NPTX2

NPTX2
Identifiers
Aliases	NPTX2, NARP, NP-II, NP2, neuronal pentraxin 2
External IDs	OMIM: 600750; MGI: 1858209; HomoloGene: 1892; GeneCards: NPTX2; OMA:NPTX2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 7 (human)
End	98,629,869 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 5 (mouse)
End	144,494,288 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	beta cell; ; anterior pituitary; ; orbitofrontal cortex; ; Brodmann area 46; ; lateral nuclear group of thalamus; ; postcentral gyrus; ; prefrontal cortex; ; right testis; ; Brodmann area 10; ; Descending thoracic aorta;
	Top expressed in
	lumbar spinal ganglion; ; superior frontal gyrus; ; primary visual cortex; ; primary oocyte; ; secondary oocyte; ; prefrontal cortex; ; neural layer of retina; ; zygote; ; habenula; ; epiblast;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	metal ion binding; carbohydrate binding; molecular function;
Cellular component	extracellular region; cellular component; plasma membrane; cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane; filopodium; dendrite; growth cone; soma; glutamatergic synapse;
Biological process	associative learning; chemical synaptic transmission; neuron projection development; regulation of postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptor activity;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	4885
	53324
	ENSG00000106236
	ENSMUSG00000059991
	P47972
	O70340
	NM_002523
	NM_016789
	NP_002514
	NP_058069
	Wikidata
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Neuronal pentraxin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NPTX2 gene.