; primary visual cortex; ; motor neuron; ; superior frontal gyrus; ; anterior horn of spinal cord; ; cerebellar cortex; ; substantia nigra; ; deep cerebellar nuclei; ; brain stem; ; embryo;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	hyaluronic acid binding; extracellular matrix structural constituent;
Cellular component	extracellular region; extracellular matrix;
Biological process	establishment of blood-nerve barrier; central nervous system development; extracellular matrix assembly; skeletal system development; cell adhesion;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	60484
	73940
	ENSG00000132702
	ENSMUSG00000004894
	Q9GZV7
	Q9ESM3
	NM_021817
	NM_022031
	NP_068589
	NP_071314
	Wikidata
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Hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein 2 (HAPLN2) also known as brain link protein 1 (BRAL1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HAPLN2 gene. HAPLN1 codes for a related link protein that is expressed in cartilage while Bral1 is expressed in brain.