Musashi-2

MSI2
Identifiers
Aliases	MSI2, MSI2H, musashi RNA binding protein 2, Musashi2, Musashi-2
External IDs	OMIM: 607897; MGI: 1923876; HomoloGene: 62199; GeneCards: MSI2; OMA:MSI2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (human)
End	57,684,689 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (mouse)
End	88,609,339 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	corpus epididymis; ; internal globus pallidus; ; pars reticulata; ; caput epididymis; ; renal medulla; ; bronchial epithelial cell; ; pars compacta; ; mucosa of paranasal sinus; ; corpus callosum; ; buccal mucosa cell;
	Top expressed in
	Rostral migratory stream; ; ciliary body; ; retinal pigment epithelium; ; habenula; ; pineal gland; ; interventricular septum; ; olfactory epithelium; ; aortic valve; ; ankle; ; transitional epithelium of urinary bladder;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein binding; single-stranded RNA binding; nucleic acid binding; poly(U) RNA binding; RNA binding;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; polysome; ribonucleoprotein complex;
Biological process	stem cell development;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	124540
	76626
	ENSG00000153944
	ENSMUSG00000069769
	Q96DH6
	Q920Q6
	NM_138962; NM_170721; NM_001322250; NM_001322251
	NM_001201341; NM_054043; NM_001363194; NM_001363195; NM_001373923
	NP_001309179; NP_001309180; NP_620412; NP_733839
	NP_001188270; NP_473384; NP_001350123; NP_001350124; NP_001360852
	Wikidata
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Musashi-2, also known as Musashi RNA binding protein 2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MSI2 gene. Like its homologue musashi-1 (MSI1), it is an RNA-binding protein involved in stemness.