MORC2

MORC2
Identifiers
Aliases	MORC2, ZCW3, ZCWCC1, CMT2Z, MORC family CW-type zinc finger 2, DIGFAN
External IDs	OMIM: 616661; MGI: 1921772; HomoloGene: 8966; GeneCards: MORC2; OMA:MORC2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 22 (human)
End	30,968,774 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (mouse)
End	3,640,477 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	sperm; ; left testis; ; right testis; ; ganglionic eminence; ; endothelial cell; ; stromal cell of endometrium; ; saphenous vein; ; ventricular zone; ; testicle; ; gastric mucosa;
	Top expressed in
	tail of embryo; ; genital tubercle; ; superior cervical ganglion; ; hand; ; zygote; ; spermatocyte; ; otolith organ; ; utricle; ; spermatid; ; epiblast;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	zinc ion binding; metal ion binding; protein binding; magnesium ion binding; chromatin binding; ATP binding; ATPase activity; protein homodimerization activity; nucleotide binding; hydrolase activity;
Cellular component	nucleus; cytoplasm; cytosol; heterochromatin; nuclear matrix; chromosome;
Biological process	fatty acid metabolic process; lipid metabolism; cellular response to DNA damage stimulus; negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic; negative regulation of single stranded viral RNA replication via double stranded DNA intermediate; positive regulation of DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin assembly; chromatin remodeling;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	22880
	74522
	ENSG00000133422
	ENSMUSG00000034543
	Q9Y6X9
	Q69ZX6
	NM_001303256; NM_001303257; NM_014941
	NM_001159288; NM_198162; NM_001363202
	NP_001290185; NP_001290186; NP_055756
	NP_001152760; NP_937805; NP_001350131
	Wikidata
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MORC family CW-type zinc finger protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MORC2 gene.