| Identity |
| Other names | ALEX2 (arm protein lost in epithelial cancers, X chromosome, 2) |
| HGNC (Hugo) | ARMCX2 |
| Location | Xq22.1 |
| Location_base_pair | Starts at 100796926 and ends at 100801519 bp from pter ( according to hg18-Mar_2006) [Mapping] |
| DNA/RNA |
| Description | spans 4.6 kb |
| Transcription | main transcript: 2.7 kb; other transcripts: 1.4 and 7 kb. |
| Protein |
| Description | 632 amino acids; contains a transmembrane domain in N term, and a arm (armadillo) repeat |
| Expression | wide in normal tissues, except leucocytes; lost or significantly reduced in carcinomas |
| Homology | with ALEX1 and ALEX3 |
| External links |
| Bibliography |
| ALEX1, a novel human armadillo repeat protein that is expressed differentially in normal tissues and carcinomas. |
| Kurochkin IV, Yonemitsu N, Funahashi SI, Nomura H |
| Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 2001 ; 280 (1) : 340-347. |
| PMID 11162520 |
| REVIEW articles | automatic search in PubMed |
| Last year publications | automatic search in PubMed |
| Contributor(s) |
| Written | 07-2003 | Jean-Loup Huret, Sylvie Senon |
| Citation |
| This paper should be referenced as such : |
| Huret JL, Senon S . ARMCX2 (arm protein lost in epithelial cancers, X chromosome, 2). Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. July 2003 . URL : http://AtlasGeneticsOncology.org/Genes/ALEX2Xq22ID478.html |
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