NLRP2

NLR family, pyrin domain containing 2
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
Symbols NLRP2 ; CLR19.9; NALP2; NBS1; PAN1; PYPAF2
External IDs OMIM: 609364 MGI: 3041206 HomoloGene: 56789 GeneCards: NLRP2 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 55655 232827
Ensembl ENSG00000022556 ENSMUSG00000035177
UniProt Q9NX02 Q4PLS0
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001174081 NM_177690
RefSeq (protein) NP_001167552 NP_808358
Location (UCSC) Chr 19:
54.95 – 55 Mb
Chr 7:
5.3 – 5.35 Mb
PubMed search

NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NLRP2 gene.[1][2][3]

NALP proteins, such as NALP2, are characterized by an N-terminal pyrin (MIM 608107) domain (PYD) and are involved in the activation of caspase-1 (CASP1; MIM 147678) by Toll-like receptors (see TLR4; MIM 603030). They may also be involved in protein complexes that activate proinflammatory caspases (Tschopp et al., 2003).[supplied by OMIM][3]

References

  1. Tschopp J, Martinon F, Burns K (Feb 2003). "NALPs: a novel protein family involved in inflammation". Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 4 (2): 95–104. doi:10.1038/nrm1019. PMID 12563287.
  2. Bertin J, DiStefano PS (Mar 2001). "The PYRIN domain: a novel motif found in apoptosis and inflammation proteins". Cell Death Differ 7 (12): 1273–4. doi:10.1038/sj.cdd.4400774. PMID 11270363.
  3. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: NLRP2 NLR family, pyrin domain containing 2".

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