LOXL2

LOXL2
Identifiers
Aliases	LOXL2, LOR2, WS9-14, lysyl oxidase like 2, LOR
External IDs	OMIM: 606663; MGI: 2137913; HomoloGene: 1742; GeneCards: LOXL2; OMA:LOXL2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 8 (human)
End	23,425,328 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 14 (mouse)
End	69,933,283 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	stromal cell of endometrium; ; cartilage tissue; ; tibia; ; gonad; ; adipose tissue; ; smooth muscle tissue; ; muscle layer of sigmoid colon; ; periodontal fiber; ; placenta; ; subcutaneous adipose tissue;
	Top expressed in
	calvaria; ; body of femur; ; ankle joint; ; epithelium of lens; ; ankle; ; stroma of bone marrow; ; migratory enteric neural crest cell; ; external carotid artery; ; cumulus cell; ; dermis;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-NH2 group of donors, oxygen as acceptor; scavenger receptor activity; oligosaccharide binding; protein-lysine 6-oxidase activity; oxidoreductase activity; electron transfer activity; protein binding; copper ion binding; metal ion binding; calcium ion binding;
Cellular component	nucleoplasm; membrane; chromosome; extracellular region; basement membrane; extracellular matrix; extracellular space; chromatin; nucleus; endoplasmic reticulum; collagen-containing extracellular matrix;
Biological process	positive regulation of chondrocyte differentiation; response to hypoxia; collagen fibril organization; epithelial to mesenchymal transition; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; endothelial cell migration; endothelial cell proliferation; receptor-mediated endocytosis; response to copper ion; cell adhesion; ageing; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; sprouting angiogenesis; transcription, DNA-templated; electron transport chain; negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; positive regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition; peptidyl-lysine oxidation; heterochromatin organization; negative regulation of stem cell population maintenance; chromatin organization; vesicle-mediated transport; endocytosis;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	4017
	94352
	ENSG00000134013
	ENSMUSG00000034205
	Q9Y4K0
	P58022
	NM_002318
	NM_033325
	NP_002309
	NP_201582
	Wikidata
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Lysyl oxidase homolog 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LOXL2 gene.