Trefoil factor 2

Trefoil factor 2
Identifiers
Symbols TFF2 ; SML1; SP
External IDs OMIM: 182590 MGI: 1306805 HomoloGene: 3956 GeneCards: TFF2 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 7032 21785
Ensembl ENSG00000160181 ENSMUSG00000024028
UniProt Q03403 Q9QX97
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_005423 NM_009363
RefSeq (protein) NP_005414 NP_033389
Location (UCSC) Chr 21:
42.35 – 42.35 Mb
Chr 17:
31.14 – 31.14 Mb
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Trefoil factor 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TFF2 gene.[1][2][3]

Members of the trefoil family are characterized by having at least one copy of the trefoil motif, a 40-amino acid domain that contains three conserved disulfides. They are stable secretory proteins expressed in gastrointestinal mucosa. Their functions are not defined, but they may protect the mucosa from insults, stabilize the mucus layer and affect healing of the epithelium. The encoded protein inhibits gastric acid secretion. This gene and two other related trefoil family member genes are found in a cluster on chromosome 21.[3]

References

  1. Tomasetto C, Rockel N, Mattei MG, Fujita R, Rio MC (Sep 1992). "The gene encoding the human spasmolytic protein (SML1/hSP) is in 21q 22.3, physically linked to the homologous breast cancer marker gene BCEI/pS2". Genomics 13 (4): 1328–30. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(92)90059-2. PMID 1505966.
  2. Gott P, Beck S, Machado JC, Carneiro F, Schmitt H, Blin N (May 1997). "Human trefoil peptides: genomic structure in 21q22.3 and coordinated expression". Eur J Hum Genet 4 (6): 308–15. PMID 9043862.
  3. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: TFF2 trefoil factor 2 (spasmolytic protein 1)".

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