TNP2

TNP2
Identifiers
Aliases	TNP2, TP2, transition protein 2 (during histone to protamine replacement), transition protein 2
External IDs	OMIM: 190232; MGI: 98785; HomoloGene: 3958; GeneCards: TNP2; OMA:TNP2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (human)
End	11,269,533 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (mouse)
End	10,606,524 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	sperm; ; left testis; ; testicle; ; right testis; ; gonad; ; right coronary artery; ; human musculoskeletal system; ; muscular system; ; muscle; ; muscle;
	Top expressed in
	seminiferous tubule; ; spermatid; ; spermatocyte; ; embryo; ; morula; ; morula; ; blastocyst; ; skeletal muscle tissue; ; central gray substance of midbrain; ; nucleus of stria terminalis;
	More reference expression data
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	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	DNA binding; metal ion binding; zinc ion binding;
Cellular component	male germ cell nucleus; nucleosome; nucleus; chromosome;
Biological process	multicellular organism development; cell differentiation; spermatogenesis; acrosome reaction; penetration of zona pellucida; positive regulation of protein processing;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	7142
	21959
	ENSG00000178279
	ENSMUSG00000043050
	Q05952
	P11378
	NM_005425
	NM_013694
	NP_005416
	NP_038722
	Wikidata
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Nuclear transition protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNP2 gene.