Gene Symbol | BTN2A2 |
Entrez Gene ID | 10385 |
Full Name | butyrophilin subfamily 2 member A2 |
Synonyms | BT2.2,BTF2,BTN2.2 |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
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Summary | Butyrophilin is the major protein associated with fat droplets in the milk. This gene is a member of the BTN2 subfamily of genes, which encode proteins belonging to the butyrophilin protein family. The gene is located in a cluster on chromosome 6, consisting of seven genes belonging to the expanding B7/butyrophilin-like group, a subset of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily. The encoded protein is a type I receptor glycoprotein involved in lipid, fatty-acid and sterol metabolism. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2010]. |
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